The University of North Texas offers Graduate Academic Certificate programs for graduate credit at the post-baccalaureate and post-master's levels. Graduate Academic Certificates enhance existing bachelor's or graduate degrees in ways that will make the University a life-long center of graduate education.
However, Graduate Academic Certificates do not substitute for existing master's or doctoral programs or duplicate such existing programs. Completed Graduate Academic Certificates are listed on students' official transcripts.
NOTE: Do not confuse Graduate Academic Certificates with teacher certification, professional certification or licensure, continuing education, and similar educational efforts.
To apply for admission to a Graduate Academic Certificate program, you need to complete the standard admission process for either domestic or international students by doing the following:
Semester | Application deadline | Classes start |
---|---|---|
Spring 2011 | November 15, 2010 | January 18, 2011 |
Summer 2011 | May 1, 2011 | May 16, 2011 |
Summer 2011 | May 15, 2011 | June 6, 2011 |
Summer 2011 | June 15, 2011 | July 11, 2011 |
Fall 2011 | July 15, 2011 | August 25, 2011 |
Spring 2012 | November 15, 2011 | January 17, 2012 |
The application fee is $60. Late applications will be accepted but an additional $30 late application fee will be assessed. Additionally, a $25 late registration fee will be assessed during late registration for course enrollment.
Contact the registrar’s office at each institution. Most institutions will send transcripts directly to us. Or, submit the unopened transcripts you already have using the following addresses:
By U.S. Postal Service:
UNT Graduate School
1155 Union Circle #305459
Denton, TX 76203-5017
By UPS/FedEx:
UNT Graduate School
1147 Union Circle, ESSC 354
Denton, TX 76203-5459
The transcripts must show you have earned a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution and earned the required grade point:
GPA requirement for UNT consideration:
a 2.8 GPA or higher on all undergraduate work OR
a 3.0 GPA on the last 60 undergraduate credit hours OR
a 3.4 GPA on work for any completed master’s degree.
Students with lower GPAs may be eligible for admission under certain conditions or if they are seeking a second bachelor’s degree. More information is available in the graduate catalog.
Concurrent programs are defined as programs (degrees, graduate academic certificates or teacher certification) that a student is pursuing simultaneously.
Admission to a degree program does not imply admission to a Graduate Academic Certificate program. Students who have not completed an application specifically for the Graduate Academic Certificate must complete the Application for Concurrent Graduate Academic Certificate Programs (in addition to the Certificate Verification form completed by the department) for each certificate sought. The following notes apply: