一个bout This Program

The Institutional Research and Assessment graduate certificate is for professionals in or aspirants for leadership positions in post-secondary settings, as well for those who seek to learn more about assessment and institutional research and their role in American higher education. The program provides knowledge and skills development in the areas of higher education assessment, institutional research, technology and the organization of higher education. Students have the option of an internship experience in higher education at the conclusion of the certificate (strongly recommended for students without full-time work experience).

Contact Information

• Program Coordinator:Erica Eckert|eeckert@kent.edu| 330-672-0557
• Connect with an Admissions Counselor:U.S. Student|International Student

Program Delivery

• Delivery:
  • Mostly online
• Location:
  • Kent Campus

Examples of Possible Careers and Salaries*

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For more information about graduate admissions, visit thegraduate admission website. For more information on international admissions, visit theinternational admission website.

一个dmission Requirements

• Official transcript(s)
• Goal statement
• Résumé
• Two letters of reference

For more information about graduate admission, please visit theGraduate Studies website.

一个pplication Deadlines

• Fall Semester
  • Rolling admissions
• Spring Semester
  • Rolling admissions
• Summer Term
  • Rolling admissions

Program Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Certificate Requirements
HIED 66665	TECHNOLOGY, SYSTEMS AND DATA IN HIGHER EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION	3
HIED 66749	一个SSESSMENT AND ACCREDITATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION	3
RMS 65510	STATISTICS I FOR EDUCATIONAL SERVICES	3
RMS 68710	INTRODUCTION TO MEASUREMENT	3
RMS 68806	HIGHER EDUCATION DATA AND INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH	3
高等教育知识选修课,选择the following:		3
HIED 66492	INTERNSHIP IN HIGHER EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION
HIED 66651	STUDENT AFFAIRS FUNCTIONS IN HIGHER EDUCATION
HIED 66656	HIGHER EDUCATION CURRICULUM
HIED 66662	POLITICS AND POWER IN ORGANIZATIONS
最低总学分:		18

Graduation Requirements

Graduation Requirements Summary - Certificates

Minimum Certificate GPA	Minimum Overall GPA
3.000	3.000

• Students declared in a doctoral degree should enroll in the doctoral level version of these courses, if offered.

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

1. Create outcomes, select measures, and plan assessment processes.
2. Collect and analyze data using the appropriate technique and interpret results in context.
3. Describe and plan for institutional politics and stakeholder positions related to the entire assessment process.
4. 一个pply technical knowledge (software and applications and systems) for assessment and institutional research.

Graduate Certificate Policy for the College of Education, Health and Human Services

• Students seeking a graduate certificate must maintain a minimum 3.000 grade point average. A graduate certificate student who receives a combination of more than 8 credit hours of B- or lower grades, or more than 4 credit hours of grades lower than C is subject to dismissal. Students who are unable to maintain academic standards of the College are subject to dismissal for academic reasons. Grades of C- or below are not counted toward completion of the certificate.
• Certificates must be completed within six years after the first graduate enrollment.
• No more than 2 credit hours of workshop may be used toward a certificate.
• Before being eligible to be awarded a Certificate, students must be admitted to the Certificate program.
• Students currently in a graduate degree program may also apply to a certificate program. Their degree seeking coursework may be applied to the certificate coursework with advisor approval. The courses must be completed within six years and satisfy certificate course requirements.
• Students who have a previous graduate degree and are not currently seeking another graduate degree may transfer a maximum 6 credit hours with advisor approval. These credits may include hours from another KSU program, or from another accredited institution, if the following conditions are met: (1) courses were at the graduate level; (2) a grade of "A" or "B" was earned; (3) credit will be less than six years old at the time the certificate is conferred at Kent; and (4) student was admitted as a graduate student at the time the course was taken.
• Some program areas may be more restrictive. Students are advised to consult their program.