Certificate Program
Grants
Increase the number of Distance Education Certificate Programs
A graduate certificate may be earned either before, after, or concurrently with
a masters or doctoral degree. A graduate certificate provides formal
recognition of study in a specialized area. A graduate certificate is a
minimum of 12
graduate credits.
The College of Agriculture & Life Sciences will issue a call for Program and
Certificate proposals during Fall 07. Two proposals will be funded. The
following
conditions will apply:
The College of Agriculture
and Life Sciences will provide a grant to convert core courses for
new Distance Education Certificate
Programs. Departments would have two years to
make the conversion of all grant funded courses listed in the Certificate
Program. Departments will develop and follow a rotational plan to ensure
that
students have
access
to
courses
on
a
timely manner. Departments will be expected to teach the courses
a minimum of three times to satisfy the grant.
Those
courses
that have already received College funding for their conversion,
599, & 699
courses will not be eligible for additional grant funds.
The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences will provide an amount up to $40,000
(4 courses - 3 credits each). A maximum of $20,000 would be awarded
in any one
year. Fifty
percent of
the grant funds will be transferred to the Department at the start
of the conversion process and the balance for each course will be
transferred after the course has been taught the first time.
The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences will provide $7,000 (based on a
3 credit course) to the Department to convert a course to asynchronous
delivery
and
$3,000
to the Brenton
Center to provide assistance to the Department. If the development
costs exceed
the $3,000, the additional costs will be recovered from the
original grant funds and/or the course profits when the course is taught.
The Department will follow approved practices and principles for
developing distance delivery courses as stipulated by
the Brenton Center. Course
content will be organized in modules for greater flexibility
of teaching additional
credit or non-credit courses. Faculty will meet with
the Brenton Center staff to discuss their needs and time line for completion
of the conversion.
