Incomplete Credentials - Admission may be granted to applicants whose credentials are not complete at the time of application if the baccalaureate degree has not been conferred or grades for the current term are not yet available. The final official transcript showing the awarding of a degree must be furnished from the institution awarding the degree no later than 30 days after the beginning of a student's first semester of graduate study. Such admission is subject to cancellation if the complete credentials are not received or, if, upon arrival, they do not meet the requirements for admission. The certificate program might augment an individual's graduate course work or even serve as the initial step toward a master' degree.
Graduate certificates can also be attractive to the post-master's population.
Students interested in a graduate certificate program should apply to the college with a regular graduate admission application. They should then contact the unit coordinating the specific certificate program for advisement. Upon satisfactory completion of all certificate course requirements, which include a 3.0 cumulative average, the coordinating unit will review and recommend action to its academic dean. If the dean concurs, the president will issue a graduate certificate of completion to the student.