How to Obtain a Graduate Certificate Once your course of study is complete
For students pursuing a Certificate of Management of Nonprofit Organizations or a Certificate in Public Sector Labor Relations, there are steps you must follow to receive the official document and to have the accomplishment added to your transcripts. The first most important detail is to be sure that you have an adviser assigned to you by the Public Administration Department. An adviser will help you design the most successful approach to tailoring your certificate to fit your needs. You will also need an adviser to sign off on the certificate form once you have completed it.
Once you have followed your plan and completed your courses, here is the procedure to obtain your certification:
- Fill out Graduate Certificate Program in Public Management practices form, available on request form the MPA Office by e-mailing gcarn2@uis.edu or mpa@uis.edu.
- Submit the completed form to your adviser for approval.
- Pay $10.00 to the Bursar for the ADP account and get two receipts, one for your record and another to be sent to the MPA Office, PAC 420. (The receipt must be in the MPA Office before the certificate may be printed.)
- Allow plenty of time for the process, so that your certificate appears on your transcripts before the end of the semester, especially if you are obtaining certification in addition to a degree.
- Provide the address where you will be residing at the time the certificate is mailed to ensure you will receive it once you leave the university.
