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Instructional Design Graduate Certificate
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The Graduate Certificate in Instructional Design is designed for working professionals, educators, Web designers, and corporate trainers, to strengthen their traditional face-to-face education and training skills and improve their ability to work in alternative learning environments.
The 12-credit graduate program will incorporate constructivist learning design, educational technology and media, assessment, and leadership in four courses conducted online in the Blackboard learning environment.
Students are expected have good basic computing skills. Students who do not have good basic computing skills should find local resources to improve their skills before considering enrollment in the Instructional Design Certificate courses.
You must have an admission status through the WSU Graduate School to enroll in the certificate program courses. The type of admission you submit depends on how you want to use the credits now or in the future.
- Using the Credits Toward the Instructional Design Certificate Only:
If you DO NOT wish to use the credits toward a graduate degree now or in the future, you should print the WSU Graduate School Application for Admission form (Print Application Form and Materials) and check "Certificate (major)" in the Enrollment Plans section, listing Instructional Design as the major, then mail the form with a check for $50. Details about this “Certificate “status” can be seen on the Graduate School Web site (Classifications of Graduate Students for Admission; note that students in the Certificate classification who do not wish to use the credits toward a degree are classified as NADC [Not A Degree Candidate].)
You must have a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution to be accepted in the “Certificate“ category. You must submit one set of official transcripts* to the Graduate School and letters of recommendation to the College of Education.
Office of Graduate Studies
College of Education
Washington State University
252 Cleveland Hall
PO Box 642114
Pullman, WA 99164-2114 - Including the Credits in a Graduate Degree:
Note: The tuition waiver associated with the half-time assistantship will not apply to courses required for the Instructional Design Certificate. More Information
- Students not currently admitted to the Graduate School:
If you are not currently admitted to the Graduate School and you intend to use the credits toward a graduate degree, you should complete the Graduate School application (Print Application Form and Materials) and check the degree program to which you wish to be admitted in the Enrollment Plans section (e.g., MA or EdM), as well as the "Certificate (major)." Be sure to follow all instructions at the Graduate School Admissions Web site. You must submit the application fee with the printed application and one set of official transcripts* to the Graduate School.
Admission to Washington State University Graduate School is a joint decision between the Graduate School and a specific department or college.
The timeframe for admission depends on when you apply:- If you are applying more than two months before the semester begins, submit the Graduate School application online or in printed form, including all necessary materials. Also send appropriate information to the department to which you wish to be admitted. See complete directions on the Graduate School Admissions Web site ( Online Application Instructions).
- If you are applying less than two months before the semester begins, print out BOTH the Undecided Graduate Application and the Online Application from the Graduate School Admissions Web site, complete them, attach a check for the $50 application fee, and mail both forms with the check to the Graduate School. See complete directions on the Graduate School Admissions Web site ( Online Application Instructions).
- Students currently admitted to the Graduate School:
If you are already admitted to the WSU Graduate School and want to take the certificate program courses to receive the Instructional Design Certificate, complete a new Graduate School application form ( Print Application Instructions), and mark the "Certificate" box in the Enrollment Plans section. You do not need to submit another application fee, transcripts, or letters of recommendation. Please note that you may use the courses for two purposes simultaneously—in your graduate program as well as to obtain the Instructional Design Certificate.
- Colleges or universities from which any degrees have been granted or are expected and those transcripts that show the last 60 graded semester or 90 graded quarter hours of undergraduate work taken.
- Colleges or universities showing graded graduate level (including doctoral) coursework taken after the bachelor's degree.
- Students not currently admitted to the Graduate School:
The Instructional Design Certificate program is comprised of four graduate level courses:
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Ed Ad 514: Curriculum & Instructional Design (3 credits)
The course will address learning theory, instructional design models, instructional strategies, assessment, and instructional environments. -
T & L 519: Educational Media (3 credits)
Students will investigate and apply cutting-edge media solutions utilized in instructional settings. -
Capstone Experience
The following two seminar courses will be combined to serve as a capstone experience for students enrolled in the certificate and will incorporate team-based design, development, and implementation to diverse projects:- Ed Ad 520: Seminar in Curriculum & Instruction (3 credits)
- Ed Ad 522: Topics in Education (3 credits).
Students must complete the first two courses (Ed Ad 514 and T & L 519) before enrolling in the seminar courses (Ed Ad 520 and 522) so they have the skills, knowledge, and theoretical understanding necessary to complete the real-world projects successfully.
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Flexible enrollment courses are being converted to semester-based courses. The last day to register for a flexible enrollment course is February 5, 2008.