Program Overview

Graduate Certificate in Program Evaluation and Assessment

About

The graduate certificate in program evaluation and assessment targets both part-time and full-time graduate students who wish to develop specialized knowledge of the practice and application of evaluation. This program is particularly relevant to individuals who may need to plan and conduct evaluations in their workplace. The 15-credit certificate program is geared toward those who need to produce evaluation and incorporate evaluation results into decision making and program planning. Hours earned for the certificate may be applied to a degree program in educational psychology or higher education at the masters or doctoral levels. Hours earned in the masters or doctorate programs in educational psychology or higher education may NOT be used toward the certificate. Certificate Requirements 15 credit hours.

Accreditation

For information regarding accreditation at UNLV, please head over to Academic Program Accreditations.

Learning Outcomes

The learning outcomes associated with the certificate are guided by the American Evaluation Association's Program Evaluation Standards. At the completion of the certificate, students will have demonstrated knowledge and skills with respect to the following standards:

• Utility Standard: Students will acquire evaluation planning and design skills to ensure that program stakeholders find evaluation processes and products valuable in meeting their needs. This includes ensuring appropriate representation of values, norms, and beliefs of stakeholder groups.
• Feasibility Standard: Students will develop knowledge of practical project management skills to increase evaluation effectiveness and efficiency.
• Proprietary Standard: Students will understand appropriate negotiation, planning, and reporting practices to support what is proper, fair, legal, right and just in evaluations.
• Accuracy Standard: Students will develop research design, methodological, and analytic skills to increase the dependability and truthfulness of evaluation representations, propositions, and findings, especially those that support interpretations and judgments about quality.

Requirements

Plan Description

The Graduate Certificate in Program Evaluation and Assessment targets both part-time and full-time graduate students who wish to develop specialized knowledge of the practice and application of evaluation in urban settings.

Students may earn this degree totally online.

This program is particularly relevant to individuals who may need to plan and conduct evaluations in their workplace. The 15-credit certificate program is geared toward those who need to produce evaluation and incorporate evaluation results into decision making and program planning. Credits earned for the certificate may be applied to a degree program in educational psychology or higher education at the masters or doctoral levels. Credits earned in the masters or doctorate programs in educational psychology or higher education may NOT be used toward the certificate.

For more information about your program, including your graduate program handbook and learning outcomes, please visit the Degree Directory.

Plan Admission Requirements

• Enrollment may be limited based on class size.
• Applications may be submitted at any time during an academic term. Accepted students can begin taking classes the following term of acceptance.

NON-DEGREE-SEEKING

• A qualified student, who wishes to enter UNLV to obtain the graduate certificate in Program Evaluation and Assessment without being enrolled in a degree program, may apply for graduate admission to the Graduate College via the Grad Rebel Gateway system. All minimum Graduate College requirements MUST be met. Once accepted to UNLV, students must also complete and submit the Graduate Certificate in Program Evaluation and Assessment application.

DEGREE SEEKING

• Doctoral and masters level students who are admitted to and pursuing other disciplines are eligible for the certificate program in Program Evaluation and Assessment. Students must complete and submit the Graduate Certificate in Program Evaluation and Assessment application.

Students are accepted into a certificate program as described in the Graduate Catalog. The faculty and corresponding sub-disciplines and sub-plans within the described programs are subject to change at any time.

Plan Requirements (Exclusively Fully Online*)

Total Credits: 15

Course Requirements

Methods Core - Credits: 6

• EPY 702 - Research Methods
• OR
• EDH 707 - Designing & Critiquing Research In Education
• EPY 721 - Descriptive and Inferential Statistics: An Introduction
• OR
• EPY 718 - Qualitative Research Methodologies

Required Evaluation Core - Credits: 6

• EPY 716 - Evaluation Research Methods
• EPY 726 - Advanced Evaluation Research Methods

Electives - Credits: 3

Complete a minimum of 3 credits from the listed courses, or an elective approved by the program director.

• EPY 709 - Classroom Assessment
• EPY 710 - Survey Methods and Design
• EPY 723 - Psychometrics I
• EPY 729 - Qualitative Case Study Research
• EDH 714 - Understanding Minority Serving Institutions
• EDH 738 - Public Policy in Education
• EDH 739 - Organization Change & Innovation in Higher Education

Certificate Requirements

• This Program is available Exclusively Fully Online (Please see the Fully Online Modality Tracks in Programs section of this Catalog for more information). *Exclusively Fully Online Programs: A fully online student is one who has committed to pursue their entire degree, certificate, or microcredential exclusively through online education. Modality change process: Programs may be offered in more than one modality (instructional mode). If programs offer a fully online option, students may opt for a fully online offering at the time of admission. They will be tagged as a fully online student. Once admitted, students can only change their program modality by sending an email to their respective Graduate College Retention, Progression, and Completion (RPC) Coordinator ().
• Completion of 15 credits. No formal culminating experience.

Plan Certificate Completion Requirements

Students must earn a B or better in all courses. Certificates will be awarded upon the student's successful completion of the certificate requirements.

Students may apply for graduation up to two semesters prior to completing their degree requirements. All required forms must be submitted to the graduate college via the Grad Rebel Gateway.

Documents/Downloads

Graduate Certificate in Program Evaluation and Assessment

• Plans of Study
• Syllabi
• Degree Worksheets
• Careers
• Graduate Handbooks
• Additional Downloads
• Related Links

Contacts

Graduate Coordinator

• Sean W. Mulvenon, Ph.D.
• Professor

Degree Contact

• Stefani Relles, Ph.D.
• Associate Professor

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