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Certificate Programs
(Senate: 8/14/74, 7/11/78, 8/18/82, 2/6/90, 4/23/14[EA]; President: 8/29/74,
7/13/78, 9/10/82, 3/13/90, 6/26/14; Editorial Amendment: 9/99, 9/00, 8/01,
9/03, 6/11)
The categories of certificate programs are credit certificate, non-degree credit
certificate and noncredit certificate programs. Credit certificate programs may be
offered by a department/division/school or Extended Education. Non-degree credit
and noncredit certificate programs are offered through Extended Education. These
programs and the criteria they meet are described below.
1. Credit certificate programs are composed of regular University courses.
The minimum number of units in a credit certificate program shall be 15
semester units for undergraduate programs and 12 semester units for
post-baccalaureate programs. Normally, courses in the program, except
for prerequisites, are those at the 3000, 4000, or 5000-level. For
enrollment in 5000-level courses, consent of the instructor is required. If
there are prerequisites in addition to those required by the courses in the
program, they must be clearly stated. No more than one quarter of the
total units required for the certificate may be transferred from other
colleges. A maximum of one quarter of the units in the program may be de
voted to internships or independent study, or any combination thereof.
The minimum grade point average required for completion of an
undergraduate program is 2.0. For post-baccalaureate degree certificates,
a minimum GPA of 3.0 is required for completion of the program.
2. Non-degree credit certificate programs are composed of courses at the
7000 and 8000-level. The minimum number of units in a non-degree
credit certificate program shall be the equivalent of 15 semester units.
Exceptions to the minimum for highly specialized programs may be
approved by the appropriate department/division chair(s), school
director(s), college dean(s) and the Extended Education Subcommittee.
3. Noncredit certificate programs are composed of noncredit courses for
continuing education units (CEUs). Six CEUs are required for a non-credit
certificate program. Exceptions to this minimum may be approved by the
appropriate department/division chair(s), school director(s), college
dean(s), and the Extended Education Subcommittee.