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Terms: Fall – September through December; Spring – January through May; Summer – June through August.

Workload: Students should plan for 10–15 hours of work per week for each course.

Plan ahead: The final registration deadline is one week before the start of each course. Students are encouraged to register earlier to have time to purchase books and become familiar with the learning management system prior to the first day of class.

Fall 2024 Course Offerings

Required Courses

RP 500 Basic Restorative Practices

Credits: 3 | Delivery mode: Blended | Course duration: 4 weeks (23 hours online) | Prerequisite: None
See below for blended course requirements

RP 500.01 October 30 - November 26 (Register by October 23, 1:00 pm ET)

RP 504 Foundations of Restorative Practices

Credits: 3 | Delivery mode: Online | Course duration: 10 weeks | Prerequisite: None

RP 504.01 September 4 - November 12 (Register by August 7, 1:00 pm ET)

RP 525 Restorative Practices in Action

Credits: 3 | Delivery mode: Online | Course duration: 10 weeks | Prerequisite: RP 500 or RP 504
or
Prerequisite for the Master of Science Degree or Graduate Certificate in Restorative Practices:
 
Any of the following, taken within 5 years of starting this course:
  • RP 500 or
  • RP 504 or
  • Attendance at Introduction to Restorative Practices and Using Circles Effectively or
  • Attendance at Restorative Practices for Educators or
  • Attendance at Restorative Practices for Independent Schools or
  • Attendance at Reimagining Campus Community with Restorative Practices
Prerequisite for the Graduate Certificate in Change Implementation in Organizations and Social Systems:
  • RP 500 or RP 504 and
  • RP 667 and RP 668

RP 525.01 September 4 - November 12 (Register by August 7, 1:00 pm ET)

RP 610 Evaluation of Research

Credits: 3 | Delivery mode: Online | Course duration: 10 weeks | Prerequisite: RP 525 and either RP 500 or RP 504

RP 610.01 September 4 - November 12 (Register by August 7, 1:00 pm ET)

RP 699 Integrating Seminar (requires completion of all required master's degree coursework)

Credits: 3 | Delivery mode: Online | Course duration: 10 weeks | Prerequisite: RP 500, RP 525, RP 610 or RP 504, RP 525, RP 610
and all required master's degree coursework

RP 699.01 September 4 - November 12 (Register by August 7, 1:00 pm ET)

Electives

RP 517 Restorative Approaches to Leadership

Credits: 3 | Delivery mode: Online | Course duration: 10 weeks | Prerequisite: RP 500 or RP 504

RP 517.01 September 4 - November 12 (Register by August 7, 1:00 pm ET)

RP 550 Transforming Relational Harm

Credits: 3 | Delivery mode: Online | Course duration: 10 weeks | Prerequisite: RP 500 or RP 504
or
Prerequisite for the Master of Science Degree or Graduate Certificate in Restorative Practices:
  • RP 500 or RP 504
Prerequisite for the Graduate Certificate in Restorative Facilitation for Healing:
  • None
This course is an approved elective for the Education Specialization and the Community Engagement Specialization, and it is the requisite first course for the Restorative Facilitation for Healing Certificate.

RP 550.01 September 4 - November 12 (Register by August 7, 1:00 pm ET)

RP 556 Restorative Practices for Community Health and Well-Being

Credits: 3 | Delivery mode: Online | Course duration: 10 weeks | Prerequisite: RP 500 or RP 504
or

Prerequisite: Any of the following, taken within 5 years of starting this course:

  • RP 500 or
  • RP 504 or
  • Attendance at Introduction to Restorative Practices and Using Circles Effectively or
  • Attendance at Restorative Practices for Educators or
  • Attendance at Restorative Practices for Independent Schools or
  • Attendance at Reimagining Campus Community with Restorative Practices

RP 556.01 September 4 - November 12 (Register by August 7, 1:00 pm ET)

RP 625 Restorative Practices in Life Space Crisis Intervention

Credits: 3 | Delivery mode: Online | Course duration: 10 weeks | Prerequisite: RP 525 and RP 500 or RP 504
or
Prerequisites for the Master of Science Degree or Graduate Certificate in Restorative Practices:
  • RP 525, plus one of the following:
  • RP 500 or RP 504
Prerequisite for the Graduate Certificate in Restorative Facilitation for Healing:
  • RP 550
This course is an approved elective for the Education Specialization and is a required course for the Restorative Facilitation for Healing Certificate.

RP 625.01 September 4 - November 12 (Register by August 7, 1:00 pm ET)

RP 637 Social Justice and Restorative Practices

Credits: 3 | Delivery mode: Online | Course duration: 10 weeks | Prerequisite: RP 525 and either RP 500, RP 504

RP 637.01 September 4 - November 12 (Register by August 7, 1:00 pm ET)

RP 662 A Restorative Approach to Educating the High-Risk and High-Need Student

Credits: 3 | Delivery mode: Online | Course duration: 10 weeks | Prerequisite: RP 525 and RP 500 or RP 504

RP 662.01 September 4 - November 12 (Register by August 7, 1:00 pm ET)

RP 680 Designing Restorative Practices Research

Credits: 3 | Delivery mode: Online | Course duration: 10 weeks | Prerequisite: RP 525

RP 680.01 September 4 - November 12 (Register by August 7, 1:00 pm ET)

Graduate Program Information

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Email: studentservices@iirp.edu

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