Application due date for July 11, 2022 term: July 8
Estimated time to completion: 18 months
This program is designed for students wishing to design their own program of study at the post-master’s, advanced level. Students can choose from a variety of courses to study the topics they want to study.
in the nation for most master's degrees awarded in education*.
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A Note About Licensure:
While this certificate provides a comprehensive understanding of the intended certificate outcomes, it does not lead to licensure, certification, or endorsement. ACE offers several programs that do provide a pathway to licensure, certification, or endorsement and they can be found here.
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Certificate in Advanced Graduate Study
Total Tuition
30 semester credits
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$306 per credit
$9,180
Fees
$100 Application Fee
$1,350 Technology & Library Fee
($45 per credit)
$150 Program Conferral Fee
$1,600
Total Program Cost*
$10,780
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View Payment Options Talk to an Enrollment Counselor1This is an estimated value of the cost for tuition and fees. Amounts may vary depending on number of transfer credits applied to the selected program hours or program pathway credit hours, the pace and satisfactory completion of the selected program or program pathway credit hours, receipt of, or eligibility for, institutional or non-institutional scholarship and/or grant amounts, and adjustments to tuition or fees as described in the Catalog Right to Modify Tuition section.
State of California Student Tuition Recovery Fund (STRF)
It is a state of California requirement that a student who pays his or her tuition is required to pay a state-imposed assessment two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) per one thousand dollars ($1,000) of institutional charges, rounded to the nearest thousand dollars, for the California Student Tuition Recovery Fund. For more information and to see if you must pay the state-imposed assessment for Student Tuition Recovery Fund (STRF) click here.
Certificate in Advanced Graduate Study
Certificate in Advanced Graduate Study
All applicants must submit to the Admissions Office official, sealed college transcripts from each institution attended.
All applicants whose first language is not English must demonstrate competence in the English language as demonstrated in one of three ways:
Certificate in Advanced Graduate Study
Explore the classes you'll take to fulfill this program's 30 semester credit requirement. For more information, a complete list of requirements, and course options, see the College Catalog.
Choose any 9 courses (27 credits) from the doctoral level courses listed in the course list below:
(3 semester credits) (required)