Graduate Certificate - Youth Development Specialist

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Summer 2023 Course Information

Foundations of Youth Development

University:

North Dakota State University

Course Number:

HDFS 710

Credit Hours:

3 credit hours - $600 per credit

Start/End Dates:

May 16, 2023 - July 07, 2023

Course Description

This course examines the fundamentals of youth development and the youth development profession. Through this introduction to the field, students explore the ethical, professional, and historical elements of youth development as it has evolved toward professionalism.

Contacts

Instructor

Joel Hektner
Office: 701-231-8269
Fax: 701-231-7174
joel.hektner@ndsu.edu

Campus Coordinator

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Disability Support Services

To request accommodations for this course, contact the disability support office at your home university. You must register each semester and for each course. Read more about the Great Plains IDEA process for requesting accommodations.

Textbooks

Publication manual of the American Psychological Association
American Psychological Association
Edition: 7th
Publisher: American Psychological Association

Course Access

Blackboard at NDSU

Approximately three weeks before the first day of class at North Dakota State University, campus coordinator Stacy Duffield will touch base with students via email. She will encourage students to look for an email the week before classes start that will include instructions for accessing courses at NDSU.

One week before NDSU classes begin, students will receive Stacy's email which includes their ID number, user ID name, and instructions for setting up their Blackboard account at NDSU. Students may then set their own password and security questions, choose to forward emails to a different account, and activate their NDSU Live account.

Courses may not be visible to students until the first day of classes.

Exam Proctor

This course does not require an exam proctor.

Synchronous Components

This course does not include synchronous components.

University Members

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