Instructional Design

You will have access to your onboarding course and all available course content immediately after enrolling and paying. Once the first course officially begins, you’ll be able to ask questions from the teaching team, get feedback on your projects, and work with fellow peers on group assignments.‎

Attendance is mandatory at the first two weekly live sessions. Live sessions typically occur on Thursdays from 6-8 pm CT. You are expected to take advantage of the weekly live sessions to interact with your peers and course instructors synchronously for an enriched learning experience. If you have an occasional conflict after the first two live sessions, you can contact the course instructor in advance for information on missed activities and how to access the recording.‎

No. MasterTrack® Certificate courses are only available to learners who have paid for the program.‎

Students who officially withdraw within a refund period receive a pro-rata refund based on the effective withdrawal date. For more information and to view the withdrawal schedule visit this page.‎

The total cost of the certificate program is $2,384.00, which is $298.00 per credit hour. So, each course is $1,192.00.‎

Once you enroll in the MasterTrack® Certificate Program a student account will be created and you will be billed, per course, based on the payment due dates. ‎

Financial aid is not currently available for MasterTrack® Certificate programs.‎

Upon successful completion of this program, a digital certificate of completion will be issued by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign using the Acredible credential platform. ‎

When some or all of your tuition and fees are paid by a sponsoring organization, you and the organization may qualify to participate in Sponsor Billing at the University of Illinois. Sponsor Billing is an arrangement whereby the University invoices the qualifying organization (Sponsor) for authorized charges on your behalf. For more information please view the following link: https://paymybill.uillinois.edu/payments/sponsor_billing/‎

Upon completion of a course in this MasterTrack® Certificate, you will receive four hours of graduate credit. If both courses are completed, you will receive eight hours of credit.‎

Yes, upon successful completion of the MasterTrack® Certificate and admission to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, graduate credits earned can be transferred towards a Doctor of Education (EdD) and Masters of Education (EdM) in Education Policy, Organization, and Leadership (EPOL). If admitted as an EPOL graduate student, you will have the opportunity to choose from the following concentrations: Diversity and Equity in Education, Global Studies in Education, Human Resource Development, and Learning Design and Leadership.‎

Visit the Illinois website to view the required criteria and supporting materials needed to apply. If you are ready to apply to one of the Illinois graduate programs, you can begin the process by selecting the apply button on the website.‎

To continue to advance your expertise in instructional design, you might want to consider the Human Resource Development or Learning Design and Leadership graduate programs.‎

For more information on payment plans please visit https://paymybill.uillinois.edu/payments/PaymentPlan/ and select payment plan. Note: Payment plans are not offered for summer enrollment. Click here to view summer payment due dates.‎

Please contact the University of Illinois College of Education at mtcinstructionaldesign@education.illinois.edu.‎