College Teaching Requirements

Graduate Certificate in College Teaching

This certificate program targets faculty (full-time and adjuncts), graduate students who wish to become professors, college instructors, academic advisors, and other individuals who are teaching or want to teach in post-secondary settings.

Objectives

Students will:

gain knowledge of pedagogical approaches
experience and demonstrate effective teaching skills
connect institutional and departmental missions as well as disciplinary norms
foster ethical behaviors and professional standards
understand the complexities of the academic profession
identify emerging trends in college teaching excellence
participate in professional forums as a means to enhance knowledge and practice of effective teaching

Admission Requirements

Hold a baccalaureate degree from an accredited university
At the baccalaureate level, have earned a cumulative grade point average (GPA) in all courses of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale

Program Requirements

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
T&L 539	College Teaching	3
T&L 548	The Professoriate	3
Select two of the following:
HE 544	Assessment in Higher Education	3
T&L 545	Adult Learners	3
T&L 552	Online Teaching Practice Innovation	3
Total Credits		12

The requirements on this page are pulled from UND’s academic catalog and may not reflect future terms. Updates are published annually in April.

What is a graduate certificate?

A graduate certificate is a short series of graduate-level college courses that offer specialized training in a specific industry. UND offers graduate certificate programs focused on education, technology, business, and public administration. You must complete your bachelor’s degree before enrolling in a graduate certificate program.

Graduate certificate courses can sometimes be stacked to meet the requirements for a master’s degree. Reach out to the department for clarification prior to entering a graduate certificate program if your desire is to apply your graduate certificate credits to a master’s degree.