Final report; Feb. 2010-Sept. 2011.

Texas Transportation Institute. University Transportation Center for Mobility

NTL-PLANNING AND POLICY-PLANNING AND POLICY ; NTL-PLANNING AND POLICY-Education ;

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This proposal extends the delivery of the recently developed graduate Certificate in Transportation

Planning to a wider audience through the establishment of an Executive Certificate Program by distance

(eCertificate). While the need for an interdisciplinary approach to transportation is widely recognized by the

professional community, there are few educational programs that address the field of transportation in a

truly comprehensive, interdisciplinary manner. Texas A&M University’s (TAMU’s) university-wide graduate

Certificate in Transportation Planning was established in August 2008 to address this need. This program

has proved to be very successful. A limitation of the existing certificate program is that it is available only to

graduate students at TAMU in College Station. The eCertificate program extends the delivery of the

existing certificate to a wider audience of professionals interested in transportation in selected metropolitan

areas in Texas. Preliminary indications suggest that an audience for the certificate exists in major

metropolitan areas in Texas, especially Austin, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio. The certificate will

increase access, expand Texas A&M’s transportation curriculum, and enhance the university’s position as

a national leader in transportation education.

US Transportation Collection

UTCM 476090-00056