Undergraduate Certificates
Undergraduate certificates are 18-credit programs that provide students with a solid foundation in a chosen area of study, or major, and are designed to transfer into a degree program at Thomas Edison State University.
Undergraduate students who enroll in the University and seek to earn only a certificate must earn at least 50 percent of the credits for the certificate through TESU credit offerings, with the following exceptions:
- a student who has not earned at least 50 percent of the credits for the certificate through TESU credit offerings may pay the Residency Waiver Fee to be awarded the certificate; and
- if the certificate is awarded at the same time as a TESU associate or bachelor’s degree, the 50 percent TESU credit offering requirement for the certificate does not apply, nor does the Residency Waiver Fee for the certificate. In this case, the student must meet all residency requirements for the associate or bachelor’s degree or pay the Residency Waiver Fee for the degree, if required by the selected enrollment plan.
NOTE: Application of certificate credits to a degree program is subject to the degree program’s specific requirements.
NOTE: For nondegree enrolled students, at least 50 percent of the credits required for an undergraduate or a graduate certificate must be earned at Thomas Edison State University. Application of any transferred credits is at the discretion of the dean.
Business subject certificates
For certificates in business subject areas, up to 9 credits 50 percent of the 18-credit certificate may be older than seven years from the most current date of application to the University. Any older credits applicable to the certificate area of study have to undergo a currency review.
Students may select from the following undergraduate certificate programs:
- Undergraduate Certificate in Accounting
- Undergraduate Certificate in Communications
- Undergraduate Certificate in Computer Information Systems
- Undergraduate Certificate in Computer Science
- Undergraduate Certificate in Criminal Justice
- Undergraduate Certificate in Cybersecurity*
- Undergraduate Certificate in Diversity†
- Undergraduate Certificate in Electronics
- Undergraduate Certificate in Finance
- Undergraduate Certificate in Gas Distribution
- Undergraduate Certificate in General Management
- Undergraduate Certificate in Health and Wellness
- Undergraduate Certificate in Healthcare Management
- Undergraduate Certificate in Human Resources Management
- Undergraduate Certificate in Labor Studies
- Undergraduate Certificate in Marketing
- Undergraduate Certificate in Operations Management
- Undergraduate Certificate in Organizational Leadership
- Undergraduate Certificate in Psychology
*15-credit program; † 12-credit program