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<p class="MsoNormal">Good morning,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">LSU A&M does not allow undergraduate courses to count toward any graduate degree or certificate, in line with LaTech as stated by Ramu.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Also, in line with Ramu, most, but not all, of our graduate certificates are 12 hours; the minimum the BoR requires.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Carol M. Wicks<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Associate Dean of the Graduate School<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Frank W and Patricia Harrison Family Professor in Geology & Geophysics<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Louisiana State University<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">121 David Boyd Hall (Graduate School)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">E303 Howe-Russell-Kniffen (Geology & Geophysics)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">225-578-2312<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:cwicks@lsu.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">cwicks@lsu.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> La-cgs <la-cgs-bounces@lists.latech.edu> <b>On Behalf Of
</b>Ramu Ramachandran<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, November 27, 2022 2:18 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> la-cgs@lists.latech.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [La-cgs] Undergraduate course credit for graduate certificate<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Chris:<br>
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Most of our graduate certificates are 12 hours in accordance with the minimum allowed by the BoR definition:
<a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.laregents.edu%2Facademicaffairs-policiesandprocedures%2F&data=05%7C01%7Ccwicks%40lsu.edu%7C58112779b2794472d28308dad0b42aee%7C2d4dad3f50ae47d983a09ae2b1f466f8%7C0%7C0%7C638051769514376157%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=xCJSHo0v%2F%2Fl6pP7q2kXTk8xZqSj25H%2F3vpgISzVNLp8%3D&reserved=0">
https://www.laregents.edu/academicaffairs-policiesandprocedures/</a>. We do not allow any undergraduate credits to be applied to a GC or a graduate degree.<br>
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<h4 align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Source Serif Pro",serif;color:#082B5C;font-weight:normal">Graduate Certificates<o:p></o:p></span></h4>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0A0A0A">Graduate certificates provide a shortened, condensed and focused course of study that supplements an existing Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Doctoral degree. They frequently lead to licensure or certification, provide
needed job-related expertise, or are focused on a timely area of discussion in a discipline, and they usually are offered by or through the Graduate School.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0A0A0A">Final approval authority: Board of Regents.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0A0A0A">1. <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Graduate Certificate (GC)</span></strong> – a graduate-level academic offering addressing a particular topical area. The number of required courses varies,
but the typical range is 12-18 credits.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0A0A0A">Example: GC in Communications Systems<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We allow graduate credits to be counted towards the UNDERGRAD degree through the "Accelerated Bachelors Masters" program (Mary Farmer-Kaiser helped formulate the applicable language for the UL System Policies). Here is our Catalog statement
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Louisiana Tech undergraduate students in the Concurrent Enrollment Program may, subject to the approval of the undergraduate degree program administrators, use up to 12 credit hours
of graduate courses to satisfy requirements in their undergraduate curriculum. The maximum number of hours that can be double counted in this fashion is subject to the requirement that the combined Baccalaureate and Master’s curricula will total a minimum
of 144 credit hours.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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I understand that the total of 144 credit hours for a Bachelors + Masters is a SACS-COC requirement.<br>
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Best regards,<br>
Ramu<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On 11/27/2022 12:41 PM, Christopher Bonvillain wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I'm having trouble finding information about undergraduate courses for a graduate certificate andI was hoping that the group might know the answer or point me in the right direction. We are working on a history dual enrollment graduate
teaching certificate (18 hrs) at Nicholls and I'm looking for any requirements for the maximum amount of undergraduate course hours that can be applied to a graduate certificate. I know for a master's degree a minimum of half of the courses must be graduate
courses but does the same apply to graduate certificates? Any information would be greatly appreciated, thanks.<o:p></o:p></p>
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Department of Biological Sciences</span><br>
<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#666666">Nicholls State University</span></b><br>
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#666666">P.O. Box 2021<br>
Thibodaux, LA 70310</span><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#666666">Email:
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