International Relations, B.A./Local Government Management, Graduate Certificate, Combined B.A./Graduate Certificate (Pending Final Approval)

Combined International Relations, B.A./Local Government Management, Graduate Certificate

The Combined International Relations, B.A./ Local Government Management, Graduate Certificate option is designed for high achieving undergraduate students pursuing a B.A. in International Relations and a Graduate Certificate in Local Government Management.

Students admitted to this combined program can take any 6 credits of graduate-level courses from the graduate certificate while still an undergraduate and pay undergraduate tuition rates. Within the B.A. requirements, these 6 credits would replace 6 credits in Section 3, Electives in economics, history, philosophy, or a foreign language. For students pursuing this B.A./certificate program, students do not need to compensate for the 2-credit difference in the major.

To be eligible for the combined BA to Graduate Certificate option, students must

• Have earned a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.2 or higher and;
• Completed at least 24 credits including 2 upper-level courses of the undergraduate program major courses;
• Apply for and receive delayed admission to the Graduate Certificate.

Note: Students must receive formal delayed admission into the Graduate Certificate program to be eligible to register for graduate courses in the Graduate Certificate program.