Academic Regulations and Degree Requirements

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS

The graduate certificate is awarded for successful completion of a coherent 12-15 hour program of faculty-directed study proposed by a unit of the graduate faculty and approved by the Graduate Council. Students are admitted to a specific graduate certificate program and are advised by faculty in the unit offering the graduate certificate.

Since the graduate certificate is not a degree, students may apply the credits earned in the certificate program toward a degree that they pursue either in conjunction with the graduate certificate or after the certificate has been awarded.

Students may enroll in a graduate certificate program only or may complete the certificate in conjunction with a graduate degree program at the University. Hours taken toward a graduate certificate may be counted toward a graduate degree program with the consent of the graduate program coordinator.

Graduate certificate programs generally require 12-15 hours, including at least six hours at the 6000-level or above. Up to six hours taken on post-baccalaureate status at UNC Charlotte may be applied toward a certificate with the approval of the program coordinator. Although a student ordinarily may not transfer hours from another institution into a certificate program, some programs may allow up to six hours of transferred credit.

The graduate certificate is awarded to a student who has completed the specified program of study with a GPA of 3.0 or better within four years from the time of enrollment in the first certificate course.

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