Graduate Certificates | Office of Graduate Studies

NJIT's graduate certificates give students the opportunity to:

(a) improve their skills in their current occupation by developing expertise in advanced topics,
(b) acquire knowledge to pursue new careers, or
(c) explore emerging fields before committing to relevant master’s degree programs that require more courses.

Many students pursue a graduate certificate for personal growth or part-time.

Students admitted to an NJIT certificate program are designated as fully matriculated. This designation signifies formal admission into a program of study that concludes with the conferral of an academic award. Consequently, students pursuing certificates are generally eligible to participate in most federal financial aid programs, pending satisfaction of all applicable federal and institutional eligibility requirements.

Each certificate program contains 4 graduate courses (equivalent to a total of 12 graduate credits) that are normally part of the curriculum for a 30-credit Master's degree program. After successful completion of a graduate certificate, a student may decide to continue studying at NJIT towards the corresponding Master's degree by taking advantage of rapid matriculated acceptance and eventual acquisition of two credentials (essentially for the price of the Master’s degree).

A full list of Graduate Certificates is available here: https://catalog.njit.edu/graduate/academic-policies-procedures/certificates/

Information about applying to a Graduate Certificate program can be found here: https://www.njit.edu/admissions/graduate-certificates

Master's students seeking a certificate must apply for the certificate program no later than the last day of the add/drop period in the semester they wish to receive the certificate.