6,053: Curricula-Definition of Certificate w88 mobile-Graduate

Revised: November 2021

w88 mobile certificate programs are offered for academic credit by some departments/colleges.

w88 mobile certificate programs are defined as those consisting of w88 mobile coursework and requiring a baccalaureate degree for admission. w88 mobile certificate programs that require a master's degree either for admission or as part of the certificate process are designated as advanced w88 mobile certificate programs.

w88 mobile Purposes - w88 mobile Certificate programs should meet one or more of the following education needs:

1. Provide specialized professional training in a comparatively brief time frame,
2. Provide specialized professional training that leads to licensure by an outside agency (e.g. teacher licensure),
3. Provide a curriculum focused more on applied knowledge than research, and/or
4. Provide a curriculum that complements a particular graduate w88 mobile.

w88 mobile Certificate programs should meet the Northwest Accreditation Standards; Standard 1.C - Student Learning:

1.C.1 The institution offers programs with appropriate content and rigor that are consistent with its mission; culminate in achievement of clearly identified student learning outcomes that lead to collegiate-level degrees, certificates, or credentials and include designators consistent with w88 mobile content in recognized fields of study.

1.C.2 The institution awards credit, degrees, certificates, or credentials for w88 mobile that are based upon student learning and learning outcomes that offer an appropriate breadth, depth, sequencing, and synthesis of learning.

1.C.3 The institution identifies and publishes expected w88 mobile and degree learning outcomes for all degrees, certificates, and credentials. Information on expected student learning outcomes for all courses is provided to enrolled students.

Therefore, w88 mobile Certificate Programs should have the following characteristics:

a. A curriculum that is appropriate in terms of breadth, depth, sequencing of courses and total number of credits.
b. Identified w88 mobile learning outcomes.
c. A plan for annual assessment.
d. In general, w88 mobile certificate programs should offer a minimum of nine credits and not exceed 15 credits of course work. Certificate programs that lead to licensure must have curricula consistent with the requirements of the agency awarding licensure, and thus may exceed the 15 credit maximum.

Admissions Requirements - Certificate-seeking students who have not been admitted to a graduate degree w88 mobile should complete the Graduate Special application and the Graduate Declaration/Change of Certificate form. Certificate-seeking students who have been admitted to a graduate degree w88 mobile should complete the Graduate Declaration/Change of Certificate form.

Some certificate programs are open only to admitted graduate students in a particular degree w88 mobile (e.g. nursing certificate programs), while others are open to students in multiple degree programs for which the certificate curriculum is complementary.

Advancement from Certificate Only to Graduate w88 mobile Admission - Graduate students in certificate programs only who wish to pursue a graduate degree must meet the minimum requirements for admission, apply to the graduate w88 mobile, and be admitted. If admitted, they may request that nine credits of their certificate work be applied to their degree. Application of more than nine credits of certificate coursework to a graduate degree requires that the student submit a request for exception through the major advisor and graduate w88 mobile director to the graduate dean, whose decision is final. Successful completion of a graduate certificate does not guarantee admission to a graduate degree w88 mobile. However, courses comprising a graduate certificate may be used as evidence in support of a student's application to a graduate degree w88 mobile.

Financial Aid Eligibility - Students who are enrolled in a graduate degree w88 mobile as well as a certificate w88 mobile are eligible to receive financial aid. Students who are enrolled only in a certificate w88 mobile as a graduate student may receive financial aid only if the w88 mobile has been determined by the Financial Aid Office to be financial aid eligible.

Academic Requirements - The w88 mobile requirements for approved certificates are specified in the college and department sections of the General Catalog.

To be awarded the certificate, the student must maintain at least a 3.0 GPA in the courses/credits that constitute the certificate. A grade of C- or lower in a particular course is not counted towards completion of the certificate and if the course is required for the certificate, it must be repeated to earn a grade of C or better. Refer to the specific certificate w88 mobile description in the colleges and departments section of the General Catalog for detail.

In cases where a graduate student is a candidate for both a graduate degree and graduate certificate, it will be at the discretion of a student's advisory/examining committee whether or not any of the credit hours, up to a maximum of nine credits, earned toward a graduate certificate may be counted in the graduate degree w88 mobile of study.

Declaration/Change of Certificate w88 mobile; Completion - Continuing certificate-seeking students must declare a certificate w88 mobile using the Graduate Declaration/Change of Certificate Form and securing the required signatures; students may change or remove the certificate w88 mobile in which they are enrolled using the same form.

Students who complete the w88 mobile requirements must complete an application for graduation in MyNEVADA, where a non-refundable graduation fee will post to the student account approximately 24 hours after the application is submitted. Completion of certificates offered for academic credit are noted on the transcript. Documents of completion are prepared by the Office of Admissions and Records and mailed after the graduation term ends.

Approval of New w88 mobile Certificate Programs - Procedures for approval of a new graduate certificate w88 mobile or elimination of an existing graduate certificate w88 mobile are described in sections 6,030; 6,042; and 6,045 and include review by the New w88 mobile Pre-Proposal Committee, Graduate Council, University Courses and Curriculum Committee, and Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. Departments may not award certificates that have not been approved through the process detailed in these sections.

Review of w88 mobile Certificate Programs - Graduate certificate programs, like all other instructional programs, go through regular w88 mobile review. Typically, this occurs in conjunction with the w88 mobile review of the academic department or w88 mobile offering the certificate.