Organizational Change in Higher Education (CERT)

Applicants must submit a completed application through the University of Louisville Graduate School portal: https://apply.graduate.louisville.edu/apply/ 

A complete application includes the following materials: 

Official transcripts from all undergraduate and graduate coursework completed. To be considered official, transcripts must be sent directly from the issuing institution to the UofL Graduate School.  Transcripts issued to the student are considered unofficial. 

Current résumé or curriculum vitae outlining education, work experience, and relevant professional or volunteer activities. 

Professional goals statement (1–2 pages) describing: 

Your interest in organizational change and higher education; 

Your professional goals and how the certificate program aligns with them; 

Your prior experiences that have prepared you for graduate study and engagement with diversity and organizational change topics. 

International applicants must submit additional application items, and meet additional admission requirements.  Information on the international application and admission requirements can be found here: https://graduate.louisville.edu/admission/international 

Applicants whose native language is not English must demonstrate English proficiency by submitting official TOEFL, IELTS, or Duolingo scores that meet the Graduate School’s minimum requirements. Applicants holding a degree from an accredited institution in the United States may be exempt from this requirement. 

Conferred Bachelor’s degree  required for unconditional admission. Applicants in their final year of their bachelors degree with final courses being completed before the graduate program start, can be reviewed for probationary admission pending a final transcript showing degree conferral by the end of the first semester.   

A minimum cumulative undergraduate GPA of 2.75 for unconditional admission. Applicants with an undergraduate GPA between 2.50 and 2.74 may be considered for conditional admission upon recommendation of the program faculty.