Instructional Technology Specialist Certificate
Certificate Level: Graduate
Admission Requirements: Bachelor's degree
Certificate Type: Post-Baccalaureate
Number of Credits to Completion: 27.0
Instructional Delivery: Online
Calendar Type: Quarter
Expected Time to Completion: 2 years
Financial Aid Eligibility: Aid eligible*
Classification of Instructional Program (CIP) Code: 13.0501
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Code: 25-9031
*The current plan of study for this program would only allow for federal financial aid (including Federal Direct Student Loans) for terms that are at least a minimum of 4.5 credits for graduate courses and 6.0 credits for undergraduate courses. This is based on current regulations from the U.S. Department of Education.
About the Program
Note: Effective Fall 2022, students are no longer being admitted into the Instructional Technology Specialist Certificate.
The Instructional Technology Specialist Certificate program is designed to address the dramatically increasing need in public education for certified instructional technology specialists at every level of K-12 schooling.
Applicants for the Instructional Technology Specialist certification should ideally possess valid Pennsylvania Instructional I or II Teaching Certification. Students working on their initial teaching certificate may be required to complete additional coursework. Please visit the School of Education for additional information.
Minimum coursework requirements for the Instructional Technology Specialist Certificate include 27.0 credits of specific pedagogy. The PA Certification requires a "B" or better in all certification coursework. If a student seeks the Instructional Technology Specialist PA Certification without a previously held teaching certificate, they will also be required to complete EDCR 518 and EDLT 525 .
Admission Requirements
Applicants for the program will follow the University standards for admission to graduate study. Prospective students must minimally have earned a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution and have an undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher to be considered for admission (graduate degree GPAs will be considered along with the undergraduate GPA).
In addition, prospective students are required to submit the following:
- Completed application form including official transcripts from all universities or colleges attended
- Two letters of recommendation
- Personal essay
- Resume
- Application fee (if applicable)
The applicant's potential to contribute to the overall quality of the program of study will also be considered. Decisions will be made using dates corresponding to the regular University schedule for rolling admissions in Graduate Admissions.
Program Requirements
| Core Courses | ||
| EDEX 542 | Fundamentals of Special Education | 3.0 |
| EDEX 544 | Inclusive Practices | 3.0 |
| EDLT 512 | Using and Integrating Learning Technologies | 3.0 |
| EDLT 533 | Designing Virtual Communities | 3.0 |
| EDLT 537 | Technologies for Performance Support | 3.0 |
| EDLT 551 | Instructional Design Methods | 3.0 |
| EDLT 552 | Instructional Design: Project Management | 3.0 |
| EDUC 565 | Foundations in Instructing English Language Learners | 3.0 |
| ELL 504 | Learning Technologies & Disabilities | 3.0 |
| Additional required courses for candidates without prior teacher certification: | 0.0-6.0 | |
| Evidence-Based Evaluation | ||
| Design for Learning with Digital Media | ||
| Total Credits | 27.0-33.0 | |
Sample Plan of Study
| First Year | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| EDLT 512 | 3.0 | EDLT 533 (20 hour internship) | 3.0 | EDEX 542 | 3.0 | VACATION | |
| EDLT 551 | 3.0 | EDLT 552 | 3.0 | EDUC 565 (10 hour Field Experience) | 3.0 | ||
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Second Year | |||||||
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | ||||
| EDLT 537 | 3.0 | EDEX 544 (20 hour Field Experience) | 3.0 | ||||
| ELL 504 | 3.0 | ||||||
| 6 | 3 | ||||||
| Total Credits 27 | |||||||
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If a student seeks the Instructional Technology Specialist PA Certificate without a previous held teaching certificate, he or she will also be required to complete EDCR 518 and EDLT 525 through an individualized plan of study.
Additional Information
For more information about this program, please contact LearningTech@drexel.edu.
