If you are not a current FSU student, you will need to complete and return the following forms: (1) FSU Special Student Biographical Form: please answer ALL questions; (2) Residency Form (FL students only) : please cite two documents supporting legal residency (usually a FL drivers license number with original issue date and voter registration card are easiest); and (3) Course Registration Form (for Spring 2009)

Forms are available at: http://cflge.org/program/apply.html

You do NOT need to fill out the Health History Forms. For this particular certificate program, transient students should register as special students.

Fax: (850) 644-3803

Mailing address:

FSU Academic & Professional Program Services
Center for Professional Development
296 Champions Way
P.O. Box 3062550
Tallahassee, Florida 32306-2550

You will not need to provide a GRE score as a Special Student; however, you will need to send transcripts of any college work undertaken from each institution attended, regardless if all coursework appears on your bachelor’s or master’s degree transcript, by the end of the first semester,

CEUs provide a nationally approved permanent record of your attendance in a non-credit professional workshop or class. You will receive 4.5 CEUs for each course in this certificate program, certifying your completion of 45 hours of training per course.

To register, contact Kristin Muire, FSU Academic & Professional Program Services, at muire@campus.fsu.edu or 850-645-5639. Simply register with Sharon and pay the fee in order to complete your CEU registration.

CEU credit: $499

Academic Credit:

$766.65 for non-FSU students 

$842.25 for FSU campus students

 

Note: Once you are registered, payment can be made by credit card online at http://fees.fsu.edu/. Send checks or money orders to Student Financial Services; A1500 University Center; Tallahassee, FL 32306-2394. Make checks payable to Florida State University, include your FSUSN (FSU security number), name, address, and telephone number on your check.

FSU provides a transcript both for academic credit and for CEU courses. Official transcripts are available approximately one month after the end of each term. Detailed instructions for requesting a transcript online or by mail are available at the Office of the Registrar website at http://registrar.fsu.edu/services/transcripts/apdefault.htm. The fee is $5 per transcript. For additional transcript questions, contact the Office of the Registrar at 850-644-5857 or transcripts@admin.fsu.edu.

Yes, you may pay the fee difference and switch during the course of the semester; however, you may NOT switch once the semester is completed.

The Guide to Computing Resources website at http://gtcr.fsu.edu/topic-02.html provides guidance on minimum computer system requirements and recommendations.

Blackboard is FSU’s online portal for web-supported courses and secure online services. Using a Blackboard course website, instructors can deliver content and coordinate online activities. Once admitted to the course, you will receive an email with detailed instructions on obtaining and activating your FSUID, establishing your official FSU email account, and accessing Blackboard. You must complete a brief but mandatory online orientation in Blackboard. Contact Sharon Reavis at sreavis@campus.fsu.edu or 850-645-5639 if you need assistance with access to Blackboard.

For additional information on using and customizing Blackboard, please see the Center for Teaching & Learning’s website at http://learningforlife.fsu.edu/online/usingbb/Bblearn.cfm.