Community Development Graduate Certificate

All students are required to meet the general university admission requirements.

Students who do not have a 3.0 minimum GPA in the final two years, or approximately the last 60 credit hours, may be admitted on a contingent basis after review of their official transcript.

Questions? Contact Virginia Brunner-Livingston via email or phone at (785) 532-2833.

This certificate program serves community leaders, practitioners and those committed to people and places in fields such as:

• community and regional planning
• parks and recreation
• housing agencies
• applied sociology
• economic development
• environmental and social justice
• cooperative extension

Required (6 credits)

• CDPLN 705 - Organizing for Community Change (3 credits)
• CDPLN 715 - Principles and Strategies of Community Change (3 credits)

Electives (6 credits)

• CDPLN 633 ‐ Grantwriting (3 credits)
• CDPLN 655 ‐ Land Development Planning (3 credits)
• CDPLN 700 - Foundations of Community Development (3 credits)
• CDPLN 701 - Introduction to GIS (3 credits)
• CDPLN 701 - Special Studies in Community Development (3 credits)
• CDPLN 702 - Community Engagement (3 credits)
• CDPLN 703 - Applied Community Development (1-3 credits)
• CDPLN 704 - Community Leadership and Capacity Building (3 credits)
• CDPLN 706 - Economic Development, Strategies and Programs (3 credits)
• CDPLN 707 - Evaluation of Organizations and Programs (3 credits)
• CDPLN 708 - Government, Politics and Community Development (3 credits)
• CDPLN 709 - Housing and Development Programs (3 credits)
• CDPLN 710 - Community Analysis (3 credits)
• CDPLN 711 - Immigrants in Communities (3 credits)
• CDPLN 712 - Sustainable Communities (3 credits)
• CDPLN 713 - Nonprofit Management (3 credits)
• CDPLN 714 - Intro to Native Community Development (3 credits)
• CDPLN 716 - Building Native Communities and Economic Capacity (3 credits)
• CDPLN 720 - Community and Regional Economic Analysis (3 credits)
• CDPLN 725 ‐ Community and Natural Resource Management (3 credits)

This program is offered through the Great Plains Interactive Distance Education Alliance (Great Plains IDEA), which offers you a unique chance to take classes from multiple, high-quality universities. Expand your professional network by collaborating with classmates and expert faculty from across the country who bring diverse perspectives and experiences to the coursework.

You will choose K-State to be your home university. Once admitted to K-State, you will work with the Great Plains IDEA campus coordinator who will help you get started and get enrolled in classes. Your campus coordinator assists you through Great Plains IDEA processes and is your link to distance education resources at your university.

Benefits of Studying through Great Plains IDEA

With Great Plains IDEA, there is one affordable common price per credit hour, and there are no out-of-state fees or distance delivery fees. This common price alleviates confusion around tuition since you’ll be taking courses from partner universities as well as K-State. Being able to take classes from more than one university provides you with greater access to high-quality online programming and ensures you are able to balance your education with your work and home responsibilities.

Learn more about how Great Plains IDEA works.