Ethnic Studies, Graduate Certificate

• • Graduate certificate programs require a minimum of 12 credit hours. Many graduate certificate programs require more than 12 credit hours.
  • No more than one 400-level NAU course (3 - 4 units) may be used on a graduate certificate program.
  • No more than twenty-five percent of the units required for the certificate program may be transferred from another university.
  • A 400-level course (undergraduate course) completed at another university is not eligible for transfer credit.
  • A minimum grade point average of 3.0 must be achieved to obtain a graduate certificate. No more than three units of coursework with a Grade of "C" may be used in a certificate program.
  • A graduate student may pursue a graduate certificate concurrently with a graduate degree. Each graduate degree program must decide which, if any, certificate courses can be counted toward the graduate degree.
  • Students who are admitted to a graduate certificate program will be eligible for the official posting of the graduate certificate to their transcripts when all applicable coursework has been successfully completed and approved by the academic unit and the Graduate College.

In addition to University Requirements:

• Complete individual plan requirements.

Students may be able to use some courses to meet more than one requirement. Contact your advisor for details.

Certificate Requirements

• Take the following 15 units:
  
  Core Requirements (3 units)
  
  • ES 600 (3 units)
  U.S. Ethnic Diversity Requirement, select from the following (9 units):
  
  • ANT 615
  • BME 570
  • CCJ 545
  • ENG 545, ENG 546, ENG 547
  • EPS 596
  • ES 584 or EDF 584
  • ES 599, ES 697
  • HIS 505, HIS 592*
  • POS 606, POS 657
  • SOC 512, SOC 515
  • SPA 531
  Diaspora/Global Requirement, select from the following (3 units):
  
  • ANT 548, ANT 618
  • CCJ 515
  • ENG 651
  • HIS 520, HIS 564, HIS 565, HIS 580
  • POS 604*, POS 672, POS 676*
  • SPA 532, SPA 534
  • WGS 600, WGS 601
  Students may not transfer any courses from other universities into this program. No more than 6 units applied to another program can be counted towards this certificate. No more than 6 credit hours can be taken from a single discipline other than Ethnic Studies.
  
  *Only some topics are permissible; consult with the Ethnic Studies Director.

• Be aware that some courses may have prerequisites that you must also successfully complete. For prerequisite information, click on the course or see your advisor.