Program of Study
The certificate program consists of five courses for at least 12 units of graduate academic credit. Entering the program requires formal admission to the university as a graduate student plus an approved plan of study and application for certificate of study. After consulting with your graduate advisor and under the advisement of the College Faculty Preparation Program Coordinator, each student develops a plan of study that can be tailored to meet his/her specific timelines and professional goals. The CFPP Coordinator and the Dean for Research and Graduate Studies must approve each student’s plan of study. Notation of certificate completion will appear on your official university transcript. The plan of study must include each of the following four components:1. Discipline-specific teaching methods.
After consulting with your graduate advisor, select one or more graduate pedagogy courses/mentored experiences taught by the appropriate academic department.This first component introduces students to undergraduate teaching through a practical presentation of the processes and issues involved in classroom or laboratory instruction. See table below.
| Program | Discipline
Specific Teaching Methods |
Higher
Education Teaching Methods |
Higher
Education Seminar |
Mentored
Teaching Internship |
Higher
Education Capstone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology |
BIOL
597 (3) |
EDUC 583 (3) |
SP 684 (1) |
BIOL 700(3) |
SP 685 (2) |
| Business | MBA
699 (3) |
EDUC 583 (3) | SP 684 (1) | SP 683 (3) |
SP 685 (2) |
| Education |
EDUC
604(2) and EDUC 633 (2) |
EDUC 583 (3) | SP 684 (1) | SP 683 (3) |
SP 685 (2) |
| English | ENGL
611 (4) OR ENGL 615(4) |
EDUC 583 (3) | SP 684 (1) | Choose
two: ENGL 450(2) , ENGL 681 (2), ENGL 682 (2) |
SP 685 (2) |
| Environmental Systems |
MATH
700 |
EDUC 583 (3) | SP 684 (1) | MATH 701 (3) |
SP 685 (2) |
| Kinesiology | KINS
615 (2) and KINS 695 (1) |
EDUC 583 (3) | SP 684 (1) | SP 683 (3) |
SP 685 (2) |
| Natural
Resources |
597 (3) (from any NR discipline) |
EDUC 583 (3) | SP 684 (1) | SP 683 (3) |
SP 685 (2) |
| Psychology |
PSYC 681
(4) or PSYC 699 (3) |
EDUC 583 (3) | SP 684 (1) | PSYC 683 (3) |
SP 685 (2) |
| Social Science |
PSCI,
GEOG, OR HIST 491 (3) |
EDUC 583 (3) | SP 684 (1) | SP 683 (3) |
SP 685 (2) |
| Sociology |
SOC
560(2) AND SOC 595 (2) |
EDUC 583 (3) | SP 684 (1) | SP 683 (3) |
SP 685 (2) |
| Theatre |
THEA 695
(3) |
EDUC 583 (3) | SP 684 (1) | SP 683 (3) |
SP 685 (2) |
2. Higher education teaching methods.
This course is a methods course that guides the student in the skills and knowledge relevant to teaching in higher education. Three units taken first or second semester of MA/MS program: EDUC. 583 Teaching in Higher Education (3 units).3. Mentored Internship and Higher Education Seminar
Choose either the Community College Track, where you apply for an internshipat College of the Redwoods (or another institutional sponsor) or the Pre-doctoral track, where you apply for an internship at HSU. See the table above for the course to enroll in in your discipline. At the same time, enroll in SP 684 (1 unit), a seminar that investigates the function and role of post-secondary educational institutions.
4. Higher Education Capstone
This graduate seminar focuses on 1) instruction and emerging technologies, and 2) developing a professional teaching portfolio to accompany the teaching certificate.SP 685 Instructional Resourcesfor Higher Education (2) Skip to Navigation
NOTE: Each course carries academic credit, and notation of of the graduate certificate completion will appear on the official university transcript. Each student's plan of study can be tailored to meet specific timelines or professional goals, but it must be approved by the College Faculty Preparation Program Coordinator and the Dean for Research and Graduate Studies. Skip to Navigation