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Microcredential Proposal
Name of Proposed Microcredential
Sponsoring Unit/Discipline/Program
Your name Title
Email Phone
Please attach any documentation on additional pages.
1. Please briefly describe what the microcredential covers. Where does it fit in into a sequence of credentials?
2. Please describe the need for this microcredential. How will it contribute to student success?
3. Which external organizations (e.g. employers, transfer institutions) will recognize this microcredential?
4. Please attach a list of participants in the microcredential development process and their titles/organizations.
(Add pages as needed.)
Name
Title
Organization
5. Who will benefit from this microcredential? Who is the target audience?
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6. Please list the competencies required for the microcredential. (Typically there will be 5-7 competencies. See
resource list for help on how to write competency statements.)
Microcredential recipients are able to …
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7. How will you assess if a student has achieved the competencies? Indicate what percentage of competencies
must be achieved in order for a student to be awarded a microcredential. Attach any documentation on
additional pages.
8. What will be the award process in your unit/discipline/program? Who will be responsible for which
activities? (Consider how you will market the microcredential; how students will apply; how applications will
be processed and reviewed; where applications will be stored; how results will be communicated to students;
and the timeline for applications and awards.)
9. Who will be the contact person in your unit/discipline/program for processing the microcredential?
Name Phone Email
Approvals
Signature
Date
Signature
Date
Signature
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Signature
Date