Advanced Chemistry Knowledge for Educators -/Cert in Advanced Chem Knldg Ed Online

This online graduate certificate program has been created for teachers seeking to improve their pedagogical content knowledge to support their teaching of College Credit Plus (CCP) courses. This program consists of four graduate courses, totaling 18 graduate credit hours, that are entirely online, asynchronous and scheduled throughout the year in half or full semester offerings.

The curricula examine content found in General Chemistry courses, but at a much deeper level. All program classes are flexible, interactive and supportive; but also demanding. Students will be able to choose from diverse resources to support their learning and will share ideas with classmates and the instructor. Participants will succeed in these courses, but it is important to realize they require a high level of commitment and dedication.

Like other learning environments, motivation and purpose for taking a course are important factors that influence their experiences in the course. Participants eager to improve their own instruction will find resources to use with their students, deepen their content knowledge and find this program especially rewarding.

Program Overview:

• Courses are entirely online and available every semester in half or full-semester versions. They should be taken in order but there is not a requirement to enroll in courses every semester. Enrolling in Summer terms is encouraged for professionals.
• Courses are asynchronous, self-paced and highly interactive with many opportunities to share ideas.
• Focus is on deepening the pedagogical content knowledge of teachers for use in their own courses.
• Resources from an undergraduate General Chemistry course will be shared and can be adapted for use elsewhere.
• Supportive environment that builds on the prior knowledge and experiences of the participants.
• Highly flexible structure with many resources gathered from chemical education and STEM education research, chemistry research, historical readings, upper-level textbooks, the research of OSU faculty, etc. The participant chooses their own path among provided resources to complete course modules, prepare lesson plans and write reflection papers.

College Credit Plus

Ohio State academic programs are designed to prepare students to apply for applicable licensure or certification in Ohio. If you plan to pursue licensure or certification in a state other than Ohio, please review state educational requirements for licensure and certification and state licensing board contact information at go.osu.edu/disclosures

The minimum requirement for admission to an Ohio State graduate program is 16 years of study. This is usually 12 years of secondary school plus four years of post-secondary study at a college or university. If you only have three years of post-secondary study, you must complete one of the following:

• A master's degree (or higher)
• An approved post-graduate diploma
• An additional year of university-level coursework

This work must be completed at an accredited university. Please note that we cannot give absolute assurance that your academic documentation will qualify you for graduate study until we have reviewed your documents. When you apply, you must provide transcripts and degree statements for all post-secondary course work at a college or university.

Success at Ohio State depends upon your ability to converse in, write and understand English. The university requires official TOEFL or IELTS scores from applicants:

• whose native language is not English,
• who have been educated primarily outside of the U.S., or
• who have held U.S. permanent resident, asylee or refugee status for less than one year from the first term of enrollment.