Graduate Certificate Timeline
This webpage contains resources and guidance for all residential graduate students in the College of Education currently pursuing a graduate certificate. Students in online programs should communicate with your Student Success Coordinator regarding the steps and timeline for your program.
Step 1
Apply
Students interested in receiving a graduate certificate must complete a separate graduate application to formally apply to the certificate program. Application deadlines are posted on each program webpage, and students are encouraged to apply the semester before completion of the courses for the certificate. Applications cannot be processed until the application is submitted and the application fee is paid.
Step 2
Register for Coursework
Consult with your major professor and register for courses each semester. You can register using the Scheduling Assistant in myPurdue.
Alternatively, you can contact our office for assistance with registration.
We recommend registering before the first week of classes, and be sure to Confirm Enrollment in myPurdue. Failure to register and/or Confirm Enrollment before the Late Registration Fee Deadline may result in a $200 late registration fee from the Office of the Registrar.
If any course substitutions are approved by the certificate program coordinator, please email this approval to the Office of Graduate Studies for our records.
Step 3
Candidacy Registration
You MUST be registered as a candidate in the final semester of your last course for the certificate.
We recommend that students email the Office of Graduate Studies to request to register for candidacy for graduation during the first week of classes in the final term (or sooner). Failure to register for candidacy before the Candidacy Registration Deadline may result in a late fee or a delay of graduation.
