Jun 18, 2025  
Graduate Catalog 2024-2025 
    
Graduate Catalog 2024-2025

Graduate Certificate Program in Professional Workforce Educator (PWEC)


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Advisor: Adam Manley
Room 3602 Kohrman Hall

This graduate certificate program provides knowledge related to contextual-based learning in the field of workforce education. The two required courses provide the student with a background related to the foundation of workforce education, as well as advanced instructional and laboratory teaching strategies. The options for the third course provide the student with a curriculum that fits their workforce education needs.

Additionally, this certificate program meets the academic course requirement for Michigan’s Standard Teaching Certificate with a CTE Endorsement. To be eligible for a Standard Certificate, a student must complete the courses within this certificate, document related work experience, have a current background check, and apply for the certificate. Please see an advisor for more information regarding this certificate or earning your Michigan Teaching Certificate.

Admission Requirements

In addition to meeting the requirements of the Graduate College, all applicants must possess a baccalaureate degree. Admission decisions will be made by the department’s faculty, following a review of the applicant’s admission materials.

Program Requirements


Students will complete a planned program of study consisting of nine hours of coursework with an overall grade point average of 3.0 or better, with no course grade below a “C”.

The nine-hour Professional Workforce Certificate requires the following courses:

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