Certificate Programs
A Certificate Program is an educational opportunity to
gain professional knowledge or training in a specific field before or after
pursuing a degree. Students enroll in these programs with a variety of
educational backgrounds. The courses a certificate student takes are part of
the regular curriculum of the University.
| Certificate programs
are comprised of eight undergraduate credit courses that are permanently
transcripted by the
Registrar's Office.
Some certificates also include guided learning experiences. Generally, no more
than 6 credits may be transferred into a certificate program.
Students enrolled in a 24-credit certificate program,
taking at least 3 credits per semester, may be eligible for financial aid.
The Financial Aid Office
should be contacted for further details.
Click on the certificate program below to learn more about
its requirements.
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CERTIFICATE IN ADVERTISING/PUBLIC
RELATIONS (24 credits)*
A program designed for adults who are seeking entry-level
or advancement opportunities in advertising, promotion and public
relations. Students with life-experience in advertising, promotion or
public relations may wish to take the more advanced courses. An advisor
should be consulted before doing so.
*Some daytime courses will be required.
REQUIRED COURSES
| COMM 120: Mass Communication |
| COMM 224: Newswriting (or COMM 324:
Advanced Newswriting) |
| COMM 225: Advertising (or COMM 325:
Advanced Copywriting) |
| COMM 226: Writing for Public Relations
(or COMM 227: Public Relations) |
ELECTIVE COURSES
(select four)
| COMM 110: Interpersonal Communication |
COMM 327: Public-Relations Cases |
| COMM 220: Responsibility in Communication |
COMM 328: News Editing |
| COMM 222: Television Production |
COMM 329: Graphics |
| COMM 227: Public Relations |
COMM 331: Mass-Media Management |
| COMM 311: Political Communication |
COMM 334: Broadcast Programming |
| COMM 312: Organizational Communication |
COMM 380: Advertising Practicum |
| COMM 314: Legal Communication |
COMM 410: Communication Theory & Research
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| COMM 323: TV Journalism |
COMM 411: Persuasion and Propaganda |
| COMM 324: Advanced Newswriting |
COMM 425: Cable Television |
| COMM 325: Advertising Copywriting |
COMM 481: Internship |
| COMM 326: Political Advertising |
COMM 482: Directed Independent Study |
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CERTIFICATE IN COMPUTER-INFORMATION
SYSTEMS (24 credits)
This program is designed to introduce individuals to
computers, and to expand the required math and programming skills needed for
data analysis. The program targets: (1) Individuals presently in business
who need to develop a greater familiarity with computer applications; and/or
(2) Individuals who are seeking to develop entry-level skills necessary for
business computing.
REQUIRED COURSES
| MATH 142: Discrete Structures* |
| CMPS 134: Computer Science I |
| CMPS 144: Computer Science II |
| CMPS 330: Information-Systems Analysis |
| CMPS 340: File Processing |
*Some prerequisite courses may be required, as determined
by math-placement testing
ELECTIVE COURSES (select two)
| CMPS 240: Data Structures |
| CMPS 331: Systems Analysis and Design |
| CMPS 341: Database Systems |
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CERTIFICATE IN FORENSIC HEALTH (12
credits)
This program is designed to advance inter- est in forensic
issues as they relate to victims and offenders. Forensic Health is the applica-
tion of the health-related sciences to public or legal proceedings, focusing on
the forensic aspects of health care in the scientific investi- gation and
treatment of victims and perpetra- tors of abuse, violence, criminal activity,
and terrorism.
This certificate is open to all adults who meet the
requirements for admission to College of Graduate and Continuing Education but is of particular
interest to those in health-related professions such as nurs ing, counseling,
psychology, social work, emer- gency response and occupational therapy, a well
as those in legal and criminal justice profess- sions. Those interested in this
certificate must complete the required 3-credit courses and one elective
3-credit course for a total of 12 credits.
REQUIRED COURSES
| CJ 110: Introduction to Criminal
Justice |
| NURS 344: Forensic Health Care of
Victims (online course) |
| NURS 345: Forensic Health Care of
Offenders (online course) |
| (The online courses are structured to
work with your schedule.) |
ELECTIVE COURSES (select one)
| Students are asked to consult with the
Forensic Health Coordinator before choosing their elective so that they choose
the course that best fits their career goals or interests. |
| CJ 213: Criminology |
| S/CJ 214: Juvenile Delinquency |
| S/CJ 218: The American Court System |
| SCJ 220: Penology: The American
Correctional System |
| CJ 230: Crime Prevention |
| CJ 237: The Investigative Process |
| S/CJ 324: Victimology |
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CERTIFICATE IN GERONTOLOGY (24
credits)*
A program designed to meet the needs of persons either
currently employed in the field of aging by providing course work designed to
increase and refine knowledge and practitioner skills (ADVANCED PROGRAM); or
for persons with some previous college experience who are considering a career
in the field of Gerontology (BASIC PROGRAM).
*Some daytime courses may be required
REQUIRED COURSES - BASIC
PROGRAM
| GERO 110: Introduction to Gerontology |
| GERO 230: Social Policy and Aging |
| GERO 232: Aging and Death |
ELECTIVE COURSES - BASIC
PROGRAM (select five)
| GERO 112: Social Problems of Aging |
| GERO 212: Aging and the Life Cycle |
| GERO 214: Aging and Human Behavior |
| GERO 216: Aging and The Community |
| GERO 218: Health and Aging
(recommended) |
| GERO 220: Crime and Aging |
REQUIRED COURSES - ADVANCED
PROGRAM
| GERO 110: Introduction to Gerontology |
| GERO 218: Health and Aging |
ELECTIVE COURSES - ADVANCED PROGRAM
(select six)
| GERO 112: Social Problems of Aging |
| GERO 210: Aging around the World |
| GERO 212: Aging and the Life Cycle |
| GERO 214: Aging and Human Behavior |
| GERO 216: Aging and The Community |
| GERO 220: Crime and Aging |
| GERO 230: Social Policy and Aging |
| GERO 232: Aging and Death |
| GERO 382: Independent Study |
| GERO 480, 481: Practicum in
Gerontology |
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CERTIFICATE IN HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
(24 credits)
A program for adults who seek to develop administrative
skills in the field of health administration.
NOTE: Students who complete the Certificate in Health
Administration and wish to continue toward the associate or bachelor's degree
in Health Administration must have attained a 2.5 grade point average.
REQUIRED COURSES
| HADM 111: Introduction to Health
Administration |
| HADM 112: Health Systems |
| HADM 211: Health Administration |
| HADM 213: Supervising Health Personnel |
| HADM 312: Health Finance |
| HADM Electives (9 credits) |
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CERTIFICATE IN HUMAN RESOURCE
STUDIES (24 credits)
A program for adults who seek to develop administrative
skills in the field of human resources.
NOTE: Students who complete the Certificate in Human
Resources and wish to continue toward the associate or bachelor's degree in
Human Resources must have attained a 2.5 grade point average.
REQUIRED COURSES
| HS 111: Macro Human Resources* |
| HS 112: Micro Human Resources |
| HS 251: Performance Appraisal |
| HS 252: Workforce Education and
Training* |
| HS 340: Compensation and Benefits |
| HS 351: Recruitment, Selection, and
Staffing* |
| MGT 351: Principles of Management I |
| One HRS elective |
*Service learning course
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CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS IN
BUSINESS/MANAGEMENT
LEVEL I -- BUSINESS (24 credits)
The LEVEL
I Certificate Program in Business will comprise 24 credits, with no
more than six credits allowed by way of transfer from another college.
The Level I program is open to any qualified students (i.e., those who meet the
College of Graduate and Continuing Education entrance requirements).
REQUIRED COURSES - BUSINESS
| MGT 161: Introduction to Business |
| ACC 253: Financial Accounting |
| ACC 254: Managerial Accounting |
| ECO 153: Principles of Microeconomics |
| ECO 154: Principles of Macroeconomics |
| MGT 251: Legal Environment of Business |
| C/IL 104: Computing and Information
Literacy |
| Free Elective (Advisor Approved)
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CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS IN
BUSINESS/MANAGEMENT
LEVEL II
-- ACCOUNTING
or PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT.
(24 credits)
LEVEL II certificate programs will comprise 24
credits, with no more than six credits allowed by way of transfer from another
approved college. LEVEL II programs are open only to students who
have achieved junior status, and have completed the appropriate Level I
program, or to post-baccalaureate self-improvement students. In the
latter case, students may be required to take prerequisite courses for any
required courses in the certificate program.
The LEVEL II certificate in Accounting, plus an
earned baccalaureate degree, provides the student with adequate course work to
meet Pennsylvania's requirement to sit for the C.P.A. examination.
However, both New York and New Jersey require additional credits in Finance
(six credits) and Business Law (six credits) to sit for the exam. (For
one of the additional courses in Finance, one of FIN 361, 362 or 475 is
recommended. One of these courses could be taken as the Free Elective in
Level I.) Students should consult an advisor in the Kania School of
Management to ensure that they take the correct courses to satisfy the
requirements of states other than Pennsylvania.
REQUIRED COURSES - CERTIFICATE
IN ACCOUNTING
| ACC 251, 252: Financial Accounting I,
II |
| ACC 361, 362: Intermediate Accounting
I, II |
| ACC 363: Federal Taxes |
| ACC 364: Auditing Theory |
| ACC 461: Cost Accounting |
| ACC 470: Law for Accountants |
REQUIRED COURSES - CERTIFICATE
IN PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
| MGT 351, 352: Principles of Management
I, II |
| MGT 361: Human Resource Management |
| MGT 362: Employee-Management Relations |
| MGT 460: Organization Theory |
| MGT 471: Group Dynamics |
| Free Electives: Six credits, approved
by advisor |
*Students should have basic computer knowledge before
beginning this program
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