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Certificate Program in Institutional Research

If you’re interested in working in the institutional research field, consider enrolling in our certificate program to gain the necessary skills and experience. The 15 credit-hour sequence includes graduate courses in institutional research, research methods, and statistics as well as an experiential learning component.

The course sequence consists of five, 3-credit courses: 
  • An institutional research course 
  • A research methods course 
  • A statistics course 
  • An elective related to research methods or statistics 
  • A practicum or internship in institutional research

We designed our program to allow you to complete the research methods, the statistics course, and the research/statistics elective requirements within your own discipline. You can review the options listed in the course listing.

Want more information? Contact Sherry Woosley, assistant director of institutional effectiveness in the Office of Academic Assessment and Institutional Research, (West Quadrangle Building, Room 200), Ball State University, Muncie, IN 47306, 765-285-5976.


Learn about admission requirements and our program of study.