Graduate Admissions: Human Resource Management Certificate

Admission Requirements

Students seeking admission to the Graduate Certificate Program in Human Resource Management must have the following:

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university.
• A minimum grade point average of 3.0 or higher on all college and university academic work attempted. Student may petition the Dean of School of Continuing Studies for a waiver of this criterion.
• If the student’s degree is outside of Human Resources, Business or related field, a minimum of two years of professional experience required.

Exceptions to the above will be reviewed by an admission appeals committee made up of the Human Resource Management Program Chair and the School of Continuing Studies Director of Student Services.

Before an application will be considered for admission, the following documents must be on file at the School of Continuing Studies office:

1. A completed application form, including the $50 application fee. Use the graduation application form (PDF).
2. Official transcripts of all college and university work attempted from each and every college and university attended.
3. Official TOEFL score report (when applicable).

Official documents verifying college and university work and test scores must be sent from the institution or agency responsible for the information directly to the School of Continuing Studies.

The address for all application materials:

University of Richmond
School of Continuing Studies
Attention: Dean
University of Richmond, VA 23173
804-289-8133

English Proficiency
Students whose native language is not English, or whose collegiate level or secondary level instruction was not English, must also earn a score of at least 550 on the paper-based or 213 on the computer-based Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) before admission and/or enrollment to the University of Richmond School of Continuing Studies. The University may require additional evaluation for language proficiency through testing or individual interviews for students with TOEFL scores near the minimum score. Information on the TOEFL may be obtained from the Educational Testing Service, Princeton, New Jersey 08541 or www.toefl.org. The TOEFL score must be no more than five years old at the time of application.

Admission Deadlines
All application materials must be in the School of Continuing Studies office by July 15 in order to be considered for admission for the upcoming Fall semester, October 15 to be considered for admission to the upcoming Spring semester, and March 15 to be considered for the upcoming Summer semester.