Harper College
Academy for Teaching Excellence

Proposal for a Graduate Equivalency Course or CEU-Bearing PD Opportunity

Would you like to create or facilitate a credit-bearing professional development opportunity (workshop, webinar, conference, etc)? Interested in creating or teaching a Graduate Equivalency Course? Learn more and submit a proposal.

For more information related to facilitating a GEC or CEU-bearing program, please contact the Academy.

Graduate Equivalency Course

Process

  • Please review the Graduate Equivalency Course Policies.
  • Consult with the Academy to explore topic/initiate process.
  • Fill out Application to Teach a GEC form.
  • Once the application is approved by the Dean of Teaching & Learning, you will receive an email with the next steps in the process.
  • Sign Letter of Agreement to outline scope of work and compensation.
  • Finalize syllabus with the Dean of Teaching & Learning and plan for instruction.
  • The Dean of Teaching & Learning approves the finalized syllabus.
  • Receive an email with the next steps in the process and review the Tips for Facilitating Guide.
  • Facilitate your GEC.
  • Submit midterm grades by the eighth day of the course.
  • Upon completion, send out the evaluation to participants.
  • Submit final grades within one week of course ending.
  • Compensation will be processed following grade submission.

You may wish to submit an article to promote or summarize the course in the Academy News (recommended).
These steps are outlined in the timeline below.

Timeline

All Graduate Equivalency Courses (GECs) must be approved for GEC credits by the Academy for Teaching Excellence following the timeline below.

  1. By the fourth week of the semester prior to the semester proposed:
    • Consult with the Dean of Teaching & Learning and complete the Application to Teach a GEC form.
  2. By the eighth week of the semester prior to the semester proposed:
    • Submit your final GEC Syllabus.
    • Continue to work with the Academy Director for planning the modality, dates, and other aspects of developing the course and syllabus. Use this template to submit your syllabus to the Dean of Teaching & Learning.
    • The Academy will begin marketing the GEC after the final syllabus has been approved by the Dean of Teaching & Learning. The syllabus will be included in marketing materials and hosted on the Academy website.

Forms

  • Application to Teach a GEC
  • GEC Policies
  • GEC Syllabus Template

CEU-Bearing PD Opportunity (Workshop/Webinar/Conference)

Process

  1. Consult with the Dean of Teaching & Learning to explore topic/initiate the process.
  2. Complete an Event Proposal Form.
    • Face-to-Face or Hybrid Event Form
    • Virtual Event Form
  3. Once the form is approved by the Dean of Teaching & Learning, receive an email with the next steps in the process.
  4. Review the Tips for Facilitating Guide.
  5. You may wish to submit an article for promoting or summarizing the course in the Academy News (recommended).

Timeline

  • Five weeks prior to the proposed event date:
    1. Complete the event form a minimum of five weeks before the event if you need CEU approval and marketing assistance for your event.
  • Two weeks prior to the proposed event date:
    1. Complete the event form a minimum of two weeks before the event if you need CEU approval but do not need marketing assistance for your event.

Forms

  • Face-to-Face or Hybrid Event Form
  • Virtual Event Form
Last Updated: 8/26/26