Certification Support Staff and District Certification
Officers asked that we provide a list of courses that historically
have been used to meet certification requirements. A list of these
courses is attached by a hotlink at the end of this document.
We do want to provide some cautions about using this
list. First, some of the courses on this list were added before
John Orlofske started working in certification. We cannot tell
you the standard that was applied in making the decision about
accepting the course. You must also appreciate that courses change
over time. A favorable decision can be made about a course and
one year later the course may be changed to the point where it
would no longer be acceptable. However, the course would continue
with the same course number. Another major point is that some
universities recycle course numbers. A course may be run as a
seminar, with one topic this year and another topic next year.
It will be very obvious from the titles why most
of the courses are on the list. The list is helpful in recognizing
the type of titles you would find for most acceptable courses.
This list should never be used for coaching or counseling individuals
about where to take courses to meet the certification requirements.
First, the course may not be offered any longer. If the course
is offered, it may be different from the one which was accepted.
Secondly, the course may have been deemed acceptable, but marginal.
There may be many better choices for the individual to select.
Always use the published list that districts help to prepare,
as stated in Guideline 42. It will have current courses and marginal
courses will be continually culled from the list.