Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Creativity Tools and Techniques for the Classroom and Workplace
Certificate Level: Graduate
Admission Requirements: Bachelor's degree
Certificate Type: Post-Baccalaureate
Number of Credits to Completion: 9.0
Instructional Delivery: Online
Calendar Type: Quarter
Expected Time to Completion: Less than 1 year
Financial Aid Eligibility: Not aid eligible
Classification of Instructional Program (CIP) Code: 13.9999
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Code: 11-9199
About the Program
The Creativity Tools and Techniques for the Classroom and Workplace certificate is a "bare bones" credential to equip teachers, trainers, leaders, managers and staff in schools, businesses and organizations with a powerful toolkit of tools and techniques to amplify their creative strengths toward unleashing their full potential to tackle complex challenges and seize exciting opportunities. The hands-on coursework immediately has you apply these skills and tools to understand how quickly they can energize others with "what can be," while stimulating and developing a working environment that fosters creative actions in their students, co-workers, or employees and developing their individual creativity mindset and creative problem-solving abilities.
The 9.0 credit certificate can be completed in either 6 or 9 months with the student simultaneously and continuously applying the course content to issues relevant to their work experiences and environments. In addition to learning the skills and techniques of creativity and innovation, the program details the 'why' behind what 'makes' the tools and techniques work which may be customized and individualized to fit the employees' and organization's unique needs.
A program completer may choose to continue to work beyond this certificate and apply the earned credit toward the advanced Creativity & Innovation Post-Baccalaureate Certificate, the Master of Science in Creativity & Innovation or MS in Creative Education and Entrepreneurship via the School of Education's stackable credit options.
The Creativity Tools and Techniques for the Classroom and Workplace certificate is attractive to business leaders (corporate and small to medium sized), non-profit organizations, school leadership, teachers, middle managers, and those in institutions of higher education, and any employee seeking to improve their current organization through creativity and innovation.
Admission Requirements
Each candidate is required to meet the standard Graduate Admission standards of:
- A baccalaureate degree earned from a college or university regionally accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or an equivalent degree from an international college or university
- A minimum grade point average of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale for undergraduate and graduate coursework. Exceptions may be made for applicants who demonstrate improved academic performance or academic ability in other ways.
- A current resume or CV
Program Requirements
| Require Courses | ||
| CRTV 502 | Tools and Techniques in Creativity | 3.0 |
| CRTV 503 | Creativity in the Workplace | 3.0 |
| CRTV 615 | Neuroscience, Creativity and Innovation | 3.0 |
| or CRTV 650 | Current Trends in Creativity & Innovation | |
| Total Credits | 9.0 | |
Sample Plans of Study
Sample Plan for 1 Course Per Term Enrollment:
| First Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| CRTV 502 | 3.0 | CRTV 503 | 3.0 | CRTV 615 or 650 | 3.0 |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | |||
| Total Credits 9 | |||||
Sample Plan for Multiple Courses Per Term Enrollment:
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits |
| CRTV 502 | 3.0 | CRTV 503 | 3.0 |
| CRTV 615 or 650 | 3.0 | ||
| 6 | 3 | ||
| Total Credits 9 | |||
Additional Information
For more information visit the School or Education website.