Certificate Types and Requirements

 

The UCI Sociology Department offers undergraduate Sociology students the opportunity to earn up to four departmental certificates. Each certificate recognizes successful completion of a focused course of study in one of four areas listed below.

 

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Submission Details

 

Please click on the certificate you would like to apply to above to review the requirements. The requirements for each certificate is incredibly simple - simply complete 4 courses from the list of approved courses with a C or better! Each certificate topic has a different list of approved courses, so be sure to review the list by clicking the title of the certificate you are interested in above.

Applying for a certificate is even easier! In order to apply, complete the Google Form Application by May 15^th (if deadline falls on a holiday or weekend, the due date will be the next working day). ALL certificate applications submitted before May 15th will be processed in the Spring quarter, not earlier. Please read the FAQ below for more information.

NOTE: The Google form application for your certificate must be complete to be reviewed. Complete applications must include your unofficial transcripts (and any backup for transfer course, substitution courses, or grade verifications if applicable) to be considered complete. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.

 

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

 

When Will I Receive My Certificate?:
If you submit your application via the Google Form Application by the deadline posted above, then your certificate will be ready for you to receive at our annual certificate ceremony typically held in early June. It will also be available to pickup around the same time from our department offices (SSPB 4211). If you come to pick up your certificate after June, there is no guarantee that we will still have it.

 

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What If I Cannot Pickup my Certificate In Person and/or Attend the Ceremony?
If you cannot attend the ceremony or pickup your certificate in person, that is completely fine! We are more than happy to give your certificate to a trusted friend if you let us know ahead of time. We do not mail out certificates, so if you have no way of picking up the physical copy please reach out and we can send you a digital PDF for you to print or keep.

 

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For Students Graduating in Spring:
If you are graduating in the spring and would like to receive your certificate in the spring ceremony, but are still completing a course, please still complete the application form by the deadline and Indicate the course information on your application, and note “in progress” next to the course.

 

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For Students Graduating in Fall or Winter:
If you are graduating in either the Fall or Winter, you can still submit your certificate application/s. However, these will NOT be processed earlier. These applications will be processed along with the rest in the Spring quarter, and mailed out to you over the Spring and Summer. Be sure to list a permanent mailing address on your application.

 

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Have Transfer Courses?
Please submit the following via email to Undergraduate Director at ugdirectorsociol@uci.edu and sociolstudentassist@uci.edu

1. Your transcripts for all eligible courses
2. The syllabi for any *non-sociology or non-UCI courses (*cannot be approved without syllabi)

 

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Course substitutions?
For course substitution requests please submit the following via email to Undergreaduate Director at ugdirectorsociol@uci.edu and sociolstudentassist@uci.edu

1. Your transcripts for all eligible courses
2. The syllabi for any *non-sociology or non-UCI courses (*cannot be approved without syllabi)

 

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Completing a course over the Summer?
If you are taking a course during Summer Sessions to complete your certificate requirements - once this course is completed, please email sociolstudentassist@uci.edu and let us know that you have completed your final course requirement.

 

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Completing a course in Spring Quarter?
If you are taking a course in Spring quarter to complete your certificate requirements, email the instructor of the course and ask them to verify that you will finish this course with a C or better. Upload that email, along with your unofficial transcripts, to the Online Sociology Certificate Application Form.

 

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Course requirements?
For each certificate, you are required to complete FOUR courses in its field with a grade of C or better. Requirements for the certificates may be completed over the course of your academic career here at UC Irvine. You are not required to complete all the coursework in one academic year. Please click on the certificate title at the top of this webpage to view the application and the qualifying courses.