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Section: | 300 |
Section Title: | Academic |
Policy Number: | 300-V |
Policy Name: | Certificate Programs |
Approval Authority: | Provost/VP for Teaching, Learning & Growth |
Responsible Executive: | Provost/VP for Teaching, Learning & Growth |
Responsible Unit: | Office of the Provost |
Date Adopted: | April 1987 |
Date Revised: | June 1995, October 2009, March 2012, November 2021, October 2023 |
Policy
In addition to undergraduate and graduate degree programs, Ramapo College offers certificates for credit-bearing and/or non-credit bearing experiences. These certificate programs must be recommended for approval by the appropriate entities of the College and the State.
Describes certificate programs of study
All Ramapo instructors as well as academic administrators
Office of the Provost: 201-684-7532
Procedure
Certificates may be credit-bearing packages of existing courses(i.e., “Academic Certificates”), non-credit-bearing packages of learning experiences (i.e., “Certificates of Achievement”), or packages combining credit-bearing courses and non-credit-bearing learning experiences.
Academic Certificates
Academic Certificates are organized, coherent programs of study usually comprised of existing credit-bearing courses.
Certificates of Achievement (Non-Credit Certificates)
Certificates of Achievement (non-credit certificates) are organized, coherent programs of study comprised entirely of not-for-credit learning experiences, such as seminars, workshops, and modules.
All proposals for new certificate programs must complete the following steps:
For Academic Certificates containing any credit-bearing experiences, approvals must be received from the following units or entities in this order:
The Academic Certificate must also be submitted to the Academic Issues Committee of the New Jersey Presidents’ Council as an information item only (i.e., no approval is required).
Ramapo-initiated Certificates of Achievement (non-credit certificates) must be submitted for review, feedback, or approval (as appropriate) to the following units entities in this order:
Certificate Program Directors work with the Office of the Registrar to determine how academic certificates are noted on transcripts. Academic Certificates are not considered graduation requirements and are removed from the degree audit. The Office of the Registrar is not involved in administering/issuing Certificates of Achievement, which are non-credit-bearing and are not noted on transcripts.
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