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These courses, created by coaches for coaches, will provide the change making skills and tools needed to create positive learning experiences between you and your student athletes. A strong understanding of how to communicate with and motivate your athletes, while strengthening and honing their athletic skills, is necessary. A winning coach or teacher means much more than just defeating the other team–being able to model leadership, teamwork, sportsmanship and other important character traits will provide athletes with the positive growth opportunity that can last well beyond the playing field. Earn your Coaching Today’s Student Athletes professional certificate by taking the four required courses.
Complete the requirements below to earn a professional certificate in Coaching Today’s Student Athletes. The certificate can be completed in as few as two semesters. Learn more about the University of San Diego’s Professional and Continuing Education Certificate Benefits and Policies.
Principles of Coaching is a two-unit online course for coaches and educators that want to define or enhance their coaching philosophy to build stronger student-coach relationships
Once you have enrolled in your course, log in to your account to access the course Welcome Letter, which includes directions on how to access the Online Orientation and your online course.
NOTE: This section (011) is specifically for the general public. If you are a student with USD Athletics Department, please choose section 010 for enrollment.
Online two-unit course for educators, coaches, physical education instructors who work with student athletes and want to provide character education to their athletes
NOTE: This section (010) is specifically for the general public. If you are a student with USD Athletics Department and have a sandiego.edu email, please choose section 009 for enrollment.
This two-unit online course for athletic coaches and physical education teachers focuses on differentiated instruction and training and increasing motivation of student athletes.
This is an online professional growth course for athletic coaches and other educators that want to enhance their leadership skills and also want to hone their students’ leadership skills
Our online self-paced courses are similar to online fixed-date courses, but are designed to give you a six-month period from time of enrollment to complete all assignments. Your instructor will provide feedback via written responses on your assignments and exams. Grades are based on completed projects, assignments and exams.
How is the self-paced course structured? Like fixed-date courses, online self-paced courses are asynchronous meaning that you can work on your assignments anytime; the difference being there are no assigned due dates in self-paced courses. The content is divided into learning modules. Each module will cover one or more topics. Within each of the learning modules, you can expect the following components:
Enroll in one or more courses to earn graduate level extension credits. You can expect the following from Online Self-Paced courses:
The courses in this certificate program are targeted for anyone that works with student athletes in the K-12 and community college setting – coaches, managers, athletic directors, physical education instructors and even classroom teachers that want to promote life skills with their students.
From classroom management and bullying prevention to teacher leadership, USD certificates provide career-enhancing skills and knowledge.
Bolster your resume as an educator by adding a University of San Diego certificate to your professional development accomplishments.
Boost your career by earning Graduate-Level-Extension-Credit and position yourself for salary advancement at your school.
Professional development courses offered by the University of San Diego’s Division of Professional & Continuing Education are taught by faculty that possess a depth and breadth of academic and real-world professional experience.
Employment opportunities in the education field — including adult education — are expected to grow by almost 1 million new jobs by 2030 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). With so many new and emerging opportunities, adult learning institutions and programs are going to have to compete heavily to attract and retain the most talented educators.
This makes furthering your education and diversifying your teaching skill set all the more important. By growing your expertise in a wide variety of educational concepts, you will broaden your career prospects and become a valuable asset in any learning environment.
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Requirements for completing a certificate can be found on the certificate page.
Professional and Continuing Education courses that are transferrable to a USD master degree will be stated on the course or certificate page. If you wish to transfer credit, it is your responsibility to confer with the receiving institution before enrolling, as each individual academic institution decides whether or not to accept USD Professional and Continuing Education credit.
You have five years to complete the certificate.
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Prospective students can request to be placed on a waitlist. Should a space open up in a course, those on the waitlist will be notified. We encourage you to register early for courses.
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The Cognitive learning series examines the current generation of students for more effective modern education. Educators will take cognitive learning courses to implement successful education.
The professional teachers program series offers courses with flexible scheduling for mid-level and veteran teachers. The online teachers program is convenient and fun.
Character Education remains an essential but often overlooked discipline in today’s schools. This online Certificate program is designed to enhance your understanding and facilitation of teaching character to your students.
Browse over 500+ educator courses and numerous certificates to enhance your curriculum and earn credit toward salary advancement.