Competency-Based Education (CBE) is a mastery-based approach to learning that recognizes the importance of student choice, pace, differentiation, and learner needs as critical components to the teaching-learning process.  Student pathways to proficiency are organized by progressions connected to explicit learning standards and teachers facilitate various ways in which to demonstrate mastery of these standards.

Candidates who complete the following courses will receive a Certificate in Competency-Based Education (Non-endorsement).

Competency-Based Education Certificate (Non-endorsement) (15 credit hours)
ETL 610 Philosophy, Interpretation, and Application of Research (3 credit hours).
ETL 625 Instructional Design and Evaluation for Teacher Leaders (3 credit hours).
ETL 650 Assessing Learning for Student Achievement (3 credit hours).
EDU 625 Teaching Seminar (3 Credit Hours).
EDU 690 Curriculum Development K-12 (3 Credit Hours).

A minimum GPA of 3.00 is required for successful exit from the program.  One course grade of F or two course grades of C lead to automatic dismissal from the program and the University.