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Online Graduate Certificate in Workplace Performance Improvement

The online Graduate Certificate in Workplace Performance Improvement helps you develop skills to diagnose and solve performance problems in the workplace. This program emphasizes the practical application of process models, tools and techniques to workplace performance improvement scenarios.

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Application Deadlines

Admission to Boise State’s Graduate Certificate in Workplace Performance Improvement is offered every spring, summer and fall semester. All application materials must be received by the deadline to be considered for the program. You must apply separately for admission to Boise State University.

Semester Application Deadline Courses Begin
Spring December 15 Early January
Summer April 15 Early May
Fall August 1 Late August

Program Details

Courses

The online Graduate Certificate in Workplace Performance Improvement is an 18-credit program that includes the following:

  • Required Courses – 12 credits
  • Elective Courses – 6 credits. Choose two courses to meet this credit requirement. If you are earning more than one certificate, you cannot apply the same electives used toward one certificate to another. The electives applied must be unique to each certificate.

Review the following table for details on required courses and electives.

Course Type Course Prerequisites Credits
Required Course OPWL 529 Needs Assessment or OPWL 530 Evaluation OPWL 536 4
Required Course OPWL 536 Organizational Performance and Workplace Learning No prerequisite 4
Required Course OPWL 560 Workplace Performance Improvement OPWL 536 and OPWL 529 or OPWL 530 4
Elective Course OPWL 506 Survey Design and Data Analysis No prerequisite 1
Elective Course OPWL 507 Interviews and Data Analysis No prerequisite 1
Elective Course OPWL 508 Data Visualization No prerequisite 1
Elective Course OPWL 531 Quantitative Research in Organizations OPWL 536 or PERM/INST 3
Elective Course OPWL 570 Organizational Culture and Leadership No prerequisite 2
Elective Course OPWL 577 Leading Change No prerequisite 3
Elective Course OPWL 578 Performance Impact Beyond the Organization Coreq: OPWL 536 3

Course Descriptions

Official course descriptions and degree plans are published on the graduate catalog website.

To find a course, click the “Courses” tab and select the drop-down list that aligns with your desired course prefix (e.g. OPWL 529). You may also use the search bar to search for the course prefix.

Certificate Outcomes

  • General knowledge of the field and performance improvement models used most frequently
  • Guided practice in conducting a needs assessment or a program evaluation for a real client
  • Completion of a change management project and practice with implementing the change
  • Design of sustainable organizations while also considering profit, people and the planet
  • Practical knowledge of data collection, analysis and visualization
  • Exploration of organizational data through metrics and estimation for continuous organizational development

Authorization

Boise State maintains authorization to offer online programs in Idaho and beyond. Detailed information about state authorization is available on the eCampus Center website.

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Contact our enrollment and student success team for support by emailing us at OPWLGrad@boisestate.edu or calling (208) 426-5921.