Program Requirements

Policy Issues on Work and Pay Certificate--Graduate Level
Total credits required: 15

Prerequisite Courses
Econ 1101 Principles of Economics: Microeconomics (Distance Education course) (4 cr)

The above course is not counted in the credits for the certificate program.

Core Requirements (5 credits)
PA 5431 Public Policies on Work and Pay (3 cr)
HRIR 5054 Public Policy on Employee Benefits (2 cr)

Core courses must be taken for a letter grade.

Elective Courses (choose any three to five courses for a total of ten credits)
HRIR 5000 Topics in Human Resources and Industrial Relations (2 cr)
HRIR 5021 Systems of Conflict and Dispute Resolution (4 cr)
HRIR 5023 Employment Labor Law for the HRIR Professional (2 cr)
HRIR 5025 Comparative and International Human Resources and Industrial Relations (2 cr)
HRIR 8071 Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining (4 cr)
PA 8386 Research Methods in Social and Labor Policy (3 cr)
PA 5401 Poverty, Inequality, and Public Policy (3 cr)
Hist 5844 U.S. Labor History (3 cr)
Law 6203 Labor Law (3 cr)
Law 6231 Topics in Employment Discrimination (2 cr)
Law 6625 Disability Law (3 cr)
Law 6833 Alternative Dispute Resolution (2 cr)
APEC 5511 Labor Economics (3 cr)
Soc 8421 Work and Occupations (3 cr)

Some elective courses require prerequisites, which do not count toward program completion.

Planning Your Program of Study

The Planning Chart may be downloaded and used as a guide in planning your schedule of course work. Please note that certificates are to be completed within four years of your admission date.

Course descriptions and the semesters in which they are offered are in the Graduate Catalog.

Course guide provides more detailed information on courses offered this current semester.

Class schedule provides information on current terms for help in course planning and registration.

Completion Requirements
You must complete 15 credits to earn your certificate, (not including prerequisite work). Completing this certificate program requires completion of the indicated courses with core courses requiring a grade of B and a cumulative GPA for all certificate course work of a 2.8 or better.

In order to receive your certificate, please follow these steps:

Visit the Graduate School Web site and review the information. Substitute the word “certificate” whenever you see “degree.” You will find the Application for Degree Form (this is the same form used for certificates) on this site. It must be completed on the first working day of your intended month of graduation.

The Graduate School will then review your Graduate School Post Baccalaureate Program (GSPBC) to see that all coursework has been completed and is recorded on the transcript.

The final GSPBC Final Report Form found in your graduation packet must be signed by the Director of Graduate Studies of your department.

The Policy Issues on Work and Pay Certificate Program has made agreements with the Industrial Relations Center at the Carlson School of Management, the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, and the Law School, which allow you to complete both a degree and certificate program. But, your program application must be completed before any course work can be applied towards a degree program.