Completing a Certificate

Students obtain a certificate by completing a concentration of college-level courses in a specialized subject area (the number of courses and credits varies by program).

• Students already enrolled in a degree program: consult your Academic Advisor if you’re considering adding a certificate to your degree program. You must officially add a certificate to your program to be awarded a certificate.

• New students who wish to only complete a certificate must apply and be accepted for admission to the certificate program before enrolling. Certificate-only students may choose to apply their credits toward a degree program in the same or related field of study through our Dual-Credit Advantage.

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Certificate Completion Requirements

• Successful completion all courses required for the certificate.
• A minimum GPA of:
  • 2.0 GPA for all undergraduate certificate courses
  • 3.0 GPA for all graduate certificate courses

Certificate Awarding

Students do not need to follow a specific procedure, and there is no additional fee, to be awarded a certificate after completing all certificate requirements.

The Office of the Registrar will:

1. Identify all students who are either:
   • enrolled in a certificate program, or
   • enrolled in a degree program and have officially added a certificate to their program through their advisor.

2. Audit those students to verify all certificate requirements are met.

For students who are verified to meet all certificate requirements, the Registrar will:

1. Enter a certificate award date on the student’s transcript;
2. Mail the certificate to student’s home address. Please verify your home address is correct in myWilmU Self Service (Personal Information).

   Certificate mailing schedule

   For certificates completed by the end of:	Certificates will be mailed the following:
   Fall (end December)	March
   Spring (end of April)	August
   Summer (end of August)	October