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Student pursuing two Graduate Certificates (GC) or a GC and an MA from CJP
This policy is intended to clarify the credit hour and curriculum requirements should a student wish to pursue completion of two Graduate Certificates (GC) at CJP or a GC and an MA degree both within CJP.
If a student wishes to pursue two Graduate Certificates (GC) – CT and RJ - a total of 6 credit hours will be shared between the two programs. The core (Foundations I or Analysis and Practice/Formation for Peacebuilding Practice) will be satisfied for both programs. Outside of those 6 credits, the student will need to take the number of additional credit hours and the specific courses needed to satisfy GC requirements.If a student wishes to pursue a GC in CT alongside an MA in RJ, an additional 3 credits is required. If a student wishes to pursue a GC in RJ alongside an MA in CT, an additional 6 credits is required, and specific RJ requirements for the GC must be fulfilled. In the instance that a student has already taken courses that are required courses in the 2nd program being added, they do not have to retake those courses, but will need to select additional courses to fill out the required credit hours and meet their learning objectives. The Academic Program Coordinator will review individual cases and can make a decision on a case-by-case basis to accept more credit hours. Especially in cases where a recent GC graduate (like WPLP) wishes to add on the MA degree, it makes sense to consider bringing in all the credits.
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