Graduate Certificate in Policy Entrepreneurship and Advocacy

Program Details

The Graduate Certificate in Policy Entrepreneurship and Advocacy is designed for students who are primarily interested in careers that involve developing and advocating policy solutions in their particular areas of interest.

Program requirements

• The Graduate Policy Entrepreneurship and Advocacy Certificate requires 12 credit hours of coursework.
•  Students must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0, with a minimum grade of “B-” (2.7) in each course.
• This program must be completed within 7 years.

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Required courses

Note for current students: Please reference your degree audit or talk to your advisor about your program plan. Students are held to the program requirements from their admittance term. Therefore, the below may not be accurate to your situation.

Students must complete the course below, for a total of 9 credit hours.

• PUAD 5180: Social Entrepreneurship (3 credit hours)
• PUAD 5370: Public Discourse & the Policy Process (3 credit hours)
• PUAD 5460: Political Advocacy (3 credit hours)

Elective courses

In addition to the required courses, students must complete one elective course from the list below, for a total of 3 credit hours.

• PUAD 5120: Nonprofits & Public Policy (3 credit hours)
• PUAD 5420: Law & Public Policy (3 credit hours)
• COMM 5282: Environmental Communication (3 credit hours)
• COMM 5682: Political Communication (3 credit hours)
• PSCI 5206: Social Movements, Democracy & Global Politics (3 credit hours)
• PSCI 5914: Community Organizing & Community Development (3 credit hours)