The Americas (Graduate Certificate)

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Offered by the School of International Service .

Admission to the Program

Open to students with a bachelor’s degree or equivalent from an accredited institution. Applicants must submit their official transcripts along with a one page statement of purpose.

Non-native English speakers are required to submit results of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) unless they hold a degree from a U.S.-accredited institution before enrollment at SIS. The minimum TOEFL score for full admissions consideration is 100 on the Internet-based test (iBT) or 600 on the paper-based test (PBT). The minimum IELTS score is 7.0.

Certificate Requirements

15 credit hours of approved coursework with at least 6 credit hours at or above 600-level with grades of C or better. Grades of C- or D in certificate program courses are not accepted toward the fulfillment of certificate requirements, although these grades will be included in the calculation of the GPA. Students must have a minimum 3.00 cumulative GPA in certificate courses in order to be awarded a certificate. Students in certificate programs must take a minimum of 6 credit hours during each 12-month period and complete the certificate in four years. International students must enroll in 9 credit hours each semester (except for summer). A maximum of 3 credit hours earned at an accredited college or university may be applied toward the certificate as transfer credit

Course Requirements

Core (3 credit hours)

Complete 3 credit hours from the following:

ANTH-639 Culture, History, Power, Place (3) (approved topics)
HIST-640 Latin American Studies (3) (topics)
SIS-676 Selected Topics in Cross-National Studies (3) : Americas in Comparative Perspective
SPAN-554 Classics of Latin American Literature (3) (topics)

Electives (12 credit hours)

Complete 12 credit hours from the following, or other approved courses: