Sociology of Diversity Graduate Certificate

The Graduate Faculty of the Sociology Department has a strong emphasis in diversity and inequality issues, highlighting race and ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and class. For sociology graduate students wishing to concentrate in these areas, we offer a graduate certificate of specialization. Completion of the certificate provides evidence of specialized study, which can be beneficial for enhancing future career options and interests.

Dr. Heather Albanesi is the coordinator of the Graduate Certificate in Diversity.

General Requirements

• Minimum requirement for completion: four courses, for a total of twelve credits.
• A minimum grade of 3.3 is required for each course applied toward the certificate.
• All courses must be at the 500 level or above in Sociology; independent studies may not be used to earn this certificate.
• All courses must be offered through the Sociology department and additional special topic courses may be offered that can be counted toward the graduate certificate. These courses must be approved in advance by the certificate coordinator.
• Up to three Graduate Sociology transfer credit hours may be applied to the certificate from courses approved by the certificate coordinator.
• To complete the certificate program, students are required to submit a transcript and a five-page, typewritten self-statement, evaluating changes in their perceptions of diversity issues as a result of program participation and implications for future scholarly and professional work.

The certificate will be mailed to recipients upon completion of a certificate audit and graduation.

All courses must be offered through the Sociology department upon approval of the Certificate Coordinator. Please consult the department Web page for the current list of courses that will count toward completion of this certificate.