Certificate Overview

Graduate students at Rutgers University–Camden have the opportunity to earn a Certificate in Data Science along with their current degree program. The completion of the Certificate will be noted on a student’s transcript.

Students must complete four or more classes (12 or more credits) in statistics, data management, and research design to obtain the Data Science Certificate.

Certificate Requirements

Complete three courses (9 credits):

• 56:163:661 Quantitative Methods
• 56:202:600 Research Methods in Criminal Justice
• 56:202:601 Data Analysis in Criminal Justice
• 56:830:580 Research Methods
• 56:830:650 Statistics & Research Design
• 56:824:713 Research Design
• 56:824:708 Categorical and Limited Dependent Variables
• 56:824:709 Quantitative Methods II
• 56:830:620 Program Evaluation
• 56:830:638 Survey Research Methods
• 56:824:718 Data Management
• 56:163:615 Using Archival Data to Study Children
• 56:834:608 GIS for the Public Sector
• 56:645:567 Statistical Models
• 56:645:565 Time Series & Forecasting

Complete one course (3 credits):

The fourth class may be taken elsewhere at Rutgers or the requirements for a fourth class met through participation in a pre-approved graduate course-equivalent of workshops and classwork.

Apply

Complete the Application for Admission to Candidacy for Certificate [DOCUSIGN] form.

• Please include the graduate certificate coordinator’s name and email address prior to starting the form.
• The electronic form must be completed by the appropriate deadline in order for the Dean’s Office to complete the final review and graduation certification.

Data Science Certificate Contact

Dr. Adam Okulicz-Kozaryn

Data Science Certificate Coordinator
(856) 225-6353
adam.okulicz.kozaryn@gmail.com

Certificate Overview

The Public and Nonprofit Management certificate is offered by the Department of Public Policy and Administration (DPPA) at Rutgers–Camden.

• Online or In Person
• Only Four Classes
• Explore a career in a nonprofit or government agencies
• Develop management skills for government or nonprofit management

This Certificate Program will Allow You To:

• Advance your career in a nonprofit or government agency and;
• Develop management skills for government or nonprofit management.

Certificate Requirements

Students complete four (4) classes selected from the list below- for a total of 12 credits. Courses are offered online or in person.

• Public and Nonprofit Management (Fall/Summer)
• Organizational Behavior (Fall)
• Introduction to Public Budgeting (Fall/Spring)
• Public & Nonprofit Information Management (Spring)
• Human Resource Management (Fall/Spring)

Apply

How to apply for the Public and Nonprofit Management Certificate Program:

• To create an account, go to here.
• Choose to create a community ID or enter your existing Rutgers ID and “apply now”.
• Select Graduate for the level of application.
• Under the application selection for applicant type, select non-degree (see figure 1 below).
• Continue to the following sections and complete as required. An application fee is required. Certificate students who later apply to the MPA degree program at Rutgers-Camden will have the application fee waived. At the Program of study section, the applicant must select the following:
• Applicant type – non-degree (see figure 2 below)
• Area of study – Public Administration
• Location – Camden
• Program selection – Public Administration (non-degree) Camden
• Public and Non-profit Management
• A resume and “unofficial copy” of your undergraduate transcript are required.

Application Requirements:

• Unofficial undergraduate transcript
• Resume/Curriculum Vitae

Public & Nonprofit Management Certificate Contact

Dr. Angie McGuire

Public and Nonprofit Management Certificate Coordinator
(848) 932-4750
angie.mcguire@rutgers.edu

Certificate Overview

Graduate students at Rutgers University–Camden have the opportunity to earn a Certificate in Public History along with their current degree program. The completion of the Certificate will be noted on a student’s transcript.

Certificate Requirements

To be awarded a Certificate in Public History graduate students would need to complete the following 3 courses:

1. Issues in Public History
2. A public history elective
3. An internship in public history or an approved substitution for this course (such as an Independent Study public history project, the Practicum in Public History Course, or an Eagleton Program Internship).

For History graduate students, courses taken to earn the Public History Certificate are in addition to courses taken to earn the Master’s Degree and cannot be counted for credit for both the Master’s Degree and the Public History Certificate.

Apply

Complete the Application for Admission to Candidacy for Certificate [DOCUSIGN] form.

• Please include the graduate certificate coordinator’s name and email address prior to starting the form.
• The electronic form must be completed by the appropriate deadline in order for the Dean’s Office to complete the final review and graduation certification.

Public History Contact

Dr. Nick Kapur

Public History Certificate Coordinator
(856) 225-6353
nick.kapur@rutgers.edu

Certificate Overview

Graduate students at Rutgers University–Camden have the opportunity to earn a Certificate in Statistics along with their current degree program. The completion of the Certificate will be noted on a student’s transcript.

Certificate Requirements

Complete at least one course (3 credits):

1. 56:645:563 Statistical Reasoning
2. 56:645:567 Statistical Models

Complete three courses (9 credits):

1. 56:645:549 Linear Algebra and Applications
2. 56:645:556 Data Visualization
3. 56:645:558 Theory and Computation in Probability and Queuing Theory
4. 56:645:563 Statistical Reasoning
5. 56:645:565 Time Series & Forecasting
6. 56:645:567 Statistical Models

Up to two courses listed below may be counted toward the certificate:

1. 56:120:582 Special Topics in Biology: Evolutionary Sequence Analysis
2. 56:120:590 Population Ecology
3. 56:121:520 Essentials of Biomathematics I
4. 56:121:555 Cheminformatics
5. 56:121:552 Genome Informatics
6. 56:163:661 Quantitative Methods
7. 56:198:501 Data Structures and Algorithmic Problem Solving in Python
8. 56:198:562 Big Data Algorithms
9. 56:198:567 Applied Probability
10. 56:202:600 Research Methods in Criminal Justice
11. 56:202:601 Data Analysis in Criminal Justice
12. 56:824:702 Quantitative Methods I
13. 56:824:709 Quantitative Methods II
14. 56:830:580 Research Methods
15. 56:830:650 Statistics & Research Design
16. 56:830:xxx Special Topics: Data-Motivated Storytelling

Apply

Complete the Application for Admission to Candidacy for Certificate [DOCUSIGN] form.

• Please include the graduate certificate coordinator’s name and email address prior to starting the form.
• The electronic form must be completed by the appropriate deadline in order for the Dean’s Office to complete the final review and graduation certification.

Contact

Dr. Haydee Herrera-Guzman

Statistics Certificate Coordinator
(856) 225-2667
haydeeh@camden.rutgers.edu

Certificate Overview

This 21-credit certificate sequence will earn the student a Rutgers certificate in Teacher of Students with Disabilities and the candidate will also be eligible to earn a New Jersey Teacher of Students with Disabilities (TOSD) endorsement through the New Jersey Department of Education upon completion. The sequence can stand alone as the student’s only program as a means to add the TOSD license onto an existing teaching license, or it can serve as a dual program to a student’s initial concentration in Early Childhood, Elementary, or Secondary Education.

Certificate Requirements

• Teacher of Students with Disabilities P – 12 Certificate: 21 credits

Apply

Visit this link to start your application.

Application Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited undergraduate school
• Two letters of recommendation
• A statement regarding the applicant’s reason for seeking a special education license
• For those pursuing this as a stand-alone certificate, proof of current teaching license

Contact

Dr. Sara Becker

Teacher Education Graduate Program Director
(856) 225-6409
sara.becker@rutgers.edu