Assessment and Evaluation Certificate

Mission and Program Goal

The Assessment and Evaluation (A&E) Graduate Certificate Program was created to develop professional expertise in assessment and evaluation methods; enhance quantitative and qualitative scholarship in areas of assessment and evaluation; and promote standards and ethical conduct set forth by professional organizations including, but not limited to, American Evaluation Association, National Council on Measurement in Education, American Psychological Association, and American Educational Research Association.

The goal of the certificate program is to train professionals and scholars who can assume leadership roles in shaping the theory, practice, and future of assessment and evaluation.

Admissions

Application materials should include the following:

Online Graduate School application http://www.grad.uc.edu/SelectApplication.aspx

College Transcripts

Curriculum vita

Career Goal Statement and Study Plan

Send application materials to:

Graduate Program Coordinator

Educational Studies Program
University of Cincinnati
PO Box 21002
Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0002

University application form and fee for admitted students

All students admitted to a Graduate Certificate program must fill out a University application form which can be picked up in the Divisonal Office. There is a $15.00 application fee which must be sent along with the form.

Coursework

Students must complete 24 credit hours of core, elective, and guided research courses.

Required Core. There are 15 hours (or five courses) of core courses spanning foundations of assessment and evaluation including measurement, assessment, evaluation, statistics, and research methodology. NOTE: College of Education, Criminal Justice and Human Services EDST courses are listed under "Educational Studies" and EDLD courses are under "Educational Leadership" in One Stop Class Offerings. The core courses include:

18 EDST 633 Classroom Assessment and Evaluation

18 EDST 710 Introduction to Statistical Methods

18 EDST 721 Measurement and Assessment

18 EDST 755 Introduction to Research Methodology

18 EDLD 814 Program Evaluation

Electives. Students must complete 6 hours ( two courses) of elective courses in areas of assessment and evaluation to be selected in consultation with faculty advisors.

Guided Research Field Practice. Students must complete 3 hours (one course) of a guided research field practice experience in an area of assessment and evaluation. The experience will be an internship, evaluation project, or some other form of field practice in a setting approved by a faculty advisor. Students may waive this requirement based on prior assessment and evaluation experience.

18 EDST 861 Guided Research Experience

University of Cincinnati

University of Cincinnati Graduate School