Institutional Research

The primary goal of the Institutional Research certificate program is to improve the skills of individuals on college and university campuses who want to become institutional
researchers or who want to strengthen their understanding of how institutional research works. The 15-credit curriculum includes research design, assessment and evaluation of
student and faculty issues, enrollment management, and the integration of strategic planning with institutional finance.

1. Apply "issues intelligence" within a higher education context to address institutional research needs.
2. Review institutional research requests and needs to determine which role groups – internal and external – must be involved.
3. Analyze data and available information to suggest solutions to institutional needs.
4. Interrogate data and related graphs/figures presented at meetings and to the broader higher education community about assumptions made, sample and population, analyses, and potential responses and uses for certain student and faculty.

Degree Requirements and Academic Credentials:
4-6 year Bachelor's Degree.
Official transcript; official certification of degree and date awarded; documents required in English only. Documents must be issued by the school with the official stamps and signature.

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