GH Section 3: Graduate Certificate Guidelines
For more information on these certificate programs visit the individual program's website through the College of Education, Health and Human Services.
General Requirement for Certificates
- Graduate students must maintain a 3.00 minimum grade point average. Good academic standing indicates that students are meeting university and program requirements and are making satisfactory progress towards their academic program. See for the Academic Standing policy.
- Certificates must be completed within six years starting from the most recent term of admission. Please refer to policy.
- No more than 2 hours of workshop credit may be used toward certificate requirements.
- Before being eligible to be awarded a certificate, students must be formally admitted to the certificate program.
- Students who are currently in a degree program (Master, Educational Specialist, or Doctoral) may also formally apply to a certificate program. Their degree-seeking coursework may be applied to the certificate coursework with advisor approval.
Transfer of Credit Process for Certificates
Certificate applicants who have a previous graduate degree and are not currently seeking another graduate degree may transfer a maximum 6 credit hours with advisor approval. These credits may include hours from another KSU program or from another accredited institution, if the following conditions are met: (1) courses were at the graduate level, (2) a grade of 鈥淎鈥, 鈥淏鈥 or 鈥淪鈥 was earned, and (3) student was admitted as a graduate student at the time the course was taken.
To transfer coursework from an accredited institution (not KSU) the student completes the Request for Transfer of Graduate Credit form. The transfer of credit electronic signature form should be completed in the first semester and supported by a transcript showing the grade earned. Coursework that does not have a letter grade of 鈥淎鈥, 鈥淏鈥 or 鈥淪鈥 cannot be transferred. Time limits for graduate transfer credit must follow established policy. Refer to
Certificate Plan of Study
It is the responsibility of each graduate certificate student to make an appointment with the assigned certificate advisor and prepare a plan of study to be filed with the Office of Graduate Student Services, via attachment to the electronic plan of study form, by the end of the second enrolled semester. The plan of study form is available through the program area. Screenshots of GPS or university catalog requirements will not be accepted. If the plan of study must be revised after submission, a new plan of study with revisions must be submitted to the Office of Graduate Student Services. The plan of study form is available through the program area. Screenshots of GPS or university catalog requirements will not be accepted. If the plan of study must be revised after submission, a new plan of study with revisions must be submitted to the Office of Graduate Student Services.
Certificate Graduation/Application Process
The application for graduation for the certificate must completed through FlashLine no later than Friday of the University鈥檚 official first week of classes in the SEMESTER IN WHICH GRADUATION IS ANTICIPATED. Graduation applications are available through FlashLine, under Student/Resources.
Students who submit a graduation application after the posted deadline will need to complete the Late Graduation Application form, accessible on FlashLine, under Student/Resources/Graduation.