Graduate Certificate in Agricultural and Extension Education at North Carolina State University

Programme overview

The Department of Agricultural and Extension Education offers a Graduate Certificate in Agricultural and Extension Education. The program focuses on developing knowledge and skills needed to be effective teachers of agriculture in the public schools and community colleges or to work as an educator with the Cooperative Extension Service or in other non-formal educational settings such as public gardens, nature centers and in international development.

Faculty: College of Agriculture and Life Sciences | Department: Agricultural and Extension Education | Study mode: full-time | Intake: Fall, Spring | Location: Raleigh, NC, United States

What you will study

The degree requires 12 credit hours. Courses listed in the plan include: AEHS 500 Agricultural Education, Schools and Society; AEHS 501 Foundations Of Agricultural and Extension Education; AEHS 503 Youth Program Management; AEHS 522 Occupational Experience in Agriculture; AEHS 524 Coordinating the High School Agricultural Education Program.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Eligibility Applicants must meet one of these requirements for admission to the graduate certificate program: Be a graduate of an accredited four-year college or university with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 at the time of graduation, or Be a degree student in good standing in a NC State University graduate program Application deadlines: Fall: February 1 (International students); June 15 (US students) Spring: July 15 (International students); November 1 (US students)

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Intake: Fall, Spring

Apply through the official page: https://applygrad.ncsu.edu/apply

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