Archival Management Certificate

Admission Requirements

Admission to the Archival Management certificate program requires

1. an earned master’s degree from an accredited university or college or current enrollment in a master’s degree program;
2. an acceptable grade point average in all college work taken.

Modifications to the above requirements may be made with the permission of the department’s director of graduate studies and the department’s graduate committee.

Application Procedures

All application materials are to be submitted to the College of Graduate Studies.

Applicant must

1. meet the admission requirements of the University and the program;
2. submit application with the appropriate application fee (online at www.mtsu.edu/graduate/apply.php);
3. submit official transcripts of all previous college work.

Certificate Requirements

Once admitted to the program, candidates for the graduate certificate in Archival Management must

1. complete 12 hours of graduate history courses, all at the 6000 level (see Curriculum section below for specifics);
2. maintain a cumulative graduate grade point average of 3.00 in courses leading to the certificate;
3. successfully complete a portfolio review.

Curriculum: Archival Management

Candidate must complete 12 hours in the following course of study:

Program Notes

Students may transfer up to six (6) credit hours of approved coursework into the certificate program. The time limit for use of credit toward the certificate is six years from the date of enrollment in the earliest course applied toward the certificate, including transferred courses.

Candidate must file a Notice of Intent to Graduate form in the College of Graduate Studies within the first two weeks of the term in which candidate intends to graduate.