Certificate in Leadership Studies

Admissions Requirements

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Applicants pursuing the Graduate Certificate in 1) Curriculum and Instructional Design, 2) Instructional Technology, 3) Leadership Studies, and 4) Workforce Development must be admitted to the Graduate School and MSADE program. See Graduate Admissions and MSADE Admission requirements.

Option 1: Special Admission Non-Degree Matriculates

See Special Admission: Non-Degree matriculates requirements in the graduate catalog.

Option 2: Admission for Current Students

Student must be admitted to the Graduate School and the Master of Science in Adult Education program at Troy University. See Graduate Admission and the Master of Science in Adult Education program requirements.

Option 3: Admission for Post-Master’s Students

Students who have graduated from a master’s degree program at Troy University or another university may be admitted to the certificate program. See Post Master’s Admission and Certificate Admission requirements in the graduate catalog. Admission is unconditional.

Course Requirements (12 sh)

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Admitted ADE students may qualify for a certificate by completing the four required courses and maintaining an overall 3.0 GPA or better in order to meet the certification requirement.

**For students pursuing a MSADE concentration along with a certificate, a single course can be applied only one time to satisfy the concentration or certificate requirements. Due to overlapping courses, students may not earn a certificate that is comparable to their concentration. Faculty approval is required.

Advisement

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Faculty advisement for the certificate program is required.

Certificate Assessment -Exit Survey

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All students will complete an exit survey.

Financial Aid

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Follow Graduate School guidelines.

Guidelines/Procedures for Obtaining Certificate

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Students who wish to be issued a certificate must submit the following to the Chair of the Department of Leadership Development and Professional Studies or designee:

1. Complete Certificate Intent
2. Copy of transcript

Internal processing for certificate:

1. Department of Leadership Development and Professional Studies Chair/designee collects certification intent form and student transcripts
2. Department of Leadership Development and Professional Studies Chair/designee sends documents to registrar for processing of certificate

Locations: Troy Online

Performance Objectives:

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Upon completion of the ADE/LS certificate, students should be able to demonstrate the following competencies:

1. Develop and implement an organizational vision.
2. Demonstrate the skills necessary for the development and implementation of short, long, emergency, and strategic plans.
3. Understand how organizations function and demonstrate an ability to utilize this knowledge with a wide variety of organizational stakeholders.
4. Understand personal development and personnel processes in
5. order to build support for organizational change and progress.

Requirements (12sh)

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Admitted ADE students may qualify for the certificate by completingthe four required courses and maintaining an overall 3.0 GPA orbetter in order to meet the certification requirement.

• EAL 6633 - Leadership Theory and Practice
• ADE 6641 - Organizational Behavior and Group Dynamics
• COM 6600 - Communication and Influence

Degree Plan

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Graduate Certificate in Adult Education - Leadership Studies Certificate Plan/Progress Record