Instructors must possess an academic degree relevant to what they are teaching and at least one level above the level at which they teach, except in programs for terminal degrees or when equivalent experience is established.
If a faculty member holds a master’s degree or higher in a discipline or subfield other than that in which he or she is teaching, that faculty member must have completed a minimum of 18 graduate credit hours in the discipline or subfield in which they teach. Instructors teaching in graduate programs should hold the terminal degree determined by the discipline and have a record of research, scholarship, or achievement appropriate for the graduate program.
Developed in partnership with Google, the Professional Focus + Google Data Analytics Certificate program is a unique opportunity for you to earn the Google Data Analytics Career Certificate with the advantage of Purdue Global faculty and support and earn a Purdue Global micro-credential at the same time. This program will prepare you to begin or pivot your career into the field of data analytics.
In this program you will learn the methods for gathering, analyzing, displaying and sharing data effectively. The tools explored include spreadsheets, SQL, Tableau, and R programming, among others. These skills, combined with the knowledge gained from the chosen micro-credential, will allow you to apply your data analytics skills to a specific industry.
Qualified credits earned in fulfillment of this certificate program may be transferable to certain Purdue Global degree programs.
In addition to the core Google Data Analytics Career Certificate courses, you will choose from select micro-credentials to allow you to personalize your program to your individual career interests. A micro-credential is a course or grouping of courses that represents a focused skill or area of knowledge.
The Professional Focus + Google Data Analytics Certificate program consists of a minimum of 51 quarter credit hours. Upon successful completion of the program, you will be awarded a certificate.
Purdue Global's Admissions Requirements may be viewed at the following link: www.purdueglobal.edu.
The deadlines are dependent upon which Track (A, B, or C) and term the student chooses to start. Academic Calendars are posted online at www.purdueglobal.edu.