How to Apply
An application for acceptance into the Graduate Certificate in Learning Analytics is required for all new students. Applicants must complete the Graduate School application (opens in new tab).
Requirements for admission to the certificate program include:
- A bachelor’s degree with a GPA of 3.0 or greater on a 4.0 scale, a 3.0 derived from the last 60 credits of undergraduate study, or a graduate degree from an accredited college or university;
- A resumé that identifies educational preparation and professional employment and experiences;
- A professional goals statement indicating how the GCLA will enhance job performance or career development, and
- A projected timeline for completing certificate requirements.
Applicants with less than a 3.0 GPA at the undergraduate level may be admitted provisionally if professional experiences and goals are deemed high quality, with provisional admits required to earn a grade of B or better to remain enrolled.
Those applicants who are currently enrolled in an NC State graduate degree program and in good standing need only to submit the Graduate Student Certificate Plan Data Entry Form to the program coordinator.
Prospective students can apply at any time. We recommend new students start the certificate in the fall semester with the intended first course (ECI 586) that will introduce some core concepts and skills with coding in R. However, if students wish to start the certificate in the spring semester, they can do so and catch up by taking some supplemental online modules on R coding.