Graduate Certificates

A graduate certificate is not defined as a degree by the Graduate School. Rather, it is a document verifying the successful completion of a specified group of graduate courses designed to provide proficiency in a given discipline or a set of related disciplines.

• List of available certificates
• Academic Requirements & Plan of Study Form
• Certificates & Degree Program Admission Policy

Stand-Alone & Degree Program Certificates

It is possible for a graduate certificate program to serve as a stand-alone graduate certificate program for non-degree graduate students and as a graduate certificate program integrated with a graduate degree program.

Stand-Alone Certificate Students

All students enrolled in a stand-alone graduate certificate program will be classified as post-baccalareate graduate students. As such, they must have successfully completed the baccalaureate degree at an accredited college/university. Specific graduate certificate programs may have admission standards that exceed those for post-baccalaureate graduate students.