The Higher Education Assessment Certificate is 100% online and highly interactive. By the end of the program, you will be able to:

• Discuss policy issues in higher education and how policy affects assessment practice in colleges and universities.
• Develop professional assessment skills, including instrument design and consultation, through applied projects and experiences.
• Participate in all phases of the assessment process working on an assessment-related experience at his or her home institution.
• Develop, select, and critique higher education assessment instruments guided by modern validity theory.
• Identify the appropriate measurement tools and statistical analyses needed for common assessment situations.
• Develop communication skills necessary for assessment practice including: interpersonal, consultation, and professional etiquette.

Participants with previous assessment experience or who have completed JMU’s Assessment 101 workshop can now complete the program in nine credits as opposed to 12 credits, saving participants and institutions on tuition costs.

Higher Education Assessment Certificate Program Description.

Courses are offered during JMU's regular semester schedule. For the dates of upcoming semesters, click JMU's Academic Calendar.