EDMA Credit Hour Requirements

Drake University Continuing Education & Professional Development

Federal Definition of a Graduate Credit Hour:

1-Credit Hour = 15 instructor-led/seat time hours + *30 hours of outside work = 45 hours 

2-Credit Hours = 30 instructor-led/seat time hours + *60 hours of outside work = 90 hours  

3-Credit Hours = 45 instructor-led/seat time hours + *90 hours of outside work = 135 hours  

4-Credit Hours = 60 instructor-led/seat time hours + *120 hours outside work = 180 hours  

*The syllabus needs to clearly define out-of-class work. 

EDMA Credit Use

• EDMA credit may be transferrable into certain Drake University School of Education graduate programs with advisor approval.
• EDMA credit can be used for recertification and salary advancement.

Examples of what constitutes out-of-class work

The below list is meant to act as a guide when determining what can be counted as work done outside of class. This list can be used when identifying or developing courses that could be classified as EDMA.

Out-of-Class Activities 

• Group work (small group/large group)
  • Discussion (face-to-face and/or electronic)
  • Presentations to outside groups/constituents (school boards, parent, students)
  • Research
  • Collaboration 
    
    
• Implementation
  • Application of course content in the participant's classroom or within their school/district
  • Training of peers
  • Modeling
  • Technology integration 
    
    
• Multimedia – viewing and/or generating
  • Video (DVD, YouTube/online clips, Vodcasts)
  • Audio (Podcasts, web-based audio) 
    
    
• Project-based assignments
  • Development of classroom materials
  • Portfolio entries and additions
  • Data collection and synthesis
  • Interviewing teachers or experts in a particular area 
    
    
• Presentations
  • Individual presentations to outside groups/constituents (school boards, parents, students)
  • Poster Sessions
  • Conferences/Clinics 
    
    
• Reading (hardcopy or online)
  • Textbook(s)
  • Periodicals
  • Handouts
    
    
• Writing
  • Journal entries
  • Short responses/reactions
  • Formal papers
  • Book/article reviews
  • Reflections
  • Lesson plans