Management Development Centers
Certificates & Programs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching and Mentoring for Excellence | - | 2 | 2 |
| Collaborative Leadership Seminar | - | - | 3 |
| Conflict Resolution Skills | 2 | 2 | - |
| Crisis Leadership Workshop | - | 2 | 2 |
| Developing Customer Focused Organizations | - | - | 2 |
| Dynamics of Public Policy | - | 3 | 3 |
| Executive Development Seminar: Leading Change | - | 4 | 4 |
| Executive Development Seminar: Leading Change (Blended) | - | 4 | 4 |
| Facilitation Skills for Leaders | 2 | - | - |
| Federal Budgetary Policies and Processes | - | 3 | 3 |
| Leadership Assessment Program Level I for Team Leaders and Emerging Supervisors | - | 3 | 2 |
| Leadership Assessment Program Level II for Supervisors and Managers | - | 3 | 2 |
| Leadership for a Democratic Society | - | - | 12 |
| Leadership Skills for Non-Supervisors | 3 | - | - |
| Management Development Seminar I: Leading from the Middle | - | 3 | - |
| Management Development Seminar II: Leading Organizations | - | 3 | - |
| Project Management Principles | - | 2 | - |
| Science, Technology, and Public Policy | - | 3 | 3 |
| Senior Executive Assessment Program | - | 1 | - |
| Supervisory Development Seminar I: Fundamentals | 2 | - | - |
| Supervisory Development Seminar II: Learning to Lead | - | 2 | - |
| Supervisory Development Seminar II: Learning to Lead (Online) | - | 2 | - |
| Team Development Seminar: Team Building and Team Leadership | - | 3 | - |
Offered by: EMDC, WMDC