Education Data Analytics, Certificate

This is the first version of the 2026–27 General Catalog. Please check back regularly for changes. The final edition and the historical PDF will be published during the fall semester.

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:4250Basic Principles of Education Data Analytics3
STAT:1015Introduction to Data Science3
STAT:2010Statistical Methods and Computing3
STAT:4540Statistical Learning3

Statistics in Education

Course # Title Hours
One of these:
PSQF:1020Elementary Statistics and Inference3
PSQF:4143Introduction to Statistical Methods3
One of these:
PSQF:4243Intermediate Statistical Methods and Applications3
STAT:3120Probability and Statistics4
STAT:3200Applied Linear Regression3

Assessment and Applications

Course # Title Hours
This course:
PSQF:2023Testing Testing 1-2-33
Two of these:
PSQF:1075Educational Psychology and Measurement3
PSQF:1103Introduction to Assessment in Counseling and Behavioral Health3
PSQF:4121Identification of Students for Advanced Programming3
PSQF:4220Quantitative Research Methods in Education3
PSQF:4257Principles of Measurement and Evaluation in Education3
PSQF:4740Issues in K-12 Assessment3
EDTL:3103Assessment for Instructional Planning and Practice3