Earning Academic Credit through the Management Development Centers
American Council on Education (ACE)
Many courses offered by the MDCs are certified by the American Council on Education (ACE) for college or graduate credit. The credit hours vary depending on the length and content of the course. ACE serves as a registry for students to collect ACE-certified course credits for nontraditional training courses. After paying a one-time fee to establish a transcript with ACE, students can use ACE to collect and maintain a permanent record of classes and credits. The ACE transcript is accepted for transfer credit at most universities, depending on specific degree programs. The transcript also serves as an easy way for degreed participants to document continuous learning.
Receiving College-Level and Graduate-Level Credit
In keeping with our commitment to continuous learning to foster informed and creative leadership in the Federal Service, the MDCs offer several ways to turn your quality educational experiences with us into graduate-level university credit toward an advanced degree.
| Courses | Undergrad Lower | Undergrad Upper | Graduate |
|---|
| Bridging Organizational Cultures |
- |
2 |
- |
| Coaching and Mentoring for Excellence |
- |
2 |
2 |
| Conflict Resolution Skills |
2 |
2 |
- |
| Crisis Leadership Workshop |
- |
2 |
2 |
| Developing Customer Focused Organizations |
- |
- |
2 |
| Developing High Performing Teams |
- |
2 |
2 |
| Dynamics of Public Policy |
- |
3 |
3 |
| Environmental Policy Issues Seminar |
- |
3 |
3 |
| Executive Development Seminar |
- |
4 |
4 |
| Executive Development Seminar: Blended Course |
- |
4 |
4 |
| Facilitative Leadership Seminar |
2 |
- |
- |
| Federal Budgetary Policies and Processes |
- |
3 |
3 |
| Leadership Assessment Program Level I |
- |
3 |
2 |
| Leadership Assessment Program Level II |
- |
2 |
2 |
| Leadership for a Democratic Society |
- |
- |
12 |
| Leadership Foundations Seminar |
- |
2 |
- |
| Leadership Potential Seminar |
- |
- |
3 |
| Leadership Skills for Non-Supervisors and Non-Managers |
3 |
- |
- |
| Leading Work and Project Teams |
- |
5 |
- |
| Management Development Seminar |
- |
3 |
- |
| Natural Resources Policies and Issues |
- |
3 |
3 |
| Project Management Principles |
- |
2 |
- |
| Science, Technology, and Public Policy |
- |
3 |
3 |
| Seminar for New Managers |
- |
3 |
- |
| Seminar for New Managers-Blended Course |
- |
3 |
- |
| Senior Executive Assessment Program |
- |
1 |
- |
| Supervisory Leadership Seminar: Supervision |
2 |
- |
- |
| Supervisory Leadership Seminar: Leadership |
- |
2 |
- |
| Supervisory Leadership Seminar Online: Leadership |
- |
2 |
- |
| Team Building and Team Leadership |
- |
3 |
- |
Offered by: EMDC, WMDC, FEI