College Student leadership Certification Course


This online student leadership course gives college students a variety of tools and strategies to succeed in their new roles as student leaders.

  • 8-hour online, asynchronous course - students have 6 months to complete the course

  • 6 additional hours of video recording training for a more in-depth look at topics or on-going training

  • 14 short units with readings, videos, activities, resources and practice scenarios

  • Topics aligned with the College Reading and Language Association’s recommendations under their Level 2 mentor training certification

  • Leads to Eduology’s National Student Leadership Certificate

  • The course costs $99/student or $89/student (10% discount) for groups of 10 or more (group registration also includes one complimentary staff connection). Email lisa@eduology.org if you would like to register a group with the discount.

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About the Course

Eduology’s Peer Leader Center now offers the College Student Leadership Certification Course 8-hour course (plus 6 additional hours of video recordings for more in-depth knowledge on course topics), ideal for introducing critical leadership skills to new student leaders or reviewing these skills with returning students leaders or college professionals who oversee these leaders.

  • Undergraduate college student leaders who are new to leadership roles in such programs as Student Senate, Greek life, student organizations, peer leadership, resident advising, peer education, supplementary instruction, cultural ambassador, diversity, peer counseling/advising, career services

  • Professionals who coordinate undergraduate student leadership programs and are looking to expand their training skills or want to attend alongside their students

Overview

This 8-hour course is offered in an online, asynchronous format throughout the year. The topics are aligned with the College Reading and Language Association’s recommendations under their Level 1 mentor training certification. After completing this course, students will be able to articulate and perform the basic skills of student leadership.

The first half of the course applies Kouzes’ and Posner’s model of leadership as a set of learnable traits to their application in a student leadership setting, including student and peer leader scenarios. The second half of the course addresses specific skills that most student leaders will need in their positions.

Students complete 14 short learning modules. Modules include readings, activities and practice scenarios. Also included in the course are quizzes and videos. The units introduce knowledge and skills in each of the following competency areas:

  • Understanding Key Student Leadership Traits

  • Modeling Key Student Leadership Traits

  • Inspiring a Shared Vision

  • Challenging the Process

  • Building Teams and Encouraging the Heart

  • Running Effective Meetings

  • Facilitating Group Discussions

  • Organizing Events

  • Empowering Others—Leading as Teaching

  • Demonstrating Emotional Intelligence in Student Leadership

  • Brain-Based Coaching

  • Conflict Management

  • Building Inclusive Environments and Avoiding Implicit Bias

  • Peer Mentor to Professional

Tailoring the Course to Your Needs

Course units from the Peer Leadership Course can be substituted in for the units in this course if you are looking for a student leadership course tailored to your specific student leaders’ needs (14 units included in modified courses).

FAQs

Why college student leadership training?

This student leadership training for students prepares them for their roles, provides skills, helps them overcome challenges and provides certification.

What makes effective leadership training for students?

Students need a leadership framework, practical skill-building and engaging activities for practice plus scenario work and opportunities for reflection.

What makes a strong college student leadership curriculum?

Providing students with a valid, research-based leadership framework gives an anchor to the curriculum. Then, students need skills in leadership programming, inspiring those they lead, running effective meetings, building teams, coaching others to develop their leadership capacity, managing conflict well, encouraging belonging and communicating their skills and experience to future employers.

What other online student leadership courses does Eduology offer?

Eduology also offers an online peer mentor certification course. It goes into depth on the peer mentor role and responsibilities, mentoring ethics, communication skills, academic coaching, multicultural awareness, creating a safe space. It helps college students become successful mentors through relevant content, practical activities/practice, scenario work and resource review. Click here to learn more.

Registration and Pricing

The course costs $99/student, 10% discount for groups of 10 or more (email lisa@peerleadercenter.org for group discount information)

Registration includes:

  • Progress tracking reports upon request

  • Short readings

  • Follow-up, practical activities

  • Practice scenarios

  • Quizzes

  • Videos and webinar recordings bank

  • Course curriculum in line with CRLA mentor program certification Level 2 training requirements

  • College Leadership Certificate upon successfully finishing the course and submitting a short application with verification of having completed 25 practical mentoring hours

  • The College Leadership Challenge: a series of emails with a challenge to keep students practicing their skills throughout their course. The emails also give mentoring tips and resources.

Course Design

The course includes contributions from national experts in student leadership, former student leaders and an experienced instructional designer ensuring excellence in both content and delivery. Each of the 14 sessions applies best practices in instructional design in which students engage in short readings and applied learning activities such as problem solving case studies and scenarios. The instruction is cyclical so that students review competency areas again and again throughout the course improving student comprehension and retention of content material. Quizzes, pre-assessment and post-assessment assures students have learned the material and measures growth. After successfully completing the course and 25 hours of mentoring, students can apply for Eduology’s National Student Leadership Certificate.

Course Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, students will be able to:

  • understand and model the key traits of excellent student leaders

  • problem-solve challenging student leadership scenarios

  • use brain-based coaching strategies to help team members discover, develop, and apply their strengths in college and beyond

  • Use goal-setting strategies to inspire a group vision

  • use self-reflection and diversity awareness strategies to better understand diverse perspectives, avoid implicit bias and build empathy

  • utilize motivation strategies to build and encourage teams

  • apply organizational skills to run effective meetings

  • employ communication and problem-solving strategies to effectively manage conflict

  • effectively communicate leadership skills on resumes and in interviews

Some of the Course Contributors

Lindsey Ward, Associate Director for Leadership, Inclusion and Staff Training, Career & Leadership Development Center, Ohio University

Lindsey brings more than 12 years of experience in higher education areas including marketing, advising, career development, housing and leadership programs. As a CLDC coach, she works with students in a wide range of academic areas representing a diverse array of interests and personal experiences. In the past, she worked extensively with students in interdisciplinary programs and liberal arts majors. Lindsey also co-leads a Faculty Learning Community to engage faculty and academic advisors in infusing career development concepts into interactions with students. She is passionate about serving students, especially under-represented and minority students, and supporting inclusion efforts on campus. In addition to her work in the CLDC, she has also been involved on campus in social justice, human resources and microcredentialing initiatives.

Carrie Arnold, PhD., CEO & Founder, EQsential, LLC

Carrie Arnold is the CEO and Founder of EQsential, LLC. She earned her doctoral degree in Educational Leadership, Research, and Policy from the University of Colorado Colorado Springs with a concentration in higher education policy. Her research is in Emotional Intelligence and the impact it has on personal and professional success. Carrie earned her Bachelor’s degrees in Political Science and the German Language from The University of Maryland at College Park and her Master’s Degree from The College of Notre Dame of Maryland in Nonprofit Management.

Prior to working for EQsential full time, Carrie was the Interim Director of the Gateway Program Seminar at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. She also maintained the premier campus Peer Leader Program and developed curriculum for the university’s Academic Engagement courses. She was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication and taught various leadership courses. She is a certified training partner of Multi-Health Systems, Inc. and has completed over 1,000 coaching debriefs with students, educators, and organizational leaders.


Additional questions or need more information?

If you have questions or would like additional information (ask about our demo course), please contact lisa@eduology.org