This unique program allows students to earn a Graduate Certificate in a specific content area. In addition to the Graduate Division Admission requirements, students are asked to complete program specific admission requirements including a brief Letter of Intent. A Graduate Certificate in a specific content area is available when a student has earned 18 hours. In most states, 18 hours at the graduate level qualifies people as “content area experts” who are considered “qualified” to teach at the lower-division college level. These certificates allow students to document completion of 18 hours within a field when done outside of or in addition to a separate master’s degree.

The following Concentration Areas are available for a Graduate Certificate: through the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies:

Art

Biology

Chemical Dependency Counseling

Criminal Justice

English

History

Kinesiology

Mathematics

Political Science

Psychology

Writing

While these graduate certificates are not interdisciplinary programs, all students pursuing these will be supported through the Interdisciplinary Studies Program Office. Students entering these certificate programs will be asked to briefly articulate their goals and purpose for this work for program evaluation purposes in a required Letter of Intent.