Admission and Requirements

Certificate-seeking students apply for acceptance through the Admission Office.

Official transcripts must be sent directly from any previously attended regionally accredited college to the Admission Office. Transfer credit policies and procedures followed by Mount St. Joseph University for degree-seeking students apply to certificate-seeking students.

Certificate-seeking students follow the certificate program requirements published in the University Catalog in effect for the first semester of enrollment after acceptance. Certificate students are eligible for financial aid. Students pursuing a certificate have a university residency requirement equivalent to at least one-half of the total credit hours required to complete the selected certificate program. Specific departments may have a more rigorous residency requirement.

Students apply for a certificate following the same application process and deadline dates as students applying to graduate with a degree. Certificate applications are submitted to the Registrar’s Office, Conlan Center, by degree application dates published in each semester’s or term’s Schedule of Classes or posted on the Mount’s website. Certificates are mailed to students from the Registrar’s Office, Conlan Center.