Compliance & Ethics Graduate Certificate

UNG's Mike Cottrell College of Business offers the Compliance & Ethics Certificate. The graduate Certificate in Compliance & Ethics prepares students to assume a leadership role in the field of compliance and ethics in government agencies, corporations, and nonprofit organizations. The program is taught at an advanced level but is suitable for individuals who have some experience in compliance or who have previous experience in occupations that required some knowledge of compliance areas (e.g., IT, HR, healthcare, law) and are seeking to make a career change. Graduates of the certificate program will be prepared to sit for one or more of the major compliance certification exams.

Students will complete a total of 15 credit hours of graduate-level courses to meet the requirements of the certificate program.

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Program Quick Facts

Online program
All majors may apply

Complete for certificate only or as electives in either the MBA or MAcc program

Program offered spring semester
Full-tuition scholarships available

Program Application Deadline

If program capacity is met prior to established admission deadlines, we will stop accepting applications for admission and cancel remaining incomplete applicants. Completing your application earlier is better.

Priority Deadline

November 1

Spring Deadline

December 1

How to Apply to the Compliance & Ethics Graduate Certificate Program

Certificate Non-Degree
Requirements:
Note: Current UNG graduate students need to complete the application form and not the online application.

Baccalaureate or a master’s degree from an accredited institution (as defined under Accredited Institutions in the Academic Information section of the Graduate Catalog).

If a certificate program applicant holds a master’s degree, only the transcript documenting the master’s is required.

Optional, recommended items to include in application:

Professional resume

Statement of Purpose: A six-hundred-word personal statement describing the specific interest in the Compliance Certificate, how you will use this Certificate in your career, and any background in the field of Compliance. If no background in Compliance, then include why you are interested in this field.

Statement of Interest in Scholarship: There are full scholarships available for graduate students who commit to completing the certificate in one spring. This scholarship covers the 15 hours of credit required to complete the certificate. If you would like to be considered for this scholarship – please acknowledge in a statement of interest that you are able to complete all required 15 credit hours in the spring term.

Applications will be reviewed as a group after the November 1 priority deadline. Applications received after our priority deadline will receive a decision following our December 1 final deadline. Preference will be given to applicants who provide the optional application items. To be considered for a scholarship, optional items must be included.

Applying to UNG

Step 1Application and Application Fee

Step 2Official Transcripts

Step 3Verification of Lawful Presence in the U.S.

Submit the Graduate Admissions online application.

Non-refundable application fee of $40.

Pay with a credit/debit card (Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express) or electronic check (U.S. banks only) when completing the online application.

Include check or money order payable to UNG when submitting a paper application.

Please allow three business days after submitting your application for processing. You will receive an email from grads@ung.edu after your application has been reviewed for accuracy and updated with submitted documents. Please do not check your application status prior to receiving an email from this office as your online application checklist will not accurately reflect the required items for your program of interest.

Submit one set of official transcripts from each institution attended for all course work, undergraduate and graduate level.

Transfer credit posted on records of other institutions is not accepted in lieu of transcripts from original institutions. Please request a transcript from each institution attended.

Transcripts that have been opened, scanned or forwarded by email are not official and will not be accepted.

Official paper transcripts are accepted if submitted from the issuing institution and mailed to University of North Georgia Admissions Imaging Center, P.O. Box 1358, Gainesville, GA 30503-1358. Student paper transcripts are accepted only when issued to the student in a sealed envelope and submitted to Graduate Admissions unopened.

Official electronic transcripts are accepted if submitted from the issuing institution to grads@ung.edu. Depending on the transcript service you are using, grads@ung.edu may not be an available option. You may then select any admissions or undergraduate admissions @ung.edu address. Electronic transcripts forwarded via email from the student are not accepted.

International transcripts must have a course-by-course credential evaluation by an independent evaluation service that is a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services, Inc. (NACES) or Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc. (AICE). Evaluations must be sent directly from the agency to the Admissions office. Refer to the evaluator website for a full list of NACES or AICE members. Official evaluations must include certification that the applicant's course work and degrees earned are equivalent to course work and degrees earned from an accredited institution (as defined under Accredited Institutions in the Academic Information section of the Graduate Catalog) and include a cumulative grade point average. Evaluations should be submitted from the evaluation service to Graduate Admissions. Evaluations must include certification that the applicant has received a baccalaureate from an accredited institution (as defined under Accredited Institutions in the Academic Information section of the Graduate Catalog) with a minimum grade point average of 2.75.

Graduate Admissions will retrieve transcripts of coursework completed in-residence at UNG. You do not need to order official transcripts from UNG.

Board of Regents’ policy requires all applicants accepted for admission or readmission to UNG seeking in-state for tuition classification provide validation of residency and lawful presence in both the state of Georgia and the United States.

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Appeal of Graduate Admission

A candidate whose application is denied has the right to appeal the decision. A written letter of appeal must include strong evidence to support the basis for your appeal. The appeal should consist of information beyond what was previously submitted in your admissions file and detail your ability to be successful in graduate studies.

Email your letter of appeal as a pdf attachment to grads@ung.edu.

All International

International applicants who must be issued an F-1 visa by UNG to enter the United States to attend school may not apply for completely part-time (less than nine hours) or online programs. This program is only offered as an online program and therefore does not permit F-1 visa student admission.

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