Certificates

Requirements for Certificates, Certificates of Achievement, and Occupational Skills Award

Successfully complete all courses required for the certificate or award.
Maintain a 2.0 cumulative grade point average for all courses (unless the certificate/award requires a higher cumulative grade point average or requires minimum grades in individual courses).
All subsequent degrees must differ from the first degree by 20% of the required semester hours. This policy applies to degree and certificate programs. However, a student may pursue a degree or certificate that does not meet the 20% requirement if the certificate or degree is a stackable credential with a previously issued certificate.
Certificate of Achievement (Level I and Level II) – The Certificate of Achievement is awarded to students who successfully complete the prescribed courses in any one of the College’s approved certificate programs.
Occupational Skills Award – The Occupational Skills Award is awarded to students who successfully complete the prescribed 9 to 14 credit hours of courses in any one of the College’s approved business or industrial programs.
Institutional certificates – These certificates are issued in certain workforce areas for successful completion of a course or courses that make a student eligible for immediate employment or that add to the student's marketability to employers.