New Non-Credit Certificate

Please review the following document, which itemizes the questions you will be asked to answer when initiating a new Non-Credit Certificate program. PLEASE NOTE: You will not be able to “save” and “return” to the form before you submit a request. As such, we suggest you use the following guidance to have the information in hand to complete the request before you start the process.

Enter the full name of the proposed non-credit certificate program.

From the dropdown menu provided, select the school(s) that will host the proposed non-credit certificate.

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Indicate the name of the primary contact at the sponsoring school with whom IRA staff will work to manage the steps required to approve the proposed non-credit certificate. If there are additional contacts closely involved in this proposal who you would like IRA staff to include on related correspondence, please provide their names and email addresses in the Description of New Certificate attachment (see below).

Enter the official UVA email address of the proposal contact (primary computing ID address, no alias or non-UVA email addresses, please).

Select the date you are submitting this initiation request.

Enter the date in which the school wants to deliver the program for the first time.

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Upload a Word document or PDF or describe directly on this form the purpose of the non-credit certificate and the demand it serves, and the intended target audience. Please specify the duration of the proposed program (e.g., two weeks) and clarify what school officials (e.g., faculty) will be involved in delivering the content of the proposed program. If there are additional contacts involved in this proposal who you would like IRA Staff to include on related correspondence, please provide their names and email addresses.

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Clarify the target audience for the new certificate. Who do you think will apply for this certificate? • If you expect to draw students from approved enrollment targets within your school, then select ‘Approved enrollment targets in my school.’ • If you expect to draw students from the approved enrollment targets of another UVA school(s), then select ‘Internal transfers from another school.’ • If you propose to draw students beyond approved enrollment targets (i.e., the school is requesting to grow institutional enrollment beyond what has already been approved), then select “Enrollment increases beyond those presently approved.”

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Indicate the delivery format(s) in which students will be able to complete the proposed non-credit certificate (select all that apply): • If a student will be able to complete the entire program in a traditional, Face to Face format with no online coursework, select ‘100% Face to Face.’ • If a student will be able to complete the entire program online, with no face-to-face coursework, select ‘100% Online.’ • If a student will be required or able to complete the program via a combination of Face to Face and Online courses, indicate ‘Hybrid.’

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Please provide the location (name and address) where the proposed non-credit certificate will be delivered. If full online delivery is planned, please indicate "N/A."

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Indicate the actual or anticipated date on which the proposed non-credit certificate was or will be reviewed and approved by the dean of the proposing school.