Certificate Programs
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Lower-Division Certificate
– a certificate awarded for successful completion of
a minimum of 12 semester credit hours at the
freshman or sophomore levels or both.
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Upper-Division Certificate
– a certificate awarded for successful completion of
a minimum of 12 semester credit hours at the junior
or senior levels or both.
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Post-Baccalaureate Certificate
– a certificate awarded for successful completion of
at least 12 semester credit hours of college-level
work, the majority of which are at the master’s
level.
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Certificate of Advanced Study
– a certificate awarded for successful completion of
at least 30 semester credit hours of graduate study
or the equivalent beyond the master’s degree.
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Professional Certificate
– a certificate awarded for successful completion of
the number of courses required by the appropriate
national professional association.
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Directed Technology Certificate
– a certificate awarded for successful completion of
a specialized learning program which meets employer
training needs and consists of at least 12 credits
but no more than 24 credit hours at the freshman or
sophomore levels, or both.
With the exception of
Directed Technology Certificates, all of the other types of
certificate programs can be created from courses within
existing degree programs or can be stand alone certificate
programs.