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Applying to the Certificate Program

To be considered for admission to the program, a prospective student must meet one of the following:

Students must have completed a bachelor's degree in Management Information Systems, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, or another computer-related field of study; meet the status requirements as a special student; and have the equivalent of at least a 3.0/4.0 undergraduate GPA.

Other students may apply for admission to the Certificate program; such applications will be reviewed by the CTANS Director, who may recommend admission to the Graduate College.

Students must complete a significant paper, project, thesis, or dissertationin information assurance. This may be accomplished as part of another course, but must be filed with the CTANS director.

The Graduate Certificate through CTANS is a unique program within the Oklahoma State University system. Working professionals wanting to enhance their skills can apply for admission to the stand-alone program, while students pursuing degrees can use their electives in the Security concentration and emphasis to complete the certificate while earning their degrees.

Admission Deadlines

	Applicants Seeking Financial Aid	Applicants Not Seeking Financial Aid
Fall Admission	April 1	August 12
Spring Admission	October 1	November 1

Admission Requirements

Apply for admission to the OSU Graduate College through the online application. On the fifth or 'Degree' page, select Certificate Programs (see graphic) from the drop down menu of degrees and then click View options in the right margin. On the next page, select Information Assurance Certificate (see graphic).

Apply for admission to the CTANS Graduate Certificate in Information Assurance program. Submitting your application notifies CTANS of your intentions. Completing the online form will be easier if you have the following information readily available before you begin:

Intended program and the semester and year you wish to begin pursuing your degree
Complete personal contact information
Grade point average or percentage score (International applicants) from your undergraduate degree
Full contact information for three references
Electronic copy of your Statement of Objectives

The Distance Learning Office in the Spears School of Business will assist all distance learning students pursuing the certificate. Please visit http://ssb.okstate.edu/cepd/dl/ for details on tuition, course registration, proctor requirements, books and other information. Your point of contact in this area is Alvina Shearer.

Special Student Admission
Applicants who do not have immediate plans to become a degree candidate but want to take graduate courses, prerequisites or other courses through CTANS may be admitted to the Graduate College as a special student. International students with an F-1 visa may not enroll as special students.

A special student must meet all of the academic requirements described for unqualified admission except that he or she need not be admitted or recommended for admission by a department or program.

The student is responsible for filing a new application for admission to the Graduate College should he or she wish to become a degree candidate. The application will be evaluated by faculty of the department or program and the dean of the Graduate College to ascertain admissibility to the degree program.

As such work is not guided by a plan of study or approved by an adviser, no more than nine semester credit hours of course work taken while a special student may be used on a plan of study to meet requirements for a degree. Special students are subject to the same academic regulations as those students admitted into degree programs.