Certificate Admission and Completion Policies
Per University policy, students are required to formally apply for admission to a certificate program. Students are not enrolled in a certificate program by virtue of being enrolled in related courses. The application must be submitted prior to completing two courses in the certificate program. Admission to the program must be approved by Dr. Yanyun Yang, the Measurement and Statistics certificate program coordinator, and the college's Office of Academic Services and Intern Support (OASIS).

Graduate students must earn a grade of ‘C-’ or better in all certificate coursework and a 3.00 cumulative GPA in certificate courses. All certificate coursework must be at the graduate-level (courses numbered 5000 and above) and must be completed within 7 years of first enrolling in certificate program coursework.

After successfully completing all certificate coursework, students must submit a Certificate Completion Form. The form should be submitted as soon as possible but no later than 2 weeks after grades post in the final semester. Completion of the program must be approved by the certificate program coordinator and OASIS.

Certificate Program Requirements
This program requires a minimum of 15 credit hours of graduate coursework. All certificate coursework must be completed with a 'C-' or better and a 3.00 cumulative GPA in certificate courses. Transfer credit from another institution may not be used to satisfy the requirements for this certificate program.
 

• EDF 5401 - General Linear Model Applications (3 hours) [Summer/Fall]
• EDF 5402 - Advanced Topics in Analysis of Variance Applications (3 hours) [Spring]
• EDF 5432 - Measurement Theory I (3 hours) [Spring]
• EDF 5406 - Multivariate Analysis Applications (3 hours) [Fall/Spring]

Elective (3 credit hours)

• EDF 5409 Structural Equation Modeling (3 hours) [Fall]
• EDF 5434 Item Response Theory (3 hours) [every other Fall]
• EDF 5448 Scale and Instrument Development (3 hours) [Fall]
• EDF 7418: Multilevel Modeling (3 hours) [Spring]
   

Students who have previously taken a course substantially similar to one of the required courses may substitute the course with an elective course offered by the Measurement & Statistics degree program with approval from the Measurement and Statistics certificate program coordinator.