Businesses, nonprofits, and other organizations are always searching for talent capable of facilitating professional and community education to their employees. Earning your graduate certificate in adult and community education will help you develop your individual philosophies of adult education and teaching, as well as the skills to use that knowledge in effectively delivering community education programs.
The graduate certificate program is also a great option for those searching for professional development, job promotion, or skills development for a career change. Our program is offered fully online.
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- You have the opportunity to participate in research studies, present at conferences, and submit journal articles.
- An academic advisor is available to meet face to face, or via telephone, video conferencing, and email.
- Project-based learning gives you the opportunity to connect theories and methodologies with real-world experiences.
- You can transfer your certificate credits into Ball State’s M.A. degree in Adult and Community Education or the Ed.D. in Adult and Community Education
- You’ll have access to textbook authors and internationally known leaders in the field via adult, continuing, and community education conferences as well as video conferences.
- You will develop your individual philosophy of adult education and philosophy of teaching and develop skills to use that knowledge in effectively delivering community education programs.
- Your professors are active members of the Commission of Professors of Adult Education of the American Association of Adult and Community Education.
Did You Know a Certificate is Halfway to a Master's?
Completing the graduate certificate in Adult and Community Education (15 credits) counts toward the first half of a master’s degree (30 credits) in the same program? You may complete this certificate to advance your current career and be that much closer to a whole new path!
Course Requirements
The certificate program consists of 15 credits.
Required Courses (9 credits)
- EDAC 631 Adult and Community Education (3 credits)
- EDAC 634 Adult Learning Theories (3 credits) or EDAC 635 Strategies for Teaching Adult Learners (3 credits)
- EDAC 655 Continuing Education for Professionals (3 credits)
Elective Courses (Choose 6 credits)
- EDAC 629 Psychology of Adult Adjustment (3 credits)
- EDAC 632 Organizing Adult and Community Education Programs (3 credits)
- EDAC 638 Program Planning in Community and Adult Education (3 credits)
- EDAC 644 Collaborative Learning in Adult, Higher, and Community Education (3 credits)
- EDAC 646 Working with Volunteers in Community Agencies (3 credits)
- EDAC 648 The Community Educator (3 credits)
- EDAC 681 Managing Community Education (3 credits)
- EDAC 698 Seminar in Adult and Community Education (3 credits)
- EDFO 660 Comparative Education (3 credits)
- EDMU 660 Multicultural and Multiethnic Education in American Schools (3 credits)
- EDST 697 The Grant Process and Research (3 credits)
- EDTE 660 Instructional Design and Technology (3 credits)
- EDTE 665 Visual and Digital Literacies (3 credits)
- EDTE 675 Distance, Flexible, and Blended Education (3 credits)
- EDAC 643 Transformative Leadership
For complete program requirements and course listings, see the course catalog.
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Ball State has joined the Federal Academic Alliance and is offering reduced tuition rates for all eligible, non-Indiana resident Federal Government Employees (civil servants), spouses, dependents, and retirees who enroll in online graduate-level programs and courses through Ball State’s Teachers College. Learn more.
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Ball State is authorized by the U.S. Department of Education to accept online students from all U.S. states. However, if you are considering a program that leads to professional licensure, some states may have additional regulations. Review our state authorization website if you live outside of Indiana and contact us if you have questions.
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