Youth Program Management and Evaluation
The Youth Program Management and Evaluation Graduate Certificate helps you build positive youth development programs that provide youth in your community with opportunities to learn, lead, connect and serve.
Summary
Helping youth navigate childhood and transition to adulthood is challenging and rewarding. Our online youth development program management and evaluation graduate certificate helps you build skills to design, implement, manage, evaluate, and sustain effective youth development programs. If you want to enhance your credentials or boost your qualifications for leadership positions in youth program administration, this may be the certificate for you.
A graduate certificate in youth development will benefit:
- Elementary, middle, and high school educators
- Extension educators
- Military youth specialists
- Any service providers or practitioners working directly with youth
Increasing demand
There is an increasing demand for employees of youth-serving organizations to obtain graduate degrees, certificates, and/or licensure. The Youth Development program is offered as part of Innovative Digital Education Alliance (IDEA), a recognized leader in professional development and advanced degrees in youth development.
Diverse career opportunities
- 4-H
- Non-profits
- Boys and Girls Clubs of America
- Faith-based groups
- Community recreation
- Juvenile justice facilities
- Extension services
- Military youth programs
- Middle and high school programs
Financial and professional benefits
Generally, professionals with a master’s degree can request a higher wage than those holding a graduate certificate. The graduate certificate can be used for continuing education credits or a career ladder opportunity. A graduate certificate can also be used to supplement a master’s degree in another field.
Collaborative Advantage of IDEA
Achieve your personal and professional goals through convenient, flexible, high-quality coursework you can complete anytime, anywhere. As a student in Iowa State University’s Youth Program Management and Evaluation Graduate Certificate program, you will learn from expert faculty who bring real-life experience to the coursework and are committed to helping you transition your learning beyond the online classroom into your career.
The Youth Program Management and Evaluation Graduate Certificate program is part of a consortium of universities connected through IDEA. While Iowa State University is your home university where you will apply, register for courses and receive your diploma, you’ll benefit from the diverse perspectives and unique strengths brought by classmates and expert faculty at partner universities.
Learn more about the IDEA program at Iowa State.
Admission Requirements
Graduate College Requirements:
- 4 year Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent)
- Academic Records/Transcripts
- Minimum 3.0 GPA (Program may alter requirement.)
- Proof of English Proficiency
For specific program requirements and application process, visit the Graduate College program webpage.
Credits
Total Credits: 12
The Course Planner provides a list of courses and shows when they are traditionally offered.
Non-degree credits
You may take up to nine graduate credit hours as a non-degree-seeking student before being formally admitted to the program. If you are interested in taking courses as a non-degree student, please start by applying as a non-degree student through the Admissions Office and contact gpideainfo@iastate.edu to schedule your courses once your application has been approved.
Tuition
As a member of IDEA, all students pay universal tuition. For more information, visit the IDEA website.
IDEA Contacts
Gilda Figueroa
Campus Coordinator
2624 Howe Hall
515-294-7471
gpideainfo@iastate.edu
David Welshhons
Graduate Student Services Specialist
2624 Howe Hall
515-294-8789
gpideainfo@iastate.edu
Dr. Meghan Gillette
Faculty Adviser
1335 Palmer
515-294-7050
meghang@iastate.edu
