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Evaluation, Post-Baccalaureate Certificate

Improving Organizations. Creating Positive Change.
  • 18

    Credit Hours

  • 3.0

    Undergraduate GPA or Better Recommended

  • GRE

    Not Required to Be Considered for Program

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Offers

Curriculum aligned with the American Evaluation Association Evaluator Competencies

Faculty who are evaluation scholars and practitioners

Applied learning experiences through a theory-to-practice and practice-to-theory instructional model

Program Advisory Board that includes faculty from multiple disciplines, current students and evaluation practitioners

Program credits that count toward M.S. concentration in Evaluation & Organizational Learning

“ The knowledge and skills gained from the Evaluation Post-Baccalaureate certificate will help me become a valuable team member to gauge and assure the success of a variety of programs and projects. ”
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Evaluation, Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Program Overview

Program Overview

We welcome creative, curious, critical thinkers from any disciplinary background to join our learning community and the evaluation field.

Our mission is to build capacity to do and use evaluation for program, organization, and systems learning and change. We are committed to:

  • Advocating for evaluation in service of common good and an equitable, just society.
  • Impacting the evaluation field through teaching, innovating, creating, and sharing our work.
  • Providing a pathway to university-based evaluator education in support of diversity and inclusion in the evaluation profession.

Program Purposes

The Evaluation Certificate emphasizes evaluation as a service profession for program, organization, and systems learning and change. The program serves several purposes, including:

  • Building your capacity to do and use evaluation in your current professional role.
  • Strengthening your resume with an advanced credential in evaluation.
  • Adding to or updating evaluation knowledge and skills gained through prior formal and informal learning.
  • A step towards the M.S. concentration in Evaluation & Organizational Learning if you are contemplating the master’s program.

Student Learning Outcomes

Through 18 credits students will learn to:

  • Apply the fundamental norms and values underlying evaluation practice, including the standards, guidelines, and competencies of the discipline
  • Act and interact ethically through evaluation practice that demonstrates integrity and respect for all people
  • Apply evaluation theory, approaches and methodologies
  • Address evaluation context, including the unique circumstances, multiple perspectives and changing settings of evaluations and their users/stakeholders
  • Facilitate evaluation use and capacity building
  • Apply effective interpersonal skills, including communication, facilitation, collaboration, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills
  • Engage in culturally responsive evaluation practice, including addressing issues of privilege and power, and facilitating constructive and culturally responsive interactions throughout the evaluation
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Program Advisory Board

The Evaluation Programs Advisory Board engages multidisciplinary and diverse perspectives. Members serve as thought partners, advocates and ambassadors. They include university faculty, evaluation experts and practitioners, and current students. They provide input and feedback related to program goals, activities and materials.

SAMPLE COURSES

sample courses
EDL 586 Communication, Facilitation & Cultural Competence in Evaluation
EDL 545 Collaborative, Participatory & Empowerment Approaches
to Program Evaluation
EDL 588 Data Analysis & Reporting
EDL 594 Evaluation Theory, Practice & Organizational Learning
EDL 577 Practicum in Evaluation
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Admission Deadlines & Requirements

Information: Evaluation - Post-Baccalaureate Certificate

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  • Complete applications are reviewed for admission by the program as they are received.
  • All application and supporting documents must be received by the published deadline. 

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Location/Delivery Method

  • Distance Education – Fully Online - A mix of asynchronous (instructional materials made available on the Internet and available 24 hours a day every day-not time-dependent slots and synchronous (instruction made available on the web or internet in time-dependent slots).

Deadlines (11:59 p.m. EST)

  • Spring 2025:
    • November 1, 2024
  • Fall 2025:
    • July 1, 2025

Transcripts

  • One official transcript is required from each U.S. post-secondary institution attended. Refer to the Getting Started page for international transcript instructions.

Test Scores

  • None Required

Recommendations

  • 3 recommendations from individuals who can attest to the qualifications of the applicant for admission to this program

Additional Requirements

  1. Upload Supplemental Documents After Submission
  2. Essay: Education Statement of Interest Essay
    Essay
  3. Financial Aid:  Non-federal loans are available for this program.  Admitted students may apply through the UNCW Scholarship Application to be considered for additional scholarships.  Please consult your Financial Aid Counselor for further details.
  4. Visa Sponsorship:  This program does not qualify for visa sponsorship.
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