Local Government Management Certificate

Location(s): University Downtown Center

The 15-credit Graduate Certificate in Local Government Management is for individuals interested in positions in cities, counties, towns or villages.

Grading Policy: Students who earn a grade of B- or below in any core (required) certificate course must repeat that course and earn a grade of B or better. Students who fail to earn a B or better grade the second time they take a core (required) course will be severed from the certificate program. Students must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher to graduate.

Course Requirements

Students are required to complete:

Additional Course Requirements

Students must also satisfactorily complete an additional three credits from the following list:

PAFF 531 - Law for Administrators (3 cr.)
PAFF 533 - Intergovernmental Relations (3 cr.)
PAFF 569 - Sustainable Comm 1:Theory&Prac
SUST 500 - Sust.Comm I: Theory & Practice
SUST 510 - Sust Comm 2: Policy & Practice
PAFF 582 - Sustainable Cities and Regions
PAFF 583 - Community and Econ. Dev.
PAFF 584 - Comparative Local Government (3 cr.)
PAFF 585 - Fund. of Emergency Mgmt.
Courses offered in other departments with a clear local government focus as approved by the department chair (for example, certificate students would be encouraged to complete courses on issues related to land use planning, economic development, GIS mapping and spatial analysis)