COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF PHILADELPHIA
Proficiency Certificate Template
Name of Proficiency
Certificate
Writer(s) of this Proposal
Facilitator
Effective Semester
Date
Part 1: Rationale / Description of Revision
If you are proposing a new proficiency certificate, please state your rationale for creating it. If
you are revising an existing proficiency certificate, please describe the specific changes in the
revision and provide a rationale for those changes. In either case, please describe the intended
audience, employment opportunities, and how the proficiency certificate aligns with an existing
academic certificate/associates degree.
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Part 2: Catalog Copy
Title: XXX Proficiency Certificate
Description: Try to keep this to 1-2 paragraphs and include intended audience, potential
employment opportunities and the academic certificate/associate degree that aligns with the
proficiency certificate.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of the xxx certificate, students will be able to:
 xxx
 xxx
 xxx
Entrance Requirements: This certificate is open to interested students. New students are
normally required to take the College’s placement test at their time of entry. Students who are
identified as needing developmental course work must satisfactorily complete the appropriate
English and mathematics courses as part of the certificate. [Insert additional requirements if
appropriate.]
XXX Proficiency Certificate Course Sequence
Course
Number
Course # 1
Course # 2
Etc.
Course Name
Prerequisite or
Corequisite
Credits
Total Credits
Successful Completion: Successful completion of the program requires a “C” grade or better in
each of the courses listed above.
For More Information, Contact: The Division of XXX, Room XX, 1700 Spring Garden Street,
Philadelphia, Pa. 19130. Telephone (215) 751-xxxx; or call the College Information Center (215) 7518010.
[Gainful Employment Information: The Office of Institutional Research will insert gainful
employment information.]
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Part 3: Assessment Plan and Curriculum Map
Assessment Plan: List the Student Learning Outcomes for the proficiency certificate and
describe how often and in what ways you plan to use direct and indirect methods* to assess the
student learning outcomes. All outcomes must be assessed by the time of the audit.
Student Learning Outcome
When Assessed
How Assessed*
Curriculum Map: Demonstrate how the required courses in the Proficiency Certificate map to
the learning outcomes.
Proficiency Certificate Student Learning Outcomes
Outcome 1
Outcome 2
Etc.
Required Courses
Key: I—Introduced R—Reinforced and opportunity to practice M—Mastery at exit level
A—Assessment evidence collected
* Direct methods of assessment may include scores and pass rates on standardized exams,
writing samples, score gains (entry/exit), quizzes/tests, portfolio artifacts, capstone projects, case
studies, group projects/presentations, internships/clinicals, service learning projects, employer
ratings. Indirect methods of assessment may include course grades, admission vs. graduation
rates, transfer rates, employment rates, course evaluations, numbers of students involved in
projects, surveys/focus groups, honors/awards
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Signature Approval for Proposed Certificate
Signature
Date
Department Head
________________________
________________________
Dean
________________________
________________________
Curriculum Development
Coordinator
________________________
________________________
Vice President
________________________
________________________
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