Graduate Certificate Programs for Credit
Academic units and the School of Professional and Extended Studies, at their discretion, may develop and administer graduate certificate programs for which there is academic credit. All graduate certificate programs for credit must include a minimum of 12 semester credit hours. All course work must meet the same requirements as those used for graduate academic programs. Some certificate programs for graduate credit may have additional requirements. If approved by the academic or teaching unit that administers the certificate program, equivalent credits earned at an accredited college or university may be transferred toward a certificate at the following rates: 3 credit hours for certificates from 12 to 18 credit hours in length, and 6 credit hours for certificates over 18 credit hours in length.
Graduate students who are enrolled in master’s and/or doctoral programs may pursue graduate certificates at the same time. Any sharing of the required semester hour credits between the graduate certificate and the graduate degree program will be determined by the Graduate Program Director. Students who are not enrolled in graduate degree programs but who are enrolled in graduate certificate programs are not permitted to enroll in courses in the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area.
All students enrolled in graduate certificate programs must maintain a 3.0 grade point average to be considered as making satisfactory progress and to be awarded a certificate. Grades of C- or below in certificate program courses will not be accepted toward the fulfillment of certificate requirements although these grades will be included in the calculation of the cumulative GPA. Individual certificate programs may have higher standards. Students who do not achieve a 3.0 grade point average at any point after completing six credit hours are subject to an academic warning, probation, or dismissal from the certificate program. Students who do not achieve a 3.0 grade point average upon completion of 12 credit hours will be dismissed from the certificate program. The Office of the University Registrar will identify students with deficiencies in their grade point average and notify both the student and the certificate program. Certificate students who are dismissed may seek readmission at the discretion of the Graduate Program Directors and will be subject to any new admissions and program requirements instituted since their last enrollment.
Students in certificate programs must complete a minimum of 6 credit hours during each 12-month period after the start of their first semester of enrollment. All graduate certificate programs must be completed within four years. Students who do not meet these minimum requirements will be dismissed from the certificate program. If a student is readmitted to the program, the acceptance of previously completed credits will be determined by the academic or teaching unit upon readmission. The completion of the certificate will be noted on the student’s official transcript for the semester it was completed.
Graduate Certificate Programs not for Credit
Academic units, centers/institutes, and the School of Professional and Extended Studies, at their discretion, may develop and administer graduate certificate programs for which there is no academic credit.
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