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Graduate Certificate - Youth Program Management & Evaluation
Credit hours to complete degree: 12
Last Updated: 6/4/2023 4:00 pm

Required Courses 9 credit hours

There are three required core courses for this graduate certificate. The courses can be taken in any order, with the exception of Foundations of Youth Development, a three-credit hour course that should be taken in your first semester. Foundations of Youth Development is offered every semester so you can start the program anytime.

Required Courses Course or Instructor Availability by Year and Semester
2023 2024 2025 2026
Course Credits Spring Summer Fall Spring Summer Fall Spring Summer Fall Spring Summer
Foundations of Youth Development 3 Ali Luempert Melissa Herzog TTU UNL MU TTU NDSU MU TTU UNL
Design and Evaluation of Youth Programs 3 Yan Ruth Xia Robin Peiter Horstmeier UNL MU UNL MU UNL
Youth Development Personnel and Program Management 3 Robert Pick Scott Matteson UNL MISU UNL MISU UNL

Select One Course 3 credit hours

Build your certificate to benefit your career goals by selecting one additional course from the list below. No course is a prerequisite for any other course so you may take this course at any time.

Select One Course Course or Instructor Availability by Year and Semester
2023 2024 2025 2026
Course Credits Spring Summer Fall Spring Summer Fall Spring Summer Fall Spring Summer
Youth Policy 3 Robin Peiter Horstmeier Francisco A. Villarruel MU MISU MU MISU MU
Positive Youth Development in Community Settings 3 Yuya Kiuchi Meghan Gillette MISU ISU MISU ISU MISU ISU
Youth, Families & Technology* 3 Yuya Kiuchi MISU
Youth Mental Health* 3 NDSU NDSU
Youth Professionals as Consumers of Research 3 Meghan Gillette Rochelle Dalla ISU UNL ISU UNL ISU