Apr 18, 2024  
2019-2020 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 
    
2019-2020 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Community College Graduate Certificate


The community college graduate certificate is designed to prepare graduate students to work in community college settings as teaching faculty or counselors. Courses offered in this program provide students with an overview of the community college and its role in the American higher education system. Students will gain insights and experiences in the classroom and in fieldwork that will strengthen their knowledge and skills in working with community college students, faculty, and staff. The certificate program consists of 18 units; 9 units are from the master’s degree program and must be approved by the student’s master’s degree program graduate advisor; and 9 units are specific to the study of college students, the community college, and fieldwork; 15 units must be completed at CSULB. All students will be required to:

Submit a Graduate Certificate in Community College application to the Office of Graduate Studies.


Be enrolled in a Master’s Degree Program


Be enrolled in a master’s degree program in a discipline leading to teaching or counseling in post-secondary education settings.

Complete an additional 9 units


Complete an additional 9 units approved by their master’s degree program graduate advisor for consideration to fulfill the 18 units required for the certificate. These courses may include pedagogy, learning theory, instructional management, and/or teaching methodology courses in the student’s major area of study, or any other courses in the discipline deemed appropriate by the master’s degree program graduate advisor.