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Develop the Talent Around You

Prepare future generations for success by earning your certificate in Talent Development. Offered fully online, our 12-hour program is designed for professionals looking to boost their career. Our certificate equips you with the skills to improve an organization’s capability and employee performance. You’ll take courses that provide knowledge in succession planning, formal/informal learning in the workplace and human performance technology. Upon completion, you will be ready to work as a professional in human resource development, talent management and development, performance and quality improvement. Whether you desire to work with profit or nonprofit organizations, government agencies or educational institutions, our certificate is meant for you. Take the next step and apply today!

Where It Is Offered Commerce, Online
Duration

6 months to 1 year

Foreign Language

No foreign language credits required

Delivery Online (86-99% Online)
Total Credit Hours

12 hours

Thesis Requirements

No thesis required

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Talent Development Graduate Certificate:: Feature Courses

Featured Courses

Principles of Adult Learning OLT 554

This course explores adult development to promote an expanded understanding of issues and practices in adult education. The course focuses on three core areas of concern in adult education: acknowledgment of learner experience, promotion of autonomy and self-direction, and establishment of teacher-learner relationships in the adult environment.

Workplace Learning, Development, and Performance OLT 560

This course provides talent development professionals with knowledge and skills for identifying and combining organizational learning, development, and performance improvement solutions. Topics also cover how to evaluate a good balance or mix of various learning and performance solutions.

Talent Development OLT 563

Survey of major talent development approaches to align human resources with organizational goals and workforce planning. Students will diagnose the current talent development or management strategies, analyze organizational and individual competencies, assess the current people development practices, and create a plan that aligns learning, leadership, and career solutions.

Performance Analysis and Improvement OLT 575

Survey of human performance technology approaches and tools to improve the performance of individuals, workgroups, work processes, and an organization. Students will collaboratively identify organizational performance problems, suggest instructional and non-instructional interventions based upon data-driven performance analysis, and design or evaluate programmatic solutions in cooperation with the clients throughout the entire process.

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ADMISSIONS DOMESTIC/Current Tabs

Admission

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Talent Development Graduate Certificate:: Domestic Application section

Deadlines

Applications are accepted throughout the year.

Your Path to Becoming a Lion

Step 1. Submit Application

Submit your application through ApplyTexas.

  • Select “Create a new graduate school admissions application.”
  • Select “Texas A&M University-Commerce (Commerce)” as your “Target University.”

  • Select “Talent Development, Graduate Certificate” as your “Major.”
  • Pay the $50 application fee.

Wait to receive an application confirmation email before proceeding to the next step.

  • After you submit your application, the Graduate School will send a confirmation email within two business days to the personal email account you used for ApplyTexas.

Provisional Status

After you submit your application, you may be granted provisional status, which means you can enroll in one semester of courses. You will not be eligible for financial aid until you submit all of your documents and are accepted into the program.

Step 2. Submit Documents

Submit the following documents after you receive an application confirmation email.

Official Transcripts

Contact your previous institution(s) and request that they send your official transcripts to [email protected].

  • We recommend that you request transcripts for all of your academic work.
Postal Alternative

If your institution is unable to submit a digital copy, hard copies may be mailed to:

Texas A&M University-Commerce
Attn: Graduate School
PO Box 3011
Commerce, Texas 75429-3011

We will need official/original documents. If those documents are the only copies you have, the Graduate School can mail them back to you upon request. Contact [email protected] for more information.

Look for application updates in myLeo > Apps > Check Application Status

  • Once an admission decision has been made, you will receive an email to your student email account at myLeo > Apps > Leomail.
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Dayla Burgin Graduate Student Services Coordinator

Step 3. Apply for Financial Assistance

  • Apply for scholarships and graduate assistantships once you are admitted.
  • Apply for financial aid by submitting a FAFSA and sending it to school code 003565.
  • Contact your financial aid advisor with any questions.

Step 4. Register for Classes

Once registration opens and you are eligible to enroll, your graduate enrollment specialist is here to help you complete registration.

Contact your graduate enrollment specialist if you have any questions regarding your degree plan and registration.

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Jennifer Faunce Graduate Enrollment Specialist
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Talent Development Graduate Certificate:: International Application section

Deadlines

Applications are accepted throughout the year.

*International applicants must be admitted to a master’s or doctoral program at A&M-Commerce to pursue a graduate certificate.

Your Path to Becoming a Lion

Step 1. Submit Application

Submit your application through ApplyTexas.

  • Select “Create a new graduate school admissions application.”
  • Select “Texas A&M University-Commerce (Commerce)” as your “Target University.”

  • Select “Talent Development Graduate Certificate” as your “Major.”
  • Pay the $75 application fee.

Step 2. Submit Documents

Submit the following documents after you receive an application confirmation email.

Official Transcripts

  • Contact your previous institution(s) and request that they send your official transcripts to:
    Texas A&M University-Commerce
    Attn: Graduate School
    2600 S. Neal St.
    Commerce, Texas 75428

We will need official/original documents. If those documents are the only copies you have, the Graduate School can mail them back to you upon request. Contact [email protected] for more information.

Look for application updates in myLeo > Apps > Check Application Status

  • Once an admission decision has been made, you will receive an email to your student email account at myLeo > Apps > Leomail.
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Dayla Burgin Graduate Student Services Coordinator

Step 3. Apply for Financial Assistance

Step 4. Register for Classes

Once registration opens and you are eligible to enroll, your graduate enrollment specialist is here to help you complete registration.

Contact your graduate enrollment specialist if you have any questions regarding your degree plan and registration.

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Jennifer Faunce Graduate Enrollment Specialist
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Talent Development Graduate Certificate:: Program Requirements

Program Requirements

Once admitted, you must:

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Talent Development Graduate Certificate :: We are here to Help

We Are Here to Help!

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Kibum Kwon, Ph.D. Program Coordinator and Assistant Professor
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Margo Bahr Senior Administrative Coordinator
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