Adult Education Certificate
This online 12-semester credit hour certificate will provide learners with the necessary skills to teach adults more effectively in a variety of settings including educational learning centers, health care settings, social services, and business and industry. The educational objectives are as follows:
- identify, develop, and apply teaching techniques and strategies suitable for adults,
- examine the nature of adult learning,
- to identify and apply components in planning and developing an adult education program,
- apply distance learning principles to training settings.
Course Requirements
The certificate requires twelve credit hours*.
EHRD 616- Methods of Teaching Adults
EHRD 642- Program Development in Adult Education
EHRD 673- Introduction to Distance Education
*This is an online program. To be eligible for the certificate, only one of the required courses may be taken face-to-face.
Admission
Current Texas A&M University students who are in good academic standing can begin taking certificate courses any semester. To be eligible for the certificate, students must complete the current student application prior to starting course work.
Interested applicants who are not current Texas A&M University students will apply through the ApplyTexas application. The major to select is “Adult Education, Certificate”. Application fee: a non-refundable $65 application fee for domestic applicants and $90 application fee for international applicants. Official transcripts from all colleges or universities attended are required to be submitted to the Graduate Admissions Office. More details can be found at http://admissions.tamu.edu/graduate/apply
Applicants will be assigned a University Identification Number (UIN) 24-48 hours after submitting the application. This UIN will be needed to access the Applicant Information System (AIS) to complete the remaining application requirements.
Application deadlines:
Fall: July 1
Spring: November 1
Advisors
In the event that the main program advisor is not available, contact eahradvisor@tamu.edu with any questions.
Kerri Smith
Director of Academic Advising
Devyn Cima
Academic Advisor II
Faculty
Rhonda Fowler
Clinical Assistant Professor
Glenda Musoba
Associate Professor
Machuma (Helen) Muyia
Clinical Associate Professor
Luis Ponjuan
Associate Professor
Judy Sandlin
Clinical Associate Professor
