The Department of Educational Psychology offers a university-endorsed Graduate Certificate in Program Evaluation. Upon completion of the required courses and capstone project, graduates will receive a formal certificate and their accomplishments will be shown on their UH transcripts.
Applicants for certificate programs must be in a classified graduate program, or be eligible for unclassified graduate status at UH Mānoa, and must have demonstrated previous course work in statistics with grades of B+ or above.
The 15-credit Program Evaluation (EPPE) certificate focuses on the theories, designs and practices of program evaluation. A capstone project course that includes a community-focused project helps students apply their skills in an authentic and relevant context. The research results will be shared in a public forum at the end of the semester the certificate is completed. Students who demonstrate their proficiency through the program evaluation curriculum will be able to work in research units and in higher education offices that require expertise in program evaluation. The pre-requisite for the EPPE certificate is EDEP 608 - Introduction to Educational Research or an equivalent graduate course.
Students can substitute or transfer up to one course to the certificate if that course is equivalent to a required course of the certificate. Any substitution or transfer course must be approved by the EDEP faculty.
