Undergraduate Certificate and Diploma

The Registrar's Office will review a student's certificate or diploma degree conferral status when the student is nearing the completion of their academic requirements. For most certificate and diploma students, this will be when they enroll in their last or next to last course.

The Final Academic Requirements Evaluation Fee is not assessed for undergraduate certificate and diploma degree students.

Certificates and diplomas are conferred only after evaluation and approval by the Registrar's Office. The following general requirements must be met in order to be evaluated by the Registrar's Office:

1. Complete a minimum of 27 quarter credit hours of course work for the certificate program or 54 quarter credit hours of course work for the diploma program.
2. Complete the minimum number of quarter credit hours in residence at Strayer University (certificate: 22.5 quarter credit hours; diploma: 31.5 quarter credit hours).
3. Complete the program with a minimum grade point average of 2.0.
4. Meet specified academic requirements, including the quarter credit hour and course requirements for each “Area” within the program. Final responsibility for meeting requirements lies with the student.
5. Complete with a grade of C (2.0) or higher all courses in the program subject area. Students must also receive a grade of C or higher in ENG 090, ENG 115, ENG 215, ENG 315, and MAT 104.