Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Workplace Certificate

Dr. Melissa Kates
Chair and Professor
Email: katesm@apsu.edu
931-221-7188
 

Dr. Kathryn Woods
Graduate Coordinator
Professor
Location:  Clement Building, Office 217A
Phone:  931-221-1419
Email: Woodsk@apsu.edu

 

Program Description

This graduate certificate helps students understand the perceptual, institutional, and social processes that impact the ways people interact and make decisions in organizations. The interdisciplinary curriculum promotes a scientific approach to optimizing organizational outcomes by equipping leaders with the skills to cultivate a diverse, equitable, and inclusive climate. These skills serve students who strive to make organizations more supportive and engaging places to work.

The program requires completion of 9 semester credit hours (3 courses).

Listed below are the required application materials and the associated scores (if necessary) for each.

Admissions Requirements

• Application for admission
• Application Fee:  $45 domestic or $55 international
• Official transcripts from all colleges attended
• Verification of lawful presence in the United States (i.e. submit a license or other approved document)
• Bachelor’s degree, conferred in any field, from a regionally accredited institution showing a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 2.5
• Choose ONE of the following:
  • Admissions Portfolio - Applicants may submit a portfolio in lieu of the GRE. The portfolio must include a current resume, a personal essay detailing the reasons for wanting to enter the M.P.S. program and discussing how the program will help the applicant achieve personal and professional goals, and two letters of professional and/or academic reference.  Applicants must upload or submit the portfolio to the Office of Graduate Admissions. 
    OR
  • Minimum GRE revised General Test scores of: Verbal - 140, Quantitative - 140, and Analytical Writing - 2.5.
• Military documents (if applicable)
• Admission decision by department

For more information about the application process, please visit apsu.edu/grad-studies.