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Professional Education Courses for Teachers

If you’re an educator looking to fulfill your recertification credits, you’ve come to the right place!

We recommend that you read carefully and print the information pertaining to your particular situation.

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If you need immediate assistance, please e-mail or call 208.426.4216.

Ready to see the titles we’re offering? Check this page to see the computer based multimedia courses available next semester. Note: CD-ROM courses for educators are developed by Virtual Education Software (www.virtualeduc.com). To view a course syllabus, please visit: www.virtualeduc.com/bsu

Credit Options

Computer-based multimedia classes can be taken for the following types of credit:

  1. Professional Education (formerly Inservice) Credit.
  2. Undergraduate Academic Credit.
  3. Graduate Academic Credit.

If taken for graduate credit, classes may apply toward your master’s degree and require additional assignments. Read more about additional graduate credit requirements here.

Please Note: If you take classes for professional education credit, the credits cannot later be changed to academic credit. Please choose your course number carefully.

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Cost

Summer 2008

  • Courses taken for undergraduate academic credit are $222 per credit hour PLUS a $60 per class fee.
  • Courses taken for graduate academic credit are $267 per credit hour PLUS a $60 per class fee.
  • Costs for courses taken for professional (formerly inservice) credit are set amounts, as shown below.
Credit Option 2 Credit Course 3 Credit Course
Professional Education $215 $275
Undergraduate $504 $726
Graduate $594 $861

Fall 2008

  • Courses taken for undergraduate academic credit are $238* ($313* for non-Idaho residents) per credit hour PLUS a $60 per class fee.
  • Courses taken for graduate academic credit are $285* ($360* for non-Idaho residents) per credit hour PLUS a $60 per class fee.
  • Costs for courses taken for professional (formerly inservice) credit are $215 for a two credit class and $275 for a three credit class.

*NOTE: All fees tuition, and other charges are subject to change without notice. Boise State’s fees are set by the State Board of Education and are subject to change each year during the April board meeting.

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Admissions for New and Returning Students

What’s the difference between Academic and Professional Education Credit?

Whether you take these courses for professional education (formerly inservice) credit, undergraduate academic credit, or graduate academic credit, they will all appear on your transcript. The difference is that professional education credit is graded as Pass/Fail while academic credit is assigned a letter grade (A, B, C, D, F). If you want your credit hours to count toward a degree, you must take these classes for academic credit and check with your institution to see if they will be accepted for your program of study. If you want credit that counts toward recertification or a pay-raise, the lower cost option of professional education credit might be the way to go. Check with your certifying agency and/or academic institution to determine the credit option that is required for your situation.

Professional Education Credit and Graduate Workshop Credit—New Student

If you have never attended Boise State University before and wish to take computer-based multimedia classes for professional education credit, please follow this process flow-chart or you may simply print out and fax or mail your application today.

Click here for the pdf version of this application form.

There is no charge for the professional education application process.

Professional Education Credit and Graduate Workshop Credit—Returning Student

If you are a returning student and have not attended Boise State for more than one semester, please update your information here.

Academic Credit—New Student

Undergraduate and Graduate academic course offerings require that you be admitted to Boise State University as either a degree-seeking or a non-degree seeking student. If you have not been admitted to Boise State and wish to take classes for academic credit, follow the process flow-chart provided here.

The cost for either undergraduate or graduate academic admission is $30 and can be completed and paid for completely online. Non-degree seeking status allows you to take seven (7) credit hours or less and pay only part-time fees. In-state and out-of-state fees are the same for part-time students. If you taken eight (8) credit hours or more, you pay full-time tuition and fees. In-state and out-of-state tuition and fees are different for full-time students. To view current tuition and fees, please click here.

Academic Credit—Current or Returning Student

Degree-Seeking Undergraduate

If you are a degree-seeking admitted undegraduate student at Boise State University, but have not taken classes for more than one semester, you may update your information with the Admissions office at no charge to you: UPDATE MY INFORMATION NOW.

Non-Degree Seeking Undergraduate

If you are a non-degree seeking admitted undegraduate student at Boise State University, but have not taken classes for more than one semester, you may update your information with the Admissions office at no charge to you: UPDATE MY INFORMATION NOW.

Degree-Seeking Graduate

If you are a degree-seeking admitted graduate student at Boise State University, but have not taken classes for more than one semester, you may update your information with the Graduate Admissions office at no charge to you: UPDATE MY INFORMATION NOW.

NOTE: The same admissions form is used whether you have attended Boise State before or not. If you have already paid your $30 graduate application fee, simply use this form as a means to update your status and submit without paying the fee again.

Non-Degree Seeking Graduate

If you are a non-degree seeking admitted graduate student at Boise State University, but have not taken classes for more than one semester, you may update your information with the Graduate Admissions office at no charge to you: UPDATE MY INFORMATION NOW.

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Registration

After completing the admission process, you will receive a letter within 5-10 days. This letter contains important information that you will need in order to register on Boise State’s online registration system, BroncoWeb.

BroncoWeb is a user-friendly registration system that provides information on classes, including descriptions, credit hours, technology requirements, and other important information. When you access BroncoWeb, you have the ability to change your personal information (address, telephone number, etc.), view your semester class schedule, view your student financial account, and pay your tuition and fees - all online.

Academic Credit

All registration at Boise State is completely online. If you are applying as a new student, you will receive a letter in the mail with your student ID number and registration appointment date. You may only register on or after this appointment date.

Professional Education Credit

Registration for professional education credit is completely online, through BroncoWeb. If you are applying as a new student, you will receive a letter in the mail with your student ID number. Once you have this in hand, you may register for professional education credit classes.

Important Dates

Below are listed the dates your class materials will be shipped and the deadlines to drop classes:

Summer 2008 Important Dates

Term 1st 5-week session 2nd 5-week session
Date materials are shipped June 9 July 14
Last date to drop with refund June 11 July 16

Fall 2008 Important Dates

Term 1st 8-week session 2nd 8-week session
Date materials are shipped August 25 October 20
Last date to drop with refund September 15 November 10

Check the current Schedule of Classes to identify and verify all important dates during the semester. Dates are found in the first two or three pages of the schedule.

BroncoWeb search and registration instructions are provided in detail here.

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