Certificate Programs at UNCG
Graduate Post-Baccalaureate and Post-Master's Certificates offer structured and applied instruction directly related to the needs of working professionals. Certain units offer certification in the specific areas listed below.
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Business Administration
Conflict Resolution
Counseling
Curriculum and Instruction
Educational Leadership and Cultural Foundations
English as a Second Language
Geography
Gerontology
History/Interior Architecture
Human Development and Family Studies
Information Systems and Operations Management
Liberal Studies
Mathematics
Music
Nursing
Nutrition
Political Science
Public Affairs
Romance Languages
Women's and Gender Studies
Business Administration
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate, Business Administration
The purpose of this certificate is to provide professionals who have a bachelor's degree in a non-business field the opportunity to acquire education in business administration without committing to the lengthier MBA
program.
Post-Master's Certificate, Financial Analysis
The purpose of this certificate is to provide professionals who already hold an MBA or MS in Accounting to
acquire state-of-the-art skills in the tools and techniques of financial analysis.
Post-Master's Certificate, International Business
The purpose of this certificate is to provide professionals with state-of-the-art knowledge and skills in international business.
Post-Master's Certificate, Management
The purpose of this certificate is to provide professionals who already have an MBA or related professional degree the opportunity to acquire specialized state-of-the-art knowledge and skills in one or more areas of business
practice (e.g. marketing, finance, human resource management).
Conflict Resolution
Post Baccalaureate Certificate in Conflict Resolution
The 15 credit hour Certificate program prepares students for the changing nature of professions, businesses, and community services. The Certificate program is beneficial for those who have already received a graduate degree
in their current area, but would like to specialize in conflict resolution as a new area of specialization.
Curriculum and Instruction
Post Master's Certificate in College Teaching, Learning, and Leadership
The program is designed for current and future faculty and student services professionals serving in higher education institutions such as community colleges and public and private four-year colleges or universities. The
certificate program is designed to facilitate the development of skills, knowledge, and dispositions that lead to excellence in teaching and learning. The program focus is on (a) learner differences, (b) contexts for learning,
(c) instructional delivery, and (d) assessment and accountability.
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Teaching English as a Second Language
This certificate program is designed to develop the knowledge, skills, and dispositions to help language-minority adults and children understand, speak, read and write English, thus preparing them to function better in
American Society.
Counseling
Post-Master's Certificates in:
Gerontological Counseling
Couple and Family Counseling
School Counseling
Advanced School Counseling
These four programs were designed to meet practicing counselors' needs for professional development, in response to advances and greater specialization in the profession.
Geography
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate, Geographic Information Science
The purpose of the certificate is to provide professionals with the knowledge and skills needed to effectively utilize spatial analytic tools, geographic data visualization techniques, spatial programming, and geographic
information and image processing software. The certificate program emphasizes the application of Geographic Information Science in the fields of urban and regional planning, environmental assessment, remote sensing, spatial
software development, cartography, and economic development.
Also see Urban and Economic Development
Educational Leadership and Cultural Foundations
Post-Master's Certificate, School Administration
The Post-Master’s Certificate in School Administration (PMC) is designed to meet the requirements of North Carolina state legislation that supports an alternative path to school administration licensure. It is intended
for students who already hold a Master’s degree in Education or in a field that works closely with youth and adult development. PMC requirements include 12-15 hours of classroom courses drawn from those required in the
Department’s Master’s of School Administration degree program. Students must also complete 12 hours of an individualized Internship experience in an authentic educational administration setting. Students must
apply to the UNCG Graduate School for graduation and submit an approved Plan of Study. Students interested in state certification must successfully meet all PMC and state administrator assessment requirements before applying
for state school administration licensure.
Gerontology
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate, Gerontology
This program incorporates theoretical principles and practical applications. It is rigorous, in that it includes attention to the foundations of aging processes, and flexible, because it permits students to customize their coursework according to their individual interests and academic background.
History/Interior Architecture
Post-Baccalaureate Certificates in:
Historic Preservation
Museum Studies
These two certificates provide graduate students training and credentials to pursue careers in history museums, historic preservation, cultural resource management, management of historic sites, and related public history professions.
Human Development and Family Studies
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Leadership in Early Care & Education
The target audiences for this certificate are: 1) individuals who currently hold a Bachelor's degree in early childhood settings that are required to obtain additional training, especially early childhood teachers, program
directors, Smart Start Personnel, and early intervention personnel; and 2) Community College faculty who currently teach early care and education courses, hold either a Bachelor's or a Master's degree, and are now required to
obtain 18 hours of training in their discipline in order to continue their employment.
Information Systems and Operations Management
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Supply Chain and Logistics Management
This program will provide knowledge on the integration of activities from sourcing of materials, production, distribution and delivery to final consumers, and the use of enabling information technologies to achieve the
integration of those activities. Individuals completing the program will have a greater understanding on supply chain and logistics issues, decision models and tools, information technologies with immediate applications in
supply chain analysis, process improvement, cost control, revenue enhancement and customer satisfaction.
Post-Master's Certificate, Information Technology
The purpose of this certificate is to provide professionals who already have an MBA or related graduate degree with state-of-the-art knowledge and skills in the application of information technology to the solution of
organizational problems.
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate, Information Technology
The purpose of this certificate is to provide professionals who already have a bachelor's degree in any field from an accredited institution with state-of-the-art knowledge and skills in the application of information
technology to the solution of organizational problems.
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate, Information Assurance, Security and Privacy
This certificate is intended for professionals who already have a bachelor’s degree in any field to gain state-of-the-art knowledge and skills in all aspects of information security and privacy technologies, tools,
methodologies and management. This certificate provides an innovative and relevant educational opportunity that reflects the changing information security and privacy environment of the 21st century by incorporating the latest
thinking and best practices in the field with a solid foundation in theory and proven principles.
Liberal Studies
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate, Global Studies
This certificate program seeks to instill in students a knowledge of particular cultures, while also providing training in the analysis of global trends. Students will learn how to make connections between their knowledge of
a particular part of the world and the larger trends and issues that affect all societies. Certificate holders will be prepared for positions in government, non-profit, or corporate venues that involve global awareness and
decision-making.
Mathematics
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate, Statistics
The Department of Mathematics and Statistics offers a graduate program of study leading to a 14 hour Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in statistics. The purpose of the certificate is to provide statistical training for persons who
wish to enhance their knowledge of statistics but do not wish to pursue a formal degree, and is intended for professionals whose interests require a knowledge of statistics beyond the undergraduate level. The objective of the
certificate is to offer a structured introduction to the basic ideas of graduate level statistical analysis.
Music
Post-Master's Certificate, Music Theory Pedagogy (within the Ph.D. or D.M.A.)
Within the Ph.D. or D.M.A. programs a student may elect a Post-Master's Certificate in music theory pedagogy (14 hours). The purpose is to provide the student with knowledge and skills necessary to be successful teaching music
theory and ear training in higher education.
Nursing
Post-Master's Certificates in:
Nurse Anesthesia
Adult Nurse Practioner/Gerontological Nurse Practitioner
Post-Baccalaureate Certificates in:
Gerontological Nursing
Nursing Administration
Nursing Case Management
Nursing Education
Students are advised individually for these programs, based on the focus of the previous bachelors degree.
Nutrition
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate, Dietetic Internship
Upon completion of the Dietetic Internship program, students will: a) demonstrate performance competencies in clinical, administrative, and community dietetics; b) have practice skills to function as members of health care
teams providing direct patient care; c) demonstrate self direction and problem solving skills in dietetic practice; and d) be eligible to take the American Dietetic Association's national registration examination to become a
registered dietitian (R.D.)
Political Science
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate, Nonprofit Management
Certificate graduates will be prepared for management positions in the nonprofit sector, including positions in human service agencies, foundations, or professional associations. The certificate program could prove to be
useful to government and business professionals as well, especially if they have significant voluntary or nonprofit agency responsibilities.
Public Affairs
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate, Urban and Economic Development
A concentration in the Master of Public Affairs program and a joint certificate program with the Department of Geography have been approved
for Fall 2004. The 15-hr. concentration is titled Community
and Economic Development, and the 18-hr. joint certificate
program is titled Urban and Economic Development.
Romance Languages
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Advanced Spanish Language and Hispanic Cultural Studies
Designed for professionals who may have a bachelor's degree in a field other than Spanish but who are able to demonstrate strong intermediate-level language skills in Spanish (equivalent to having completed a minimum of 21
undergraduate semester hours above the 204 level). Specific goals of the certificate program are: 1) to increase students' language skills in Spanish to a high level; 2) to prepare qualified candidates for cross-cultural
professions; and 3) to prepare community college, four-year college or university instructors who, according to accreditation guidelines, must have at least 18 hours of graduate credit in order to teach Spanish (and would thus
need to take one additional course beyond the certificate).
Women's and Gender Studies
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate, Women's and Gender Studies
Holders of the certificate are prepared for interdisciplinary teaching and for careers in nonprofit, governmental and corporate venues. The certificate program also serves as post-baccalaureate study that prepare students for
entry into professional degree programs in such fields as law, child development and public health.