The Department of Educational Administration and Human Resource Development offers an Adult Education Certificate. This certificate will provide learners with the necessary skills to teach adults more effectively in a variety of settings including colleges, health care settings, social services, and business and industry. The educational objectives are as follows: (1) identify, develop, and apply teaching techniques and strategies suitable for adults, (2) examine the nature of adult learning, (3) to identify and apply components in planning and developing an adult education program, and (4) apply distance learning principles to training settings. 

Current Texas A&M University students who are in good academic standing can begin taking certificate courses any semester. To be eligible for the certificate, students must complete the current student application prior to starting coursework.

This program is approved for delivery via asynchronous or synchronous distance education technology.

Course List

Code	Title	Semester Credit Hours
EHRD 616	Methods of Teaching Adults	3
EHRD 630	Adult Learning	3
EHRD 642	Program Development in Adult Education	3
EHRD 673	Introduction to Distance Learning	3
Total Semester Credit Hours		12