The proposal must be accompanied by at least one letter or email of support from an external business, industry, or professional contact as evidence that the micro-credential, including the student learning outcomes, was developed with their input. The letter should address how the micro-credential would advance the career/enhance the employability of the earner. Scanned copies of letters or copies of emails are acceptable. Proposals without a letter of support will not be considered by the review committee.
A micro-credential consists of no fewer than 2 and no more than 4 courses.
In order for a course to be part of a micro-credential:
Please communicate with all instructors of required courses prior to submitting the proposal.
In the proposal, you must designate a faculty contact who will be the primary point of communication for all issues and questions related to the micro-credential. Expectations for the faculty contact are described below.
The micro-credential proposal must be approved by the department chair or school director and dean for each faculty member listed on the proposal—those submitting the proposal and those listed as instructors of the micro-credential courses. Proposals will not be considered without these signatures, which will be collected electronically.
Please discuss your micro-credential proposal with your department chair or school director and your dean before submitting the proposal.
1. Complete all items in the Micro-credential Proposal Template Form below.
Please note: There are two cutoff dates for submitting micro-credential proposals: the last Friday in October, and the last Friday in February.
2. After the proposal is received, the instructors of all required courses, and the department head(s) and/or school director(s) and dean(s) will be sent copies of the proposal and asked for their digital signatures of approval via Adobe Sign.
3. The Micro-Credentials Review Committee will meet to review proposals soon after each cutoff date. The designated faculty contact or their representative may choose to attend part of the meeting to introduce their proposal and take questions from the committee, if they wish. The committee’s decision will be sent after the meeting via email.
To prepare the micro-credential for listing with the other NKU Micro-Credentials and on Credly, web copy will be extracted from the proposal content. The web copy draft may be reviewed by Marketing and Communications, and they may suggest minor changes to enhance the appeal of the micro-credential to potential earners. The web copy will then be submitted to the designated faculty contact for final review and approval.
The faculty contact will be notified when the micro-credential is ready for launch. When a micro-credential launches, the web copy is activated and the micro-credential becomes active in the NKU application (undergraduate or graduate as appropriate) so that students may apply. Please note: A micro-credential cannot launch the same semester that it is approved—it can launch no sooner than the following semester.
After the micro-credential is launched, the faculty contact is expected to:
For questions regarding micro-credentials, please contact:
Dr. Stephanie Songer
Associate Director of Online and Professional Education
(859) 572-7852
songers1@nku.edu
