Certificate Program Admission Requirements

Students wishing to enroll only in the Graduate Certificate Program but NOT to a graduate degree program may apply for admission to UT Arlington as a non-degree seeking student.

All applicants for the certificate program must have a 4-year bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university (or foreign equivalent).

Undergraduate GPA of 2.8 in the last 60 hours of undergraduate coursework is required for admission through the Graduate School.

Students with GPAs lower than 2.8 may be recommended for admission by the Certificate Advisor based on the following admission enhancing factors:

1. the applicant’s work experience and level of responsibility;
2. undergraduate degree course work relevant to the area of study. and
3. two letters of recommendation.

Applications for the certificate programs are accepted and decisions made on a rolling basis.

Applications may be submitted online.

You are encouraged to submit your application and application fee first to the Graduate School either on-line or via hardcopy.

University of Texas at Arlington
Graduate School
Office of Admissions
333 Davis Hall
Box 19418
Arlington, Texas 76019

Letters of recommendation should be sent to the School of Urban and Public Affairs:

University of Texas at Arlington
School of Urban & Public Affairs
Att: Academic Advisor
601 Nedderman Dr., BOX 19588
Arlington, Texas 76019

You will want to submit all required documents by the published admissions deadline to ensure that your application is processed for your desired semester of enrollment. We can NOT guarantee that applications and supporting documents received after the admissions deadline will be processed.

Application Deadline

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