· May meet licensure or continuing education goals;
· Can add valuable skills and knowledge to your resume for career enhancement;
· Can usually be earned in less than half the time of a degree;
· Provide knowledge and skills for career enhancement;
· Offer the option to pursue a certificate while enrolled in the master’s degree program;
· Provide a convenient way to meet professional development requirements, to update credentials, or just to take some interesting courses;
· Offer an opportunity to pursue professional advancement without making a commitment to a degree program;
· Many certificate programs allow students to apply certificate credits earned to a degree program.
Admission:
Students can be enrolled in a graduate certificate program
and a master’s or doctoral program simultaneously.
Students already enrolled in the degree program which grants the
certificate should submit to Graduate Admissions a Secondary
Program Request form:
www.marshall.edu/graduate/forms/Secondary_Program_Request_Form.pdf
Prospective certificate-only students should apply for admission
to Marshall University as a Certificate/Professional Development
student and select on the application form the certificate they
wish to pursue. In most cases the requirements for admission to
a certificate program are the same as for admission to the
degree program which grants the certificate. However,
requirements can vary. Please be sure to consult the certificate
description in the degree programs section of the Graduate
Catalog.
Application for Admission:
www.marshall.edu/graduate/applynow.asp
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Certificate |
Contact Information |
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*May be available online |
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Appalachian Studies |
Humanities (304.746.1923) |
|
Applied Linguistics (no licensure) |
English (304.696.3128) |
|
Behavioral Statistics |
Psychology (304.746.1932) |
|
Creative Writing |
English (304.696.3128) |
|
Dietetics Internship |
Dietetics (304.696.4336) |
|
Domestic Violence Counseling |
Counseling (304.746.1925) |
|
Early Childhood Education* |
Elementary and Secondary Education (304.746.1996) |
|
Educational Computing |
Curriculum and Instruction (304.696.2890) |
|
Elementary Science Education |
Elementary and Secondary Education (304.746.1996) |
|
Family Literacy |
Reading Education (304.746.1996) |
|
Geospacial Information Science (GIS) |
Geography (304.696.4625) |
|
Information Security* |
Technology Management (304.746.2078) |
|
Latin |
Classics (304. 696.2701) |
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Management Foundations |
Business Administration (304.746.8964) |
|
Marriage, Couple, and Family Therapy |
Counseling (304.746.1925) |
|
Mathematics through Algebra I |
Mathematics (304.696.3285) |
|
Medieval and Renaissance Studies |
English (304.696.3128) |
|
Middle Childhood Education* |
Elementary and Secondary Education (304.746.1996) |
|
Post-Baccalaureate in Teaching |
M.A.T. (304.696.2890) |
|
School Library Media Specialist* |
Elementary and Secondary Education (304.746.1996) |
|
Reading Education (18 hour) |
Reading Education (304.746.1996) |
|
Social Services and Attendance |
Leadership Studies (304.746.2514) |
|
Teaching English as a Second Language* |
Elementary and Secondary Education (304.746.1996) |
|
Technology Management |
Technology Management ((304.746.2078) |
|
Women’s Studies |
Humanities (304.746.1923) |
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Post Master’s Graduate Certificate |
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Family Nurse Practitioner |
Nursing (304.696.2630) |
|
Nurse Administration |
Nursing (304.696.2630) |
|
Nursing Education |
Nursing (304.696.2630) |
|
Reading Specialist (24 hour) |
Reading Education (304.746.1996) |
|
School Principalship |
Leadership Studies (304.746.2514) |