Apply for Quality Certification

ODL offers several certification cycles per year. After reviewing the eligibility criteria and timeline below, click or tap the Apply Now button to complete an application. 

Eligibility Criteria:

  • The course submitted is an existing online course taught mostly or fully online (80-100% of the course is delivered online) in an asynchronous instructional mode.
  • The faculty or instructor applying for course quality certification also teaches the course.*
  • The faculty or instructor applying for course quality certification has attended the prerequisite Applying the Quality Matters Rubric training.

*If you are interested in certifying a course that you do not teach, please contact ODL instructional faculty for guidance.  

Milestones & Deliverables

2023 Spring-Summer Certification Cycle

Date Milestones & Deliverables
Feb 10, 2023 Last day to apply for course certification
Feb 16, 2023 Course certification requests selected
Feb 20, 2023 Last day to sign and submit course certification offer letter
Feb 23, 2023 Workshop 1 | QM: The Big Picture (12:00 pm - 1:30 pm via Zoom)
Mar 2, 2023 Workshop 2 | Course Structure and Student Experience (12:00 pm - 1:30 pm via Zoom)
Mar 9, 2023 Workshop 3 | Accessibility (12:00 pm - 1:30 pm via Zoom)
May 1, 2023 Last day to submit completed QM Readiness Review

2022 Fall-B Certification Cycle

Date Milestones & Deliverables
Nov 10, 2022 Last day to apply for course certification
Nov 16, 2022 Course certification requests selected
Nov 21, 2022 Last day to sign and submit course certification offer letter
Dec 14, 2022 Workshop 1 | QM: The Big Picture (10:30 am - 12:00 pm via Zoom)
Dec 14, 2022 Workshop 2 | Course Structure and Student Experience (1:00 pm - 2:30 pm via Zoom)
Jan 5, 2023 Workshop 3 | Accessibility (12:00 pm - 1:30 pm via Zoom)
Feb 6, 2023 Last day to submit completed QM Readiness Review