Graduate Certificate in Education Policy

Our Mission We prepare individuals at the certificate, master’s and doctoral levels for education policy and program evaluation related careers that involve designing, developing, implementing and analyzing federal, state, and local educational policies. The academic programs provide students with a strong core of knowledge in policy, social sciences and the humanities, and research methods.

Faculty in education policy and program evaluation have a wide range of interests in educational policy, including charter schools, urban education reform, school finance, history of educational policy, teacher quality, accountability, impact of diverse populations, religion and schooling, and the economy.

THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY

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COLLEGE of EDUCATION

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THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY

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Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Studies

COLLEGE of EDUCATION

Graduates serve in universities, state government, including policy-making agencies, and policy organizations, such as foundations, research groups and “think tanks.”

Graduate Certificate in Education Policy

The Florida State University College of Education

Certificate in Educational Policy - Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Studies CERTIFICATE IN EDUCATIONAL POLICY The education community is experiencing a period of challenge about the certificate in Educational Policy that may well obscure any other period in recent educational history. Educational structures are being transformed through restructuring and reform initiatives. Widespread fiscal crises require schools to accomplish more, often under increasing funding restrictions, and social problems are spilling over into our schools at an accelerating rate. In effect, the turbulent nature of contemporary educational practice requires effective and creative policy responses on a continuous basis. Administrators and policy professionals need training to effectively carry out policy planning, analysis, and implementation that address the current issues in educational policy.

The program targets educational professionals in a variety of roles who aspire to, are currently engaged, or who have been engaged, either directly or indirectly, in the design, development, analysis or implementation of educational policy.

PROGRAM INFORMATION Florida State University’s Certificate program in Educational Policy offers preparation in policy analysis as applied to education policy, and can be completed either on a full-time or part-time basis. Students select a program of study that will fit their individual needs and take into account their prior work experience, educational attainment, and professional aspirations.

The Certificate program in Educational Policy is appropriate for a wide range of people with professional interests and experience in education policy both domestically and internationally. The program offers training for students working in, or contemplating careers at, institutions of higher education, elementary and secondary education, or state and national agencies working in education policy.

Certificate Requirements This program requires a minimum of 18 credit hours of course work in the department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies. Students complete three required classes as part of the Certificate, and select the remainder from an approved list of electives.

Course work taken as electives should be in areas of professional interest to the individual student, subject to approval by the student’s academic advisor and graduate supervisory committee. Students must earn a GPA of 3.0 in the certificate course work to qualify for the certificate.

Core Courses (9 Credits): • EDF 5641 Intro. to Policy Studies in Education • EDF 5652 Policy Development in Education • EDA 5288 Politics of Education

Other Core (3 Credits): choose ONE • • • •

EDA 6576 Policy to Practice EDF 5569 State Education Policy EDF 5935 ST: Federal Education Policy EDF 5935 ST: Urban Education Policy

Electives: (6 Credits): choose TWO • • • • • • • • • • •

EDF 5517 History of Education in the U.S EDF 5519 History of Higher Education EDF 5551 Social Philosophies in Education EDF 5612 Education and Culture EDF 5624 Economics of Education EDF 5630 Sociology of Education EDF 5850 International Development Education

EDF 5853 Comparative Educational Policy EDF 5461 Introduction to Policy Evaluation EDF 5464 Policy Analysis in Education EDH 5505 Finance in Higher Education

ADMISSION TO PROCEDURES Current Students: Complete the Certificate Admission Form (www.coe.fsu.edu/educationalpolicy) with the list of courses that you intend to take to fulfill the certificate requirements. Submit the Admission Form via email to the Program Coordinator.

Special Students: You will need to complete the application procedure for special student status (non-degree seeking student) through FSU Office of Admissions. Once you have been accepted, you will need to complete the Certificate Admission Form, as detailed above.

APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE Once you have finished all your certificate courses, you may complete the Certificate Application Form (www.coe.fsu.edu/educationalpolicy). This form is used to record the actual courses taken and will be used to post the Educational Policy Certificate to the student’s transcript.

Program Contact MIZ COBB Assistant Coordinator, Educational Policy Graduate Certificate Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Studies

College of Education, The Florida State University 1210C Stone Building Tel: 850.644.8176 coe-elp@admin.fsu.edu