Certificates

Please see the menu to the right for a full list of graduate certificates.

Certificates are one way to recognize graduating students who have achieved a level of proficiency or specialization in a particular area or subject. Certificates vary in their goals and requirements: many have a research or practicum component, some are interdisciplinary and requiring work in more than one department, while others focus on a specialization within a single program.

Three types of certificates are included in this section of the calendar:

• Embedded (also referred to as Concurrent): graduate certificates taken as part of a graduate degree program.  These are only open to students enrolled in specific graduate degrees, and will only be awarded at the same time the graduate degree is completed. These certificates are approved within Dalhousie and do not represent separate exit credentials.
• Stand-alone: graduate certificates that can be completed without being enrolled in another graduate degree program at Dalhousie.  These certificates are approved exit credentials as per MPHEC's certificate and diploma framework.

Certificates will normally be recorded on the student's academic transcript.  They are not typically conferred during Convocation.  Embedded certificates will normally be included with the degree, while stand-alone certificates are normally available for pick-up from the Registrar's Office following convocation dates. Please refer to the ceremony dates on the Convocation website for the date your certificate will be available.

Students currently enrolled in a graduate degree at Dalhousie who wish to enroll in a certificate must contact the certificate coordinator/department to initiate an application. Additional fees may apply for courses taken as part of the certificate when completed concurrently with a graduate degree. 

Stand-alone certificates normally require submission of an admission application to the certificate and payment of the online application fee. Applicants are encouraged to consult the certificate coordinator for advice prior to applying.

Students enrolled concurrently in a graduate certificate and graduate degree are governed by the registration requirements and academic regulations applicable to their primary graduate degree. Students enrolled solely within a stand-alone graduate certificate are considered per-course fee students for the purposes around registration procedures and FGS regulations. 

A separate application to graduate is required upon completion of the certificate.

For information about specific graduate certificates, please contact the certificate coordinator.