Certificate in Institutional Research

CIP Code

13.0699

15 credits

Curriculum criteria

1. No transfer credit will be allowed.
2. Only members of the graduate faculty will teach courses included in the certificate program.
3. Students must achieve a 3.0 GPA in the certificate program to receive a certificate.
4. No course with a grade below a 2.0 can be counted toward a graduate certificate.
5. The student’s official transcript shall contain not only the listing of courses taken in this program, but also will indicate successful completion of the program.
6. Students will receive a printed certificate acknowledging their completion of the program.

Admission requirements

1. Applicants pursuing only a certificate program will be admitted as non-degree students.
2. Applicants must complete an application form from the Office of Graduate Admissions and provide official transcripts from the institution granting the baccalaureate degree and each institution attended for undergraduate and graduate work.
3. Standards for admission 
   1. Hold an earned bachelor’s degree from a college or university that is accredited by its regional association.
   2. Satisfy one of the following:
      • An undergraduate cumulative GPA of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale (all undergraduate course work, including work completed prior to the baccalaureate, is used to calculate the GPA).
      • A cumulative GPA of at least 2.75 on a 4.0 scale in the latter half of the baccalaureate.
   3. Students not meeting these criteria may be considered for admission at the discretion of the certificate program director.
4. Students who are currently enrolled in the Graduate School and who wish to pursue this certificate program must apply for admission to the program before 6 of the credits are completed.
5. Graduate students enrolled only in a certificate program may not hold a graduate assistantship.
6. Students may be enrolled full-time or part-time in the certificate program.
7. Students who are currently enrolled in a graduate program of study leading to a degree who wish simultaneously to pursue this graduate certificate program must inform the Graduate School of their intent to seek the graduate certificate.
8. Completion of a graduate certificate does not guarantee admission into a graduate degree program.

Required Courses

ID 602

Institutional Research

3

Research methods, 3 credits from

CPSY 653	Research Methods in Counseling and Social Psychology	3
EDPS 640	Methodology of Educational and Psychological Research	3
PSYS 680	Research Methods in Psychology	3
SOC 600	Research Methods: Qualitative and Quantitative	3

Statistics, 3 credits from

EDPS 641	Introduction to Statistical Methods	3
EDPS 642	Analysis of Variance	3
SOC 682	Social Statistics	3
SOC 684	Advanced Sociological Data Analysis	3

Electives, 3 credits from

EDPS 646	Tests and Measurements	3
EDPS 730	Introduction to Nonparametric Statistics	3
EDST 650	Introduction to Qualitative Research	3
EDST 660	Ethnographic Research in Education	3
EDST 671	Evaluation of Educational Programs	3
SOC 681	Quantitative and Survey Research Methods	3
SOPS 610	Social Psychology	3
SOPS 640/SOPS 610	Social Psychology of Attitudes	3

Practicum, 3 credits from

(requires approval of certificate program director)

EDAC 699	Internship in Adult and Community Education	2 TO 6
EDHI 699	Practicum in Student Affairs Administration	3
PSYS 686	Applied Practicum	3 TO 6
SOC 588	Internship 3: Field Experience	1 TO 3
SOPS 695	Internship in Applied Social Psychology	3

Total Credit Hours: 15