11.04.99.R0.31 Graduate Certificates

Effective: February 7, 2007

Supplements System Policy: System Policy 11.04

Graduate certificates are a planned course of study designed to meet the academic and career needs of graduate students and employed professionals in a wide variety of disciplines.

1. The Graduate School at Texas A&M University-Commerce will award all graduate certificates that indicate the completion of a planned course of study in a specific discipline.

2. All certificates may be developed by an academic unit (i.e., department, college, Graduate School) and must be approved by all heads of departments from which courses towards the certificate are drawn. Additionally, all certificate offerings must be approved by the college dean(s) of the college(s) from which courses towards the certificate are drawn and by the Graduate Council.

3. Each applicant to a graduate certificate program must hold a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution. The degree must be substantially equivalent in content to degrees granted by Texas A&M University-Commerce. Units offering certificates can require additional admissions requirements.

4. Graduate Certificate programs must follow a planned course of study with a minimum of twelve graduate semester hours and no more than 24 semester hours. At the discretion of the department, students may also apply up to 18 semester hours from the graduate certificate program towards a graduate degree at Texas A&M University-Commerce.

5. Course substitution will not be allowed.

6. All courses required in a certificate program must be earned from Texas A&M University-Commerce.

7. Students must have a 3.00 GPA on all courses used for the certificate. Units offering certificates may establish more rigorous GPA requirements.

References: New procedure

Contact for Interpretation: Dean of Graduate Studies and Research