General Requirements for the Certificate (CER)

The certificate award is designed for students seeking a specialized set of skills for employment or professional advancement. The outline below provides the general guidelines from Board Policy and is used by the college to design specific certificate programs. A student pursuing any of the certificate programs must follow the specific requirements for the program as outlined in the catalog.

Area I: Written Composition

  • A minimum of one written composition course which may have a discipline specific prefix other than COM or ENG or the integration of written communication proficiencies within a required disciplinespecific course(s).

3-6 Credit Hours

Area II: Humanities and Fine Arts

0-6 Credit Hours

Area III: Natural Science and Mathematics

  • A minimum of one mathematics course which may have a discipline specific prefix other than MAH or MTH or the integration of mathematics proficiencies within a required discipline-specific course(s).

3-7 Credit Hours

Area IV: History, Social, and Behavioral Sciences

0 Credit Hours

Area I-IV: General Education Requirements

6-19 Credit Hours

Area V: Technical Core, Technical Concentration, and Electives

11-54 Credit Hours

Total Hours Required

30-60 Credit Hours