Graduate Certificates

Overview

Graduate Certificates

1. Graduate Certificates provide a shortened, condensed and focused course of study that supplements an existing bachelor’s or master’s degree. They may provide jobrelated expertise, focus on a timely area of discussion in a discipline, or lead to licensure or certification. Refer to specific graduate certificate Graduate Degrees  for details about the qualification the program provides.

Types of Graduate Certificates

1. Graduate Certificate - a graduate-level academic offering that is earned after a student has already completed a recognized baccalaureate degree. The number of required courses varies, but the typical range is 12-18 credits.
2. Post-Masters Certificate - an academic offering that is earned after a student has already completed a recognized master’s degree, usually related to additional licensure or certification.

Graduate Certificate Requirements

1. General Requirements - policies and procedures set by the Graduate School that apply to all graduate certificate programs.
2. Specific Program Requirements - policies and procedures set by individual graduate certificate programs.

General Requirements

To be eligible to receive the graduate certificate each candidate must:

1. Be officially accepted as a Graduate Certificate student.
2. Fulfill all specific Graduate Certificate program requirements, including meeting minimum grade requirements and completing prescribed courses.
3. Complete the Graduate Certificate Checklist and return it to the Graduate School by the end of the first week of the last semester of graduate work.
4. Pay the certificate fee by the end of the first week of the last semester of graduate study.

Transfer Credit

Transfer of graduate credit is allowed for degree-seeking students in regular admission status. Students who are admitted solely to Graduate Certificate programs are not allowed to transfer credit. See Graduate Course and Credit Regulations (Old)  for details on transfer credit.

Graduate Certificate Check-List

1. It is the responsibility of each graduate student to meet the Graduate Certificate requirements of the Graduate School.
2. Each student must be officially accepted as a Graduate Certificate student, as specified in the University Catalog.
3. Each Graduate Certificate student must meet minimum grade requirements, complete all prescribed courses, and fulfill all Graduate Certificate program requirements.
4. Each Graduate Certificate student must complete the Application for Graduate Certificate and return it to the Graduate School by the end of the first week of the last semester of graduate work.
5. Each Graduate Certificate student must pay the certificate fee by the end of the first week of the last semester of graduate study.