Education Data Analytics, Certificate
The undergraduate Certificate in Education Data Analytics requires a minimum of 18 s.h. of courses distributed across the three core components: working with data, statistics in education, and assessment and applications. Students must maintain a grade-point average of at least 2.00 in all work for the certificate. Up to 6 s.h. of transfer credit may be counted toward certificate requirements with the approval of the certificate coordinator.
The certificate may be earned by any student admitted to the University of Iowa who is not enrolled in a UI graduate or professional degree program. Undergraduate to Graduate (U2G) students may earn the certificate when the undergraduate classification is primary.
Some of the certificate courses may have prerequisites not included in the certificate requirements. Students should select courses for which they meet the prerequisites.
The Certificate in Education Data Analytics requires the following coursework.
Working with Data
| Course # | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| One of these: | ||
| PSQF:4250 | Basic Principles of Education Data Analytics | 3 |
| STAT:1015 | Introduction to Data Science | 3 |
| STAT:2010 | Statistical Methods and Computing | 3 |
| STAT:4540 | Statistical Learning | 3 |
Statistics in Education
| Course # | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| One of these: | ||
| PSQF:1020 | Elementary Statistics and Inference | 3 |
| PSQF:4143 | Introduction to Statistical Methods | 3 |
| One of these: | ||
| PSQF:4243 | Intermediate Statistical Methods and Applications | 3 |
| STAT:3120 | Probability and Statistics | 4 |
| STAT:3200 | Applied Linear Regression | 3 |
Assessment and Applications
| Course # | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| This course: | ||
| PSQF:2023 | Testing Testing 1-2-3 | 3 |
| Two of these: | ||
| PSQF:1075 | Educational Psychology and Measurement | 3 |
| PSQF:1103 | Introduction to Assessment in Counseling and Behavioral Health | 3 |
| PSQF:4121 | Identification of Students for Advanced Programming | 3 |
| PSQF:4220 | Quantitative Research Methods in Education | 3 |
| PSQF:4257 | Principles of Measurement and Evaluation in Education | 3 |
| PSQF:4740 | Issues in K-12 Assessment | 3 |
| EDTL:3103 | Assessment for Instructional Planning and Practice | 3 |