A graduate-level certificate program in Evaluation Research is offered
jointly by the Schools of Social Sciences and Behavioral and Brain Sciences.
Students who complete this program will have an opportunity to gain competencies
in the design and implementation of program evaluations in fields such as
education, health care, human services, criminal justice, and economic
development. The Certificate in Evaluation Research program may be incorporated
into graduate degree programs in the Schools of Social Sciences or Behavioral
and Brain Sciences, or may be taken on its own by nondegree
seeking students. Students in the Evaluation Research certificate program are
normally expected to have completed undergraduate courses in social statistics
and research design; students lacking appropriate preparation may be asked to
take needed courses prior to admission to the program.
In order to receive the certificate, students must successfully complete
four required courses and one guided elective, complete an evaluation research
project including a final report, and participate in a weekly evaluation
research seminar. The courses in the School of Social Sciences leading to the
Certificate in Evaluation Research are POEC 5313 Descriptive and Inferential
Statistics for the Social Sciences, POEC 6352 Evaluation Research Methods in
the Social Sciences, POEC 6V91 Evaluation Research (six credit hours), and an
additional course to be chosen from a list of guided electives available from
the Social Sciences graduate advising office, for a total of 15 semester credit
hours. With permission of the Evaluation Research program coordinator, students
may substitute appropriate courses from the