Certificate Programs
Western Kentucky University offers a variety of undergraduate and graduate certificate programs. A list of certificate programs considered eligible for federal financial aid purposes are listed below. Such programs meet the definition of “gainful employment” programs per federal regulations and are therefore subject to the Gainful Employment Disclosure requirements.
Click on the name of the certificate program to find information on program costs, program length, occupations that the program prepares completers to enter, on-time completion rates, and median loan debt incurred for those who completed the program (if applicable).
Eligible Certificate Programs
Graduate Programs
GR Advanced Behavioral Management
GR College and Career Readiness
GR Communicating in Healthcare
GR Communicating in Organizations
GR Cybersecurity Data Analytics
GR Data Analytics
GR Elementary Math Specialization P-5
GR Emergency Management Disaster Science
GR Enterprise Management
GR Executive Decision Making
GR Facility and Event Management
GR Gifted Education and Talent Development
GR Global Health Administration
GR Intercollegiate Athletic Administration
GR International Student Services
GR Literacy in Post-Secondary Settings
GR Literacy P-12
GR Local Government Administration
GR Occupational Safety and Health
GR Scientific Data Analytics
GR Supply Chain Management
GR Psyc Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Undergraduate Programs
UG Chinese Studies
UG Citizenship and Social Justice
UG Digital Advertising
UG Game Design
UG Graphic Design
UG Health Education and Health Promotion
UG Strategic Communications
UG Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
UG User Experience
UG Workplace Communication
Non-Eligible Certificate Programs
The programs listed below are not eligible programs for federal financial aid purposes. However, if a student is concurrently pursuing a certificate program and another eligible program (i.e. Associate’s Degree, Bachelor’s Degree, Master’s Degree), federal financial aid can be awarded based on the eligible program.
UG Accredited Financial Counselor
UG Advanced Professionalism
UG Athletic Coaching
UG Brewing & Distilling Arts & Sciences
UG Creativity and Innovation Management
UG Deaf Studies Certificate
UG Early Childhood Education Director
UG Emergency Management Disaster Science
UG Esports Management
UG Executive Influence in Organizations
UG Family Home Visiting
UG Floristry
UG Geographic Information Systems
UG Interactive Training Design & Leadership
UG Interdisciplinary Professionalism and Success
UG Land Surveying
UG Long-Term Care Administration
UG Occupational Safety and Health
UG Organizational Leadership
UG Professional and Technical Writing
UG Real Estate
UG Sales
UG Strategies for Trauma Informed Approaches to Improving Resilience
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