Certificate Requirements

All of the following requirements must be met in order for the certificate to be conferred:

  • All coursework and related unit requirements
  • A minimum number of units taken in residence 
  • A minimum standard of scholarship 
Coursework and Related Unit Requirements

No course may be used more than once to fulfill a requirement in the certificate. Generally stated, a requirement within a certificate is: 

A) A designated course (e.g., NRM 15);

B) A defined combination of courses (e.g., NRM 2.1 and NRM 2.2); or

C) A set number of units that can be fulfilled from a list of courses (e.g., “3 units in any combination from the following: NRM 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 22, 56”).

Residence Requirement
  1. A student must complete at least six units or 20 percent of the total units (whichever is greater) of the certificate program at Santa Rosa Junior College. This means that, for certificates of one to six units, all coursework must be completed at SRJC.
  2. A student must be enrolled at Santa Rosa Junior College during the semester in which the certificate is awarded.
  3. A department may propose to exceed the minimum standards set herein. Such proposal would be reviewed by the Educational Planning & Coordinating Council (EPCC) and recommended to the Academic Senate for appropriate action. 
  4. Implementation of approved residency requirements will have an effective date based on the new catalog year, so that all students receive timely, clear, and consistent information about the requirement. 
Scholarship Requirement 
  1. A student must have a minimum “C” grade (or equivalent) in all Santa Rosa Junior College and transferred coursework submitted toward the certificate.
  2. A department may propose to exceed the minimum standards set herein. Such proposal would be reviewed by the Educational Planning & Coordinating Council (EPCC) and recommended to the Academic Senate for appropriate action. 
  3. Implementation of approved scholarship requirements will have an effective date based on the new catalog year, so that all students receive timely, clear, and consistent information about the requirement.

Policy 3.2,Revised December 2012

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