Certificate in (Post-Baccalaureate Graduate Certificate) in Public Management

Virginia Commonwealth University

Graduation from a regionally accredited college or university or its equivalent. Departments may admit graduate applicants with three-year bachelors degrees provided these three-year degrees allow the students to pursue graduate studies in their countries. Further, the department will require prerequisite/foundation courses as needed to fill in any gaps in the students educational background.Required grade point average. For admission to graduate study at VCU, the Graduate School requires an undergraduate GPA of 3.0.Entrance examinations. Letters of recommendation. Statement of intent. In addition to the general admission requirements of the VCU Graduate School, admission to the certificate program requires the same application procedure used for the M.P.A., with the exception of the standardized examination, which is not required. Further, the standardized exam requirement for the M.P.A. program is waived for certificate students who have a minimum GPA of 3.5 after completion of at least six credits of certificate course work.