Graduate Certificate Changes

Types of Changes

• Change of program director, or a change in the name of the certificate program and course number changes made via the State University Numbering System are defined as "non-substantive" changes and may be approved by the Director of Graduate Certificates and/or the Dean of the Graduate School and the Curriculum Subcommittee Chair.
• Additions, deletions or other such changes to course or  admission requirements are defined as "substantive" changes and must be approved by the Graduate Council. If approved by the Curriculum Subcommittee, the proposal is then forwarded to the full Graduate Council for approval.

Steps to Approval

• Discuss certificate changes and the approval process with Graduate Certificates (813-974-2442).
• Save the Graduate Certificate Change Form to your desktop, then, complete the form. (If you have difficulty opening the form, please update to Adobe Reader 8 from the icon in the column on the right.)
• Detail the changes you would like to make to the certificate program including the current course or requirement and the proposed course or requirement. On the justification page,   discuss why the change is needed and how it will improve the graduate certificate.
• Submit an electronic version of the change form to Certificate Changes for initial review.
• Once any revisions are made, submit form to your department chair for approval/signature.
• If changes are extensive, submit to college committee for review, approval and the college committee chair's signature.
• Send an electronic copy of the final version to  Certificate Changes. Submit the original, signed version of the form to Graduate Certificates in SVC1072.
• Graduate Certificates will request the change proposal be placed on the Graduate Council Curriculum Subcommittee's agenda.