12 credits required – please see advisors for additional information
For specific course offering schedules by term, please check the Glenn College Graduate Certificates webpage for more information.
Core Courses (12 credit hours required)
Pre-Departure Coursework
- PUBAFRS 6000: Public Policy Formulation and Implementation OR PUBAFRS 6050: Managing Public Sector Organizations OR PUBAFRS 5620: Rapid Innovation for Public Impact, 4 credit hours
- PUBAFRS 6530: Negotiation, 1 credit hour
Washington Semester Coursework
- PUBAFRS 5545: Make a Difference in Washington (can be taken pre-departure), 1 credit hour
- PUBAFRS 7600: Federal Policy and Administration, 3 credit hours
- PUBAFRS 7610: Follow the Money: Making Sense of the Federal Budget, 3 credit hours
Internship Component: Approximately 20-30 hours a week
Exit Requirements
- Fulfillment of credit hour requirements
- Fulfillment of course requirements
- Only grades of “A” through “C-“, as well as “S” may be counted towards the completion of certificate program.
- Achievement of a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 in all courses taken for graduate credit
- Submission of the “Application for Certificate Completion” to the Graduate School, via the GradForms system, at the start of the last semester of the certificate program.
- Please review the Graduate School Handbook for more detail on these requirements.