Graduate Certificate Programs
Graduate certificates are intended to meet the supplemental post-baccalaureate education needs of professionals. A graduate certificate program is a set of courses that provides in-depth knowledge in a subject matter. The set of courses provides a coherent knowledge base.
A student applying for a graduate certificate program will be admitted with a “GCRT” designation and will not be required to take the GRE or GMAT but will need to meet all other requirements for graduate admission. To take any graduate course, all prerequisite courses (including undergraduate courses) must be taken and the necessary background obtained before attempting the course. A student will be required to have a baccalaureate degree to start a graduate certificate program. There is only one exception to having a baccalaureate degree: If an undergraduate student from Texas Tech University has a 3.00 GPA or better and is within 12 hours of completion of a baccalaureate degree, the student may start taking graduate courses toward a graduate certificate. The student must have a baccalaureate degree to receive a graduate certificate.
Graduate credits earned while the student is enrolled in a graduate certificate program may not be applied toward a graduate degree unless the student completes the GRE or GMA T and enrolls as a fully accredited graduate student. After taking the GRE or GMA T and fulfilling all other admission requirements, a student may use the courses taken for a graduate certificate degree to fulfill graduate requirements when applicable.
Graduate students may pursue graduate certificates that are outside their graduate program of study. No more than one transfer course (if approved by the advisor of the graduate certificate program and the Graduate School) will be allowed for a graduate certificate program. If a graduate student is in good standing and is dropping out of the graduate program, the student may receive a graduate certificate if the necessary courses have been taken. To receive a graduate certificate, a student must have a GPA of 3.00 or better. No grade lower than a C will be accepted.
Current graduate certificate offerings include the following:
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Graduate Certificate |
Hours/Courses Required |
College/Department |
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Created to provide specialized training to mental health providers who work with families and individuals struggling with substance abuse and addictive behaviors. Contact: Dr. Thomas G. Kimball, 806.742.2891, thomas.kimball@ttu.edu |
18 Required: Elective: |
Human Sciences/ |
Art History, Criticism, and Theory Augments the existing minor in art history at the master's level. It provides a critical and theoretical foundation that is increasingly valuable for professional advancement in art and art-related fields. Contact: Dr. Carolyn Tate, 806.742.3825 Ext. 236, carolyn.tate@ttu.edu |
15 Must complete 5 of the following, including at least 2 of the asterisked courses: |
Visual and Performing Arts/Art |
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Allows students to specialize in the area of autism while developing additional skills in working with children with autism spectrum disorders. The certificate can be undertaken during a master's or post-baccalaureate certification program, or as a stand-alone certificate. Contact: Abby Tomlinson, 806.742.7115, Ext. 246, abby.tomlinson@ttu.edu |
15 EDSP 5303
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Education/Educational Psychology and Leadership
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Community Design and Development A multidisciplinary program that focuses on the complex realm connecting architecture, urban design, and urban planning at different scales and establishing linkages between theory and practice. The three major areas of interest in the CD program are community design, urban design and urban planning. Contact: Ben Shacklette, 806.742.3136, Ext. 260, ben.shacklette@ttu.edu |
15 Required: One of the following electives: |
Architecture |
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With the emergence of transgenic crops, this certificate provides supplementary training and updated credentialing in the development of crop protection chemicals. Contact: Dr. Peter Dotray, 806.742.2837, peter.dotray@ttu.edu |
12 Required: Elective: |
Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources/Plant and Soil Science |
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Will fill a need in the community for qualified teachers in developmental reading programs, adult basic education, adult literacy programs, alternative high schools, reading intervention programs in traditional high school settings, and GED programs. Contact: Dr. Mellinee Lesley, 806.742.1997, |
15 EDLL 5341 |
Education/
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Closely mirrors CEC standards and Perkins Competencies for Teachers of Learners who are deaf and blind with additional emphasis on best practice assessment. The certificate can be undertaken during a master's or post-baccalaureate certification program, or as a stand-alone certificate. Contact: Abby Tomlinson, 806.742.7115, Ext. 246, abby.tomlinson@ttu.edu |
15 EDSP 5383 |
Education/ |
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A useful credential for people in a wide variety of academic, professional, and commercial roles, including students planning on entering the medical and legal professions, teachers (primary, secondary, and college-level) who offer (or are planning to offer) ethics modules in their classes, members of hospital ethics committees, IRB's, social action committees of churches, ethics watchdog committees within corporations, and professionals who are required to confront ethical questions on a regular basis. Contact: Dr. Daniel Nathan, 806.742.0373 Ext. 340, daniel.nathan@ttu.edu |
12 Must complete 4 of the following, including at least 2 of the asterisked courses: |
Arts and Sciences/ |
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Provides professionals an opportunity to understand the meaning and complexity of cotton production and processing and its impact on cotton apparel, home furnishings and industrial cotton products. Contact: Dr. Eric Hequet, 806.742.5333 Ext. 224, eric.hequet@ttu.edu |
12 Required: Elective: |
Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources/Plant and Soil Science
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Designed to prepare professionals who are either working directly with older people or are involved in education and research related to older adults. Tuition is set by the GPIDEA. Contact: Dr. Jean Scott,
* Inter-institutional program offered through the Great Plains Interactive Distance Education Alliance – GPIDEA |
21 Required:
(All are web-based. Course Prefix and numbers vary according to the institution teaching the course. See www.gpidea.org) Elective: |
Human Sciences/ Human Development and Family Studies |
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Designed to prepare staff, front-line managers, and executive-level leaders to focus on healthcare management issues, including quality, safety, efficiency, satisfaction, and cost. Contact:Claudia Ellis, 806.742.1236, hom@ttu.edu |
12 HOM 5308
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Rawls College of Business/Health Organization Management |
Higher Education Administration Provides the opportunity for higher education professionals to hone their skills in current trends, methodologies, administration, strategic management, and leadership.
Contact: Dr. Roy Rodriguez, 806.742.1997 Ext. 269, roy.c.rodriguez@ttu.edu |
15 Required: Elective:
*for students working in a 2-year community college **for students working in a 4-year college/university |
Education/ |
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An interdisciplinary program that focuses on the documentation and preservation of historic architecture. The certificate has three major areas of interest: architecture history and theory, preservation, and preservation technology. Contact: Dr. John White, 806.742.3136 Ext. 257, john.white@ttu.edu |
15 ARCH 5319 |
Architecture
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Horticultural Landscape Management The green industry is one of the largest agricultural industries in Texas. Industry changes in recent years have left many professionals seeking the kind of supplementary training this certificate provides to update their credentials. Contact: Dr. Cynthia McKenney, 806.742.2854, cynthia.mckenney@ttu.edu |
12 Required: Elective: |
Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources/Plant and Soil Science |
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Provides the experienced manager the opportunity to build and reinforce the interpersonal skills that are essential to the management role at every level. May be taken as a stand-alone certificate. The credits may be used in partial fulfillment of a M.B.A. degree. Contact: Dr. Michael Ryan, 806.742.3175, michael.r.ryan@ttu.edu |
12 Required: Electives |
Rawls College of Business/ Management |
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Provides a meaningful and internally coherent course of study of language and linguistics to match the background, interests, and needs of the individual student. Contact: Dr. Mary Jane Hurst, 806.742.2121, maryjane.hurst@ttu.edu |
12 hours of linguistics coursework as approved by the Director of Linguistics and Director of Graduate Studies; see Graduate Certificate in Linguistics for details. |
Arts and Sciences/ |
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Designed to prepare experienced teachers to mentor new teachers in instructional strategies, classroom management strategies, and other aspects of daily classroom life, in addition to the policies and procedures specific to individual campuses. Contact: Dr. Susan Myers, 806.742.1997 Ext. 513, susan.myers@ttu.edu or |
12 EDCI 5333 |
Education/
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Post-master’s certificate designed for counseling professionals who wish to expand their training to a specialization in the mental health area. Contact: Dr. L.J. Gould, |
15 Required: Elective: |
Education/ |
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Designed to meet the educational requirement for the Certified Financial Planner™ Certification designation. Contact: Dr. Vickie Hampton, 806.742.5050 Ext. 227, vickie.hampton@ttu.edu |
18 PFP 5362 |
Human Sciences/ |
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Supplements a course of study for the student who possesses an engineering degree other than petroleum engineering. Provides the above-average student with basic education in petroleum engineering. Contact: Dr. Lloyd Heinze, 806.742.1801 Ext. 232, lloyd.heinze@ttu.edu |
18 PETR 5380 |
Engineering/
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Designed for the professional piano teacher. Assists participants in qualifying as Nationally Certified Teachers of Music through Music Teachers National Association. Contact: Dr. Jane Ann Wilson, 806.742.2270 Ext. 253, jane.a.wilson@ttu.edu |
13-17 Required: Elective: |
Visual and Performing Arts/ |
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Student prepares for a career in editing and publishing; develops new workplace skills or supplements existing skills; learns publication production; understands the relationship between publishing history, book history, and literary studies; improves as a literary critic or creative writer; and develops or improves editing skills. |
15 Required: Elective: |
Arts and Sciences/ |
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For those who do not need or wish to have a full graduate degree in software engineering or computer science. Directed towards working professionals and graduate students in non-computer science majors who are interested in systematic software development. |
12 CS 5373 and CS 5374 plus two courses from: |
Engineering/
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Allows potential soil scientists to obtain the required number of college soils credit hours required by the Natural Resource Conservation Service and have a tangible certificate to indicate that the individual has the requisite education. Contact: Dr. Richard Zartman, 806.742.1626, richard.zartman@ttu.edu |
12 Required: Elective: |
Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources/Plant and Soil Science |
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Prepares students to fill the need for officials in all branches of federal government, officers in the armed forces of the United States, and officials in state and local governments to deal with strategic responsibilities. Contact: Dr. Ron Milam, 806.742.3744, ron.milam@ttu.edu |
15 Required: Elective: |
Arts and Sciences/Institute for Modern Conflict, Diplomacy, and Reconciliation |
Teaching English in International Contexts For any student at Texas Tech enrolled in any graduate program and considering teaching outside the United States. Contact: Dr. Greta Gorsuch, 806.742.3145 Ext. 246, greta.gorsuch@ttu.edu |
15 LING 5312 |
Arts and Sciences/ Classical and Modern Languages and Literatures
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This certificate focuses on the technical art of digital visualization in design, engineering, and science. Three major areas of interest in the program are real-time virtual environments, design and scientific simulation, and digital design representation. Contact: Glenn Hill, 806.742.3136, Ext. 246, glenn.hill@ttu.edu |
15 ARCH 5341 |
Architecture |
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A multidisciplinary certificate that focuses on the managerial aspects of the growing wind energy field. Contact: Dr. Andy Swift, 806.742.3476 Ext. 342, andy.swift@ttu.edu |
15 Required: Elective: |
Engineering, |
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A multidisciplinary certificate that focuses on the technical aspects of the growing wind energy field. Contact: Dr. Andy Swift, 806.742.3476 Ext. 342, andy.swift@ttu.edu |
15 Required: Elective: |
Engineering, |
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Offers a specialist inter-disciplinary sub-field in women’s, gender, and identity studies for doctoral and master’s degree candidates. It also functions as a stand-alone credential useful for professionals in nursing, social work, law, healthcare management, and the military, as well as in faith-based organizations and the field of education. Contact: Dr. Laura Calkins, 806.742.4335, laura.calkins@ttu.edu
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15 Required: Elective: |
Interdisciplinary Studies/Women's Studies |
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