[VPAAEtal] Graduate Certificate Programs

[Academic Affairs]

M E M O R A N D U M

 

TO:                 Graduate Faculty

 

FROM:           Allan D. Headley

                        Dean of Graduate Studies and Research

 

RE:                 Graduate Certificate Programs

 

DATE:            March 30, 2007

 

 

The University recently approved the offering of Graduate Certificates, a
new category of graduate programs.  Graduate Certificates are designed to
meet the academic and career needs of graduate students and employed
professionals in a defined field of study.  These certificates will enhance
the educational opportunities by providing students with a concentrated and
cohesive area of study, with specified learning objectives and competencies.

 

Applicants to a Graduate Certificate program must have obtained a bachelor's
degree from a regionally accredited institution.  A major advantage for
students of Graduate Certificates is that they may apply up to 18 semester
hours from their graduate certificate program toward a graduate degree at
Texas A&M University-Commerce if they eventually decide to pursue a graduate
degree.  In additional to receiving a certificate at the completion of their
program, the student's official transcript will list the graduate
certificates completed at Texas A&M University-Commerce.

 

New Graduate Certificate programs may be developed by an academic department
or across disciplines.  All Graduate Certificate programs must follow a
planned course of study with a minimum of 12 graduate semester hours and no
more than 24 semester hours.  If your department sees advantages to
developing a Graduate Certificate program, please contact Ms. Louise Skinner
at 886-5162 or louise_skinner at tamu-commerce.edu for more details.

 

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