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How to Apply

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• Admission Requirements
• Technology Requirements
• Application Process
• Fees and Tuition
• Earning the Certificate
• Single-Course Enrollment

Admission Requirements

The Systems Analysis Certificate Program has been designed for students with the following qualifications:

• Two years of organization/business work experience, or a four-year college degree;

• A willingness to think abstractly

English Proficiency: Students who are non-native English speakers are expected to have adequate English language proficiency. For details, see English Language Guidelines.

International Students: This program does not qualify as full-time study, and therefore does not meet requirements for an F-1 visa. However, if you are an F-1 student currently enrolled full-time in another program, OR you are in the U.S. on some other type of visa (not F-1), you may be eligible to take a certificate program or course. For complete details, or to contact an adviser, see Visa Information.

Technology Requirements

This program will be taught in a classroom without PC access. Consequently, students are expected to have access to a PC outside of class with the ability and privileges to install software. Students enrolled in the certificate program receive a license for Microsoft Project for the duration of the program.

Application Process

The 2008-2009 program is underway and is no longer accepting applications. The next program begins in Autumn 2009. Click here to be notified via e-mail when complete details for the next program are available online. The following information regarding the application process may be helpful as you plan for applying to the next program:

To Apply: You can apply online or submit one copy of the application form with a $50 certificate program fee* and two stapled application sets, which include the following clearly labeled documents:

1. A letter of application (250-word maximum). Applicants should be clear, concise and provide specific examples while answering the following questions: (a) What are the unique strengths, talents and skills that you bring to the program? (b) What experience/knowledge qualifies you for entry into the program? (c) What are your expectations of the program personally and professionally?
   
   
2. Your résumé listing education and applicable work or professional experience;

Application Review: Applications are evaluated by a review committee designated by the advisory board. Selection of program participants is based on admission requirements. Applicants receive written notification of their acceptance or non-acceptance within two weeks after their application is received.

Enrollment: Applicants accepted to the program receive enrollment information for the first-term course and are encouraged to make their fall tuition payment early. Enrollment in the program is on a first-come, first-served basis, upon receipt of the first-term tuition payment.

Waitlist: When the program reaches enrollment capacity, those applicants who are eligible to enroll may be placed on a waiting list for the program. If space becomes available, waitlisted applicants will be notified and given an opportunity to enroll. If space does not become available, waitlisted applicants will be offered a space in the next program offering.

* The certificate program fee is not refundable and does not guarantee admission to, or enrollment in, the program.

Fees and Tuition

Tuition is payable on a quarter-by-quarter basis. Tuition for the entire program is $1,926, excluding certificate program and registration fees, textbook costs, and the optional preliminary course. There is a $50 nonrefundable certificate fee to apply to this program and a $35 nonrefundable registration fee each term. First-term tuition of $642, plus the nonrefundable registration fee, is due by Sept. 24, 2008. The University's tuition exemption policy does not apply to this program. Tuition and fees are subject to change.

Information on registration and refund policies and procedures is included with registration materials.

Earning the Certificate

Participants are evaluated in each course on the basis of standards established by the advisory board and instructors. At the end of each course, participants are notified of successful or unsuccessful completion. Because courses are arranged sequentially, participants need to successfully complete classes in the previous term before they advance to the next term.

When the required courses are completed in these noncredit programs, participants earn a certificate, which is presented at the annual UW Extension awards ceremony.

Single-Course Enrollment

Interested in taking just one class? Some courses in this program (those courses designated by a ) are open for single-course enrollment to those who do not wish to earn the certificate. Because some courses require prior knowledge and experience in the field, those interested in taking individual courses need to submit these materials:

1. A completed application for single-course enrollment;
2. A résumé listing your work-related experience, and a typed (250-word maximum) letter of application describing your experience/knowledge and how it was acquired.

Please note that courses taken as a non-certificate student are not automatically applied toward a certificate of completion in the program. Single-course enrollments are on a space-available basis. No certificate program fee is necessary; tuition is not accepted until you are notified of eligibility.