Early Childhood & Family Policy

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Take the next step in your career. Deepen your understanding of how policies shape health care, education, mental health, and more, with an online early childhood and family policy graduate certificate. Learn at your own pace with four flexible 8-week courses while gaining the tools to advocate for policies that create lasting change. This program builds your skills in data analysis, critical thinking, and policy-making, preparing you to make a real impact on young children and their families. You’re ready for what’s next in your career. Apply today.

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Get ready for your next career move with diverse growth opportunities in these key areas.

Local Government: City/County Offices or Commissions; Local Education Agencies or School Districts
State and Federal Government: Administrative Offices in Education, Human or Social Services, Health and Mental Health; Legislative/Congressional Offices; Judicial Offices; Social Service Agencies with Advocacy Departments
Non-Governmental Entities (local, state, federal): Early Childhood Professional Organizations; Foundations; Community, State and National Non-Profit Agencies and Think Tanks for Education, Health, Mental Health, Housing, and Legal Services
Organizations associated with the United Nations, World and Regional Banks
Other Organizations: Advocacy Agencies; University/Research-based Organizations

Collaborative Advantage of IDEA

Achieve your personal and professional goals through convenient, flexible, high-quality coursework you can complete anytime, anywhere. As a student in Iowa State University’s Early Childhood and Family Policy Graduate Certificate program, you will learn from expert faculty who bring real-life experience to the coursework and are committed to helping you transition your learning beyond the online classroom into your career.

The Early Childhood and Family Policy Graduate program is part of a consortium of universities connected through IDEA. While Iowa State University is your home university where you will apply, register for courses and receive your diploma, you’ll benefit from the diverse perspectives and unique strengths brought by classmates and expert faculty at partner universities.

Learn more about the IDEA program at Iowa State.

Admission Requirements

Graduate College Requirements:

4-year bachelor’s degree (or equivalent)
Academic Records/Transcripts
Minimum 3.0 GPA (Program may alter requirement.)
Proof of English Proficiency

Visit the Graduate College’s webpage for program-specific requirements and details about the application process.

Credits

Total: 12 Credits

The Course Planner provides a list of courses and shows when they are traditionally offered.

Tuition

As a member of IDEA, all students pay universal tuition. For more information, visit the IDEA website.

Early Childhood & Family Policy – Graduate Certificate