Total Certificate Hours - 24 Hours

Core Courses - 14 Hours

Foreign Language Proficiency: (minimum 4 semesters of language study, or proficiency):

Students must pass an exam administered by the World Languages Department to determine if the student has the equivalent of two years of language instruction in any foreign language. The placement exam will be administered after a student has taken language instruction at USF or for students who claim foreign language proficiency upon enrolling at USF. Those students who want to pursue additional training in a "hard" language (Chinese, Arabic, for example) are eligible for some funding support under this program. Interested students should submit a language-study proposal to the Director of the Program.

Professional Writing: (3 credit hour minimum):
The certificate program places a heavy emphasis on developing writing skills. Certificate holders must have satisfactorily completed one of the following professional writing courses:

• ENC 3242 Technical Communication for Majors
• ENC 3250 Professional Writing
• ENC 3310 Expository Writing
• PHC 4720 Foundation to Professional Writing in Public Health

International Relations: (3 credit hour minimum):
Certificate holders must have satisfactorily completed one of the following international relations courses:

• CPO 2002 Introduction to Comparative Politics
• INR 3102 American Foreign Policy
• CPO 4930 Comparative Government and Politics of Select Areas

Analytical Skills and Critical Thinking Courses: (6 credit hour minimum):
Certificate holders must satisfactorily complete courses in their majors/minors that promote analytical skills and critical thinking. The Program Director, in consultation with the Dean of the College or Department of a requesting student, can include proposed courses (such as independent study) to fulfill this requirement; course approval will be made on a case-by-case basis. The Analytical Skills and Critical Thinking requirement should be met by taking the appropriate courses for your major.

• AMH 3342 Globalization and U.S. Culture
• AMH 3512 U.S. Foreign Relations
• AMS 4804 Major Ideas in America
• AMS 4935 Senior Seminar in American Studies
• CEG 4850 Capstone Geotechnical/Transportation Design
• CES 4704 Capstone Structural/Materials Design
• CIS 4250 Ethical Issues and Professional Conduct
• CLP 4314 Health Psychology
• CWR 4812 Capstone Water Resources/Environmental Design
• ECH 4615 Product and Process Design
• EEL 4914 EE Design 2
• EIN 4891 Capstone Design
• EML 4551 Capstone Design
• EUH 3206 History of Twentieth Century Europe
• EUH 3576 History of the Soviet Union, 1917-1991
• FIN 3604 International Finance
• FIN 4414 Advanced Corporation Finance
• FIN 4443 Financial Policies and Strategies
• FIN 4504 Principles of Investments
• GEB 4890 Strategic Management and Decision Making
• GEY 4647 Ethical/Legal Issues in Aging
• HIS 3930 Special Topics
• HIS 3938 Major Issues in History
• HIS 4104 Theory and Methods of History
• HIS 4936 Pro-Seminar in History
• HSC 4631 Critical Issues in Public Health
• INR 3011 Globalization
• INR 3018 World Ideologies
• INR 3038 International Wealth and Power
• INR 3102 American Foreign Policy
• INR 3202 International Human Rights
• INR 4083 Conflict in the World
• INR 4900 Directed Readings
• INR 4931 Selected Topics: East Asian Politics
• LAH 3200 Modern Latin America
• LAH 3430 History of Mexico
• LAH 3470 History of the Caribbean
• LAH 3480 History of Cuba
• MHS 4731 Writing for Research and Publication in Behavioral and Community Sciences
• MAN 4631 Global Perspectives and Management Choices
• POS 3713 Empirical Political Analysis
• POT 4064 Contemporary Political Thought
• POT 4936 Special Topics in Political Theory
• SYP 3000 Social Psychology
• SYP 4510 Sociological Aspects of Deviance
• SYP 4550 Drugs and Society
• SYP 4420 Consumer Culture
• SYA 4930 Topics in Sociology
• SYA 4935 Senior Seminar
• SYD 4410 Urban Sociology
• SYO 4250 Sociology of Education

Workshops and Seminars: (2 credit hour minimum):
The Program Director will conduct workshops (one-day) and seminars (four consecutive days during the summer break). Students pursuing a certificate must participate in one workshop prior to registering for a seminar. The workshops will be conducted frequently during the academic year and the four-day seminar will be offered during the summer months (ideally, one in June, one in July and one in August). Satisfactory completion of the seminar constitutes a 2-credit course. The seminars may be repeated for credit.

Additional Certificate Requirements

The requirements for the undergraduate certificate are:

• Minimum of four (4) semesters of instruction in one foreign language, and passing a foreign language proficiency test in the subject matter. Students who are proficient in a foreign language may take a foreign language proficiency examination as administered by the University.
• Satisfactory completion of at least one professional writing course
• Satisfactory completion of at least one international relations course
• Satisfactory completion of at least two courses in college/major departments that promote analytic skills and critical thinking
• Satisfactory completion of a 4-day summer seminar organized by the Program Director
• Only degree-seeking undergraduate students may apply for this certificate.

Grade Requirement

Satisfactory completion of all coursework for the certificate with a grade of C or better, C- is not sufficient.

Residency Requirement

18 hours must be completed on the Tampa campus.