Certificate courses of study are designed for students not pursuing an associate's degree but who are interested in taking technical or professional courses needed to enter a field of employment or to update current skills. Most courses taken in a certificate program may be applied to a degree in the same field of study.
Students may engage in areas of study which emphasize:
Certificate Requirements
Each candidate for a certificate shall:
- Satisfactorily complete all course requirements for the specific certificate.
- Possess a minimum of 2.0 (C) average in the combined grade point
average of all College of DuPage courses numbered 1000 and above on all
courses.
- Complete a minimum of one-half the applicable credits at College of DuPage.
- Earn the final applicable credits at College of DuPage:
a. If the program requirement is 20 credits or more, earn the final 10 credits at College of DuPage.
b. If the program requirement is less than 20 credits, earn one-half
the total required credits as the final applicable hours at College of
DuPage.
- File a petition for the certificate at least one semester before the anticipated completion date.
- Satisfy all financial obligations and other specific requirements.
- Be in good standing at the time final credit for the certificate is earned.