Certificate Application

CERTIFICATE ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

The certificate programs are open to all students who hold a bachelor’s degree from an accredited university and meet the admissions requirements for the MA in the Human Factors and Applied Cognition Program.

CERTIFICATE ADMISSION PROCEDURE

A. New Students
New students who are interested in the certificate programs should apply for admission in either degree or non-degree status. A box on the admission forms will permit the certificate option to be selected.

GMU Department of Psychology: Information for Prospective Graduate Students

Applications should be submitted via the Office of Admissions http://admissions.gmu.edu/grad/.

Admissions Address:
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Graduate Admissions Office, MSN 2D2
College Hall C119
4400 University Drive
George Mason University
Fairfax, Virginia 22030-4444

(703) 993-2400

B. Students already enrolled in the MA in Human Factors and Applied Cognition
Students who are currently enrolled in the MA in Human Factors and Applied Cognition program and who wish to take advantage of either certificate within their own program while pursuing their master’s degree may complete an application for a certificate once the appropriate fifteen credit hours have been satisfied.

C. Transfer Students
C.1 Students may transfer one course earned at another university into this certificate program. The usual rules of transfer apply in that the course being transferred must have been passed with a B grade, or higher.
C.2 Students who have been admitted as certificate-seeking students may apply to transfer to a regular masters degree in the MA in Human Factors and Applied Cognition program at any time. If they are admitted into the regular masters program, a maximum of 12 credits may be carried into that regular masters program from their certificate program. Such students, like all students in the regular MA in Human Factors and Applied Cognition programs, may apply for the appropriate certificate at any time they have satisfied the fifteen-credit requirement of that certificate.