Secondary Transition Education Specialist, Graduate Certificate

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Minimum Total Hours: 12

Program Code: G101

The Secondary Transition Education Specialist Graduate Certificate provides students with a comprehensive set of skills that integrates the theory and practice of transition education. 

Certificate Requirements

EDSP 5093Transition and Self-Determination3
EDSP 5193Post-Secondary Education and Employment3
EDSP 5293Transition-Based Assessment3
EDSP 5393Research and Practicum in Transition Education3
Total Credit Hours12

A graduate certificate is not a graduate degree. A graduate degree represents a program of independent inquiry beyond the depth of coursework alone, while a graduate certificate represents a set of courses only.

  • All courses must be taken at OU. No transfer credit will apply.
  • No course substitutions are permitted for graduate certificates.
  • Coursework applied to a graduate certificate cannot be more than five years old as of the semester the graduate certificate is awarded.
  • Students must earn a grade point average of 3.00 or higher on all coursework applied to the graduate certificate.