Youth Program Management and Evaluation Certificate

Department Location: Evelyn Morrow Lebedeff Hall
Department Phone: (701) 231-8268
Department Web Site: https://www.ndsu.edu/hdfs/academics/graduate_certificates/
Application Deadline: One month prior to the beginning of each term. Applications accepted for fall, spring, and summer.
Credential Offered: Certificate
Test Requirement: TOEFL iBT 100 (subscores of at least 24 for speaking and 21 for writing); IELTS 7 ; Duolingo125

Curriculum

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
HDFS 710	Foundations of Youth Development	3
HDFS 717	Design and Evaluation of Youth Programs	3
HDFS 718	Youth Development Personnel and Program Management	3
Select one course from the following:		3
HDFS 712	Positive Youth Development in Community Settings
HDFS 714	Contemporary Youth Issues ¹
HDFS 719	Youth Policy
HDFS 790	Graduate Seminar ¹
Total Credits		12

Graduate School Admission and Application Requirements are on our website. In additional to these requirements, the following must be submitted.

Statement of purpose indicating reasons for pursuing graduate study, specifying your special interests within your chosen discipline and including your background preparation in that area. Mention any relevant skills or experience you have acquired. In addition, be sure to address the following, in 500 words or less:
- How your interest in this field developed.
- Why you chose our program at NDSU.
- The experiences you have had (e.g. informal, academic, employment, volunteer) that you see as related to this graduate program or your professional goals.
- What your professional goals are and how this graduate program will help you accomplish your professional goals.