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Teaching Adult Learners Graduate Certificate

Welcome

The Teaching Adult Learners Graduate Certificate is a specialty for those interested in the facilitation of adult learning in college and workplace settings. The certificate program is designed primarily for:

  • Teachers and instructors who have advanced degrees, but do not have professional educational preparation in adult learning
  • Instructors in vocational technical fields
  • Workplace educators/trainers, whose responsibilities include teaching adult learners

Certificate Learning Objectives

  • The certificate program aims to prepare professional educators of adults who:
  • Are knowledgeable about adult learning and development,
  • Are committed to meeting the needs of diverse learners
  • Base their teaching strategies on current research findings and theoretical frameworks about adult learning and development
  • Continually strive to improve teaching practice through assessment of student learning

Certificate Curriculum (18 credits total)

For the convenience of our diverse student body, students can choose to take these certificates in two ways: 

  • Distance Option - completely online course or taught as a hybrid course on Saturday enabling students who live at a distance to participate.
  • On-Campus Option - weekly face to face or hybrid course (alternative one week of face to face meetings with one week of online work) for students who are in Portland and prefer this modality.

Distance Schedule

COURSE CREDITS  FALL  WINTER  SPRING  SUMMER 
Required Courses
ELP 520 Developmental Perspectives of Adult Learners 4 Hybrid/
Saturday		   Hybrid/
Saturday		 Online 
ELP 521 Adult Learning and Motivation 4   Hybrid/
Saturday		   Online 
ELP 522 Teaching Diverse Adult Learners 4
    Online 
Elective Courses (Choose one)
Any ELP course 511-599 can count as an elective. Refer to the PACE Planning and Course Guide for current offerings and delivery formats (online, hybrid, F2F).
Culminating Experience
ELP 506 Culminating Project (Self-Directed Learning Experience) 2  Online Online Online Online 

 

On-Campus Schedule

COURSE CREDITS  FALL  WINTER  SPRING  SUMMER 
Required Courses
ELP 520 Developmental Perspectives of Adult Learners 4 F2F  F2F Hybrid F2F
ELP 521 Adult Learning and Motivation 4
Hybrid

ELP 522 Teaching Diverse Adult Learners 4
  F2F   
Elective Courses (Choose one)
Any ELP course 511-599 can count as an elective. Refer to the PACE Planning and Course Guide for current offerings and delivery formats (online, hybrid, F2F).
Culminating Experience
ELP 506 Culminating Project (Self-Directed Learning Experience) 2  F2F F2F F2F F2F

How to Apply

For a complete application packet, click here or contact the ELP Department at (503)725-4716 to have one sent to you.

For information about the PACE Master's degree, please visit www.pdx.edu/elp/pace-mams-program-study.

Length of Program
Intended time to complete: 3 terms

Employment
Jobs related to this program
Education Administrators, All Other: 11-9039

 

Click here for information on available scholarships, financial aid, and estimated program costs.