Organization Development Graduate Certificate

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Help organizations adapt to changing environments. Our Organization Development Graduate Certificate teaches you how to improve an organization's productivity and success. Designed for working professionals, you can complete our fully online, 12-hour program in as little as a year. You'll learn how to increase employee development and institute positive organizational changes. Discover ways to create a healthier workplace environment that addresses the needs of diverse employees. Earning your certificate offers benefits like new job opportunities and higher salaries in organization development, change management, corporate culture change consulting field, profit and nonprofit organizations, government agencies and educational institutions.

Where It Is Offered Online

Duration 6 months to 1 year

Foreign Language No foreign language credits required

Delivery Fully Online

Total Credit Hours 12 hours

Thesis Requirements No thesis required

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Organization Development Graduate Certificate:: Feature Courses

Featured Courses

Organization Development OLT 514

This course familiarizes students with concepts, models, theories, and techniques for planning, facilitating, and evaluating Organization Development (OD) change efforts. Students will develop skills and competencies necessary to carry out a variety of roles and strategies for internally and externally implementing OD interventions.

Cultural Issues in Organizations OLT 515

This course covers major frameworks for analyzing and characterizing types and levels of culture that matter to organizations. Examples include types of national, regional, and organizational culture. Diversity and conflict resolution will be also covered. Students will design an effective training or learning solution by applying learned concepts and frameworks.

Fundamentals of Work Engagement OLT 516

The course explores current organization development policies and practices in today’s organizations. The focus will be on work engagement, an increasing area of interest that has implications for organizational culture, performance, work-life balance, and a host of employees’ well-being and behaviors.

Organizational Leadership OLT 553

This course includes topics related to the role of leadership in employee development and organizational changes. Included are major theories and principles of organizational leadership and skills to identify, measure, and evaluate leadership effectiveness.

View Full Curriculum In The University Catalog

ADMISSIONS DOMESTIC/Current Tabs

Admission

Organization Development Graduate Certificate:: Domestic Application section

Deadlines

Applications are accepted throughout the year.

Your Path to Becoming a Lion

Step 1. Submit Application

Submit your application at tamuc.edu/apply.

Select “Create a new graduate school admissions application.”
Select “Texas A&M University-Commerce (Commerce)” as your “Target University.”

Select “Organization Development, Graduate Certificate” as your “Major.”

Pay the $50 application fee.

Wait to receive an application confirmation email before proceeding to the next step.

After you submit your application, the Graduate School will send a confirmation email within two business days to the personal email account you used for ApplyTexas.

Provisional Status

After you submit your application, you may be granted provisional status, which means you can enroll in one semester of courses. You will not be eligible for financial aid until you submit all of your documents and are accepted into the program.

Step 2. Submit Documents

Submit the following documents after you receive an application confirmation email.

Official Transcripts

Contact your previous institution(s) and request that they send your official transcripts to [email protected].

We recommend that you request transcripts for all of your academic work.

Postal Alternative

If your institution is unable to submit a digital copy, hard copies may be mailed to:

Texas A&M University-Commerce
Attn: Graduate School
PO Box 3011
Commerce, Texas 75429-3011

Look for application updates in myLeo > Apps > Check Application Status

Once an admission decision has been made, you will receive an email to your student email account at myLeo > Apps > Leomail.

Dayla Burgin Graduate Student Services Coordinator

Step 3. Apply for Financial Assistance

Apply for scholarships and graduate assistantships once you are admitted.
Apply for financial aid by submitting a FAFSA and sending it to school code 003565.
Contact your financial aid advisor with any questions.

Step 4. Register for Classes

Once registration opens and you are eligible to enroll, your graduate enrollment specialist is here to help you complete registration.

View your degree plan in DegreeWorks.
View the Schedule of Classes.
To register for classes, go to myLeo > Student Resources > Registration Menu.

Contact your graduate enrollment specialist if you have any questions regarding your degree plan and registration.

Jennifer Faunce Director of Graduate Enrollment Management

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