Certificate Requirements (15 units)
Program Description
The eLearning Administration certificate is designed to prepare and empower educators, instructors, trainers, staff, aspiring professionals, and other professionals to effectively develop and manage online training programs in a wide variety of fields including higher education, K-12, corporate training and various public and private industry sectors. This will be part of the MS in eLearning degree program, currently one of the most comprehensive online teaching and learning training programs. Students who complete the Certificate will become an effective online learning coordinator who understands the basic eLearning design, use of tools for eLearning environment, and able to assess the success of the program to meet the organization’s demand in providing professional development online. They will learn and experience the evolving contemporary practice and trends in learning design, innovation, theories, and create/manage optimized learning environments for virtual learning.
Career Opportunities
The training and skills acquired in the eLearning Administration certificate can transfer into almost any educational or training field, including university, community college, K-12, corporate, government/military, curriculum design, and other fields requiring someone understand the eLearning industry and be able to handle eLearning program development
and coordination.
Admission Requirements
- Candidates must hold a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution.
- Candidates must have earned at least a 2.5 Grade Point Average (GPA) for their undergraduate degree or a 3.0 GPA in all upper division/post baccalaureate coursework.
- If a candidate has a baccalaureate degree from out of the country, he/she must have his/her transcripts evaluated by the International Admissions Office.
Certificate Requirements
Complete 15 semester units of approved graduate work, subject to the following conditions:
- All units must have been earned within the past five (5) years immediately preceding completion of the requirements for the certificate.
- The department requires that all courses in the certification program be taken for a letter grade. No CR/NC grades for courses will be accepted towards the certificate requirements.
Cause for Dismissal From Certificate Program
Students must earn at least a 3.0 GPA and a grade of at least a C or better in all classes taken. If students earn a grade below a C, they may repeat a given course only once, and the grade received the second time the course is taken will be the grade recorded on the student’s record. If a student does not earn a grade of C or better the second time the class is taken, the student will not be allowed to continue the Certificate program.
Certificate Learning Outcomes
- Assess characteristics of online learners and components of an online teaching & learning environment.
- Synthesize an effective online teaching and learning environment based on current research, recent innovative ideas, and best practices.
- Design a successful implementation of an online program.
- Develop a well designed quality online curriculum/course.
