Frequently Asked Questions

These credits are graduate-level credits and are offered at a reduced rate (typically $60 per credit) to teachers, school counselors/social workers and school administrators for the purpose of recertification or salary increases.

Professional development credits cannot be used to satisfy degree requirements.

No. Because the fees for these credits are already drastically reduced, no financial aid is available and fees are due in total as soon as enrollment is completed.

While Boise State University does not automatically send a transcript on your behalf, requesting one is a simple process. Go to our transcript request page and submit the form available there after your course has ended.

You are entitled to one free transcript per term in which you earned professional development credits through Boise State.

Registration deadlines are very firm, since failure to adhere to them means holding enrollments and grades for teachers who registered on time.

If there were extenuating circumstances that prevented you from completing your registration on time, you may complete Boise State University’s academic appeals process by completing and submitting a written appeal. Appeals will only be accepted for courses offered within the last 12 months.

For instructions on completing this process, please contact the program coordinator at (208) 426-3713 or by email at k12professionaldevelopment@boisestate.edu.

You will receive credit registration instructions from the instructor or coordinator of the course containing a registration link. This link will remain open until the date specified in the email and will provide a simple, one-stop register-and-pay process for you to complete.

Boise State Extended Studies
Open Mon.-Thurs., 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m., Fri. 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
(208) 426-1709
extendedstudies@boisestate.edu

A course qualifies for professional development credit if:

• It carries a documented 15 contact hours per credit
• It meets with the quality standards to be granted approval through a University academic department

While there are no absolute guidelines for making this determination, courses are expected to directly impact student outcomes by equipping and enhancing teacher skills and educational tools. Participant learning outcomes should be easily identifiable and bolster classroom instruction abilities.

Yes, we recommend it! Completing the Instructor Application and the New Course Setup Application at the same time enables you to seek all of your requisite approvals simultaneously and will shorten the timeline for getting your course set up to receive registrations.

A new course that qualifies for professional development credit can take up to three weeks to set up for credit. All new courses have to go through an approval process that can involve a back and forth exchange to clarify expectations. Previously approved and run courses should take two weeks or less to set up.

All new professional development instructors must be approved by the Boise State University Graduate College, as well as the College of Education. Instructors are expected to have an advanced degree (MA or higher) in their field and be able to document significant professional experience.

In order to initiate this process, you’ll need to:

• Complete and submit the Professional Development Instructor Application.
• Complete and submit the Professional Development New Course Setup Application for the course you intend to instruct.

Submitting these two forms together enables you to seek all of your requisite approvals simultaneously and will shorten the timeline for getting your course set up to receive registrations.

All new professional development instructors must be approved by the Boise State University Graduate College, as well as the College of Education. Instructors are expected to have an advanced degree (MA or higher) in their field and be able to document significant professional experience.

In order to initiate this process, you’ll need to:

• Complete and submit the Professional Development Instructor Application.
• Complete and submit the Professional Development New Course Setup Application for the course you intend to instruct.

Submitting these two forms together enables you to seek all of your requisite approvals simultaneously and will shorten the timeline for getting your course set up to receive registrations.

We ask that you attach supplemental documentation such as a course syllabus, schedule of activities/sessions, course materials, and/or any other items that will give a clearer picture of course structure and educational goals. There is an attachment button at the bottom of the form that will allow you to upload files.

The form must contain dates and times for your course since these are used to document the minimum 15 contact hours per credit.

It is strongly advised that you submit as much supplemental material as is possible regarding the course (i.e. itineraries, syllabi, course outlines, etc.) as these provide the respective approvers with a better base of information to review.

You will have the opportunity when completing the Course Setup Application to indicate that some or all registrants will have credit fees paid for by your organization.

It’s imperative that you include current email information for the PO contact person, as all invoices are dispatched via email. The notifications that you receive to be forwarded on to participants will convey the waiver of their fees.

They will be able to waive the standard credit fee at the time of registration. Invoices are typically dispatched within two (2) weeks of the course end date.

After your course has been approved, you will receive two emails from us.

• • The first will contain information regarding your role as the instructor and steps for accessing our system.
  • In a second email immediately following, you will receive a registration notification and link that can be distributed to potential registrants. We recommend simply forwarding this email on to your participants, but the method of distribution is entirely up to you (i.e. posting the link on a website accessible to participants). This second email contains information regarding transcript requests, Extended Studies contact information and more.

If you indicated on the Course Setup Application that you’d like us to publish the course to our website, registration information will be published there as well.

Yes. In addition to receiving the credit registration link to be forwarded to potential registrants, you will receive a link and login credentials for an instructor login that will allow you to view a current roster of individuals in your course who have registered for credit.

If you have received an email notification from Extended Studies Central Registration or the program coordinator indicating that registrations are complete for the course you are instructing and prompting you to post grades, follow the link contained therein, or view detailed instructions for posting grades.

If you have not received this notification, or are unsure if your roster is prepared for you to post, please call Extended Studies at (208) 426-1709.

While posting grades, if you notice students who should not be on the roster, or conversely, students who are missing, do not proceed with submitting grades. Instead, contact Extended Studies immediately to rectify the problem.

Once the credit registration deadline for your course has passed, you’ll receive an email from Extended Studies Customer Services prompting you to log in and post grades. We ask that you make every effort to post your grades as quickly as possible (out of consideration for those who registered). This should be no later than one week after the course end date.

If you require additional time, please notify the program coordinator as soon as possible. Boise State’s courses are still set up by seasonal term (spring, summer or fall), so in some cases, a course that ends very near to the end of a given term will have a shortened timeline for posting grades.

No. You may feel free to direct any of your registrants who have questions regarding transcripts or any other administrative tasks to Extended Studies for further assistance.

Extended Studies Customer Services
Mon.-Thurs., 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m., Fri. 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
(208) 426-1709
extendedstudies@boisestate.edu

Brittnay Burns
K-12 Professional Development Program Coordinator
(208) 426-3713
k12professionaldevelopment@boisestate.edu