Transcript-Recognized Certificate Programs
Transcript-recognized certificate programs offer interdisciplinary curricula that support and extend a student’s major. Undergraduates who complete certificate requirements in conjunction with their degree requirements or within one year after earning the degree receive recognition on the University transcript; students in integrated undergraduate/graduate programs must complete certificate requirements within one year after they complete their undergraduate degree requirements. A maximum of nine hours of certificate coursework may be taken after the student has earned the undergraduate degree. At least half of the required certificate coursework must be completed in residence at the University.
A student may not earn a certificate in the same field as his or her major, and at least one certificate course must be outside the requirements of the major. However, certificate courses outside the major may be counted toward other degree requirements.
Students should apply for the certificate when they apply for graduation or when they complete the certificate program, whichever is later. Transcript recognition is awarded at the end of that semester or summer session.
Each of the following transcript-recognized certificate programs is described in the catalog section for the college that sponsors it. Certificate programs that do not lead to transcript recognition are also described in the following sections of this catalog.
- School of Undergraduate Studies
- Bridging Disciplines Programs (see Degrees and Programs)
- McCombs School of Business
- Business Foundations
- Real Estate
- Supply Logistics Optimization (see Degrees and Programs)
- College of Communication
- Sports Media
- US Latino and Latin American Media Studies (see Academic Policies and Procedures)
- College of Liberal Arts
- Core Texts and Ideas
- Indigenous Studies
- Texas Interdisciplinary Plan (see Degrees and Programs)
- College of Natural Sciences
- Elements of Computing
- Scientific Computation
- Texas Interdisciplinary Plan
- Textile Conservation (see Degrees and Programs)