Grant Writing Certificate
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Dr. Melissa Kates
Chair, Department of Leadership
Location: Clement 318
Phone: 931-221-7188
Email: katesm@apsu.edu
Website: www.apsu.edu/leadership
Program Description
This 9-hour online program is designed for professionals who have already earned a Bachelor’s degree and would like to earn a graduate credential while building skills in grant writing. The nine hour graduate certificate can be earned in as little as two eight-week terms. Completion of this certificate will allow students to transition directly into the Master of Science in Leadership, if desired. The certificate classes will count as three of the ten courses required for the MSL degree.
Admissions Requirements
Application for admission
Application Fee: $45 domestic or $55 international
Official transcripts from all colleges attended
Verification of lawful presence in the United States (i.e. submit a license or other approved document)
Bachelor’s degree, conferred in any field, from a regionally accredited institution showing a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 2.5
Choose ONE of the following:
Admissions Portfolio - Applicants may submit a portfolio in lieu of the GRE. The portfolio must include a current resume, a personal essay detailing the reasons for wanting to enter the M.S.L. program and discussing how the program will help the applicant achieve personal and professional goals, and two letters of professional and/or academic reference. Applicants must upload or submit the portfolio to the Office of Graduate Admissions. OR
Minimum GRE revised General Test scores of: Verbal - 140, Quantitative - 140, and Analytical Writing - 2.5.
Military documents (if applicable)
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For more information about the application process, please visit apsu.edu/grad-studies.
