Required Materials for Certificate Programs
Applicants must submit the following materials in order to be considered for admission into a SEAS graduate program:
- Online Application
- Transcripts
- Scanned copies of unofficial transcripts are required from all colleges and universities attended, whether or not credit was earned; the program was not completed; or the credit appears as transfer credit on another transcript.
- Please ensure that all transcripts are readable and properly scanned. Otherwise, applicants will receive notifications requesting legible transcripts, which may delay review of their application.
- Please do not mail official transcripts unless you are instructed to do so by a SEAS admissions officer. Admissions decisions are based on unofficial transcripts. Official transcripts will be requested only if the applicant is admitted into the program.
- Statement of Purpose
- Applicants must include an essay of 250-500 words that clearly states their purpose in undertaking a certificate program at the George Washington University.
- The essay must be written by the applicant. Any essay found to have been written by anyone other than the applicant, or plagiarized from other published materials, will be withdrawn from consideration.
- Résumé/CV
- A current résumé or curriculum vitae (CV) should be uploaded with your online application.
- A current résumé or curriculum vitae (CV) should be uploaded with your online application.
- The GRE exam and Letters of Recommendation are not required for direct-entry certificate program applicants. However, please note that if you decide later to transfer credits to a full master's degree program, you will be required to submit GRE scores and letters of recommendation as part of your admissions requirements to the master's program.