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NEW - Fall 2007
College Teaching Certificate

for prospective community college faculty

About the certificate:

The College Teaching Certificate program is an 18-hour program of Higher Education course work for students who have completed or will complete a master’s degree and a minimum of 18 graduate hours in a teaching discipline.  Students will complete course work in curriculum and instruction in Higher Education to provide the necessary minimum foundation for teaching at the college level.  Students who complete the program will have competencies in instruction, curriculum development, and the legal aspects of college faculty and student life.

Requirements to complete certificate program:

HIED 528  The Philosophy of Education
HIED 540  The American Community College
HIED 541  Community College Curriculum
   or HIED 651  Curriculum Development in Higher Education
HIED 542  Analysis of Teaching in Higher Education
HIED 621  Effective Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
HIED 656  Higher Education and the Law

Other requirements for certificate:

Completion of a master’s degree and a minimum of 18 graduate hours in the teaching discipline.

Admissions Requirements:

Students must be admitted to the Graduate School in a non-degree status for a graduate certificate.  The Graduate School admission requirement is a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution as evidenced by an official transcript on file at A&M-Commerce.  Students do not have to meet the requirements of a completed master’s or doctoral degree to be admitted into this program.

For further information contact Dr. Jon Travis (903) 886-5609.
E-mail: Jon_Travis@tamu-commerce.edu


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