The University offers a number of graduate certificates designed for those students who want to pursue a short, coherent course of study at the graduate level. Students already enrolled in a master’s degree program may pursue a graduate certificate, for which the online Petition for Graduate Certificate form below must be submitted during their course of studies in the master degree program. Once submitted, the certificate will be added to your record, and the program advisor will be notified. International students will also need approval from the International Services Office. Required course work consists of 12 to 20 credits of graduate study, depending on the subject area selected. Students should contact the program advisor for assistance in planning the course of study for the selected certificate. Course substitutions may be granted by the program advisor. The minimum residency requirement for graduate certificate programs is six credits. A minimum overall GPA of 3.0 in courses taken at the University, which are applied to the certificate, is required to qualify.