*After admission to a cycle, we will be in touch with instructions for joining the required workshops. If you are unable to attend, please email odl-quality@fsu.edu. Attendance is not required for previous workshop attendees.

**Certification cycles are divided into three groups, each with a different QM readiness review deadline. Your offer letter will indicate which group (A, B, or C) your course is assigned.

How to Apply

While our goal is to certify as many courses as possible, to ensure the best outcomes for course quality and instructor experience, we accept a limited number of courses per cycle. After reviewing the schedule above and eligibility criteria below, click or tap the Apply button to complete an application. 

Eligibility Criteria:

• The course submitted is an online course taught mostly or fully online (80-100% of the course is delivered online) in an asynchronous instructional mode. (Fully and partially synchronous courses will be considered for review as long as the design components present in the course provide sufficient evidence for reviewers to determine if standards are met.)
• The faculty or instructor applying for course quality certification also teaches the course. If you are interested in certifying a course that you do not teach, contact odl-quality@fsu.edu for guidance.
• The faculty or instructor applying for course quality certification has attended the prerequisite Applying the Quality Matters Rubric (APPQMR) training.

NOTE: If the course submitted is being offered for the first time in a new delivery mode (eg, previously offered face-to-face and now being offered online or previously offered in a synchronous delivery mode and now being offered in an asynchronous delivery mode), it is eligible for admission to a certification cycle but will need to be taught in the new delivery mode at least one term before the QM review can be initiated.

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