Graduate Certificate Degrees & Programs

Program director: Sonja Pippin | sonjap@unr.edu
Application deadlines: Aug. 1 (Fall) | Dec. 15 (Spring)
Program info: Accounting Department | Accounting Fundamentals catalog listing

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Baccalaureate degree with minimum 2.75 GPA

• Apply for Fall 2026
• Apply for Spring 2027 (College of Business)

Program director: Terra Hamblin | thamblin@casat.org 
Application deadlines: August 1 (Fall) | November 1 (Spring) | April 1 (Summer)
Credits: 18
Program info: Addiction Treatment website | Addiction Treatment Catalog

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Baccalaureate degree in a Social Science with minimum 2.75 GPA
2. Curriculum Vitae/Resume
3. Statement of Purpose

• Apply for Fall 2026
• Apply for Spring 2027 (GradCAS)

Associate Dean for graduate programs: Stephanie DeBoor | deboors2@unr.edu
Application deadlines: March 1 (Fall) | October 1 (Spring) | March 1 (Summer)
Program info: Adult-Gerontology Acute Care website

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Baccalaureate degree with minimum 2.75 GPA
2. Possess current, unencumbered RN licensure in Nevada
3. Must have graduated from a CCNE, NLN or ACEN-accredited MSN program
4. Curriculum Vitae/Resume
5. Statement of Purpose
6. Three letters of recommendation
7. Please see Program Website for prerequisite course and experience requirements

• Apply for Fall 2026
• Apply for Spring 2027 (GradCAS)

Associate Dean for graduate programs: Stephanie DeBoor | deboors2@unr.edu
Application deadlines: March 1 (Fall) | October 1 (Spring) | March 1 (Summer)
Program info: Clinical Nurse Leader website

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Baccalaureate degree with minimum 2.75 GPA
2. Possess current, unencumbered RN licensure in Nevada
3. Must have graduated from a CCNE, NLN or ACEN-accredited MSN program
4. Curriculum Vitae/Resume
5. Statement of Purpose
6. Three letters of recommendation
7. Please see Program Website for prerequisite course and experience requirements

• Apply for Fall 2026
• Apply for Spring 2027 (GradCAS)

Program Director: Weston Morrow | wmorrow@unr.edu
Application deadlines: July 15 (Fall) | December 15 (Spring)
Program info: Criminal Justice catalog listing

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Baccalaureate degree with minimum 3.00 GPA
2. Curriculum Vitae/Resume

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Program Contact: Shamik Sengupta | ssengupta@unr.edu
Application deadlines: July 31 (Fall) | December 10 (Spring)
Program info: Cybersecurity website | Cybersecurity handbook | Cybersecurity faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Baccalaureate degree with minimum 2.75 GPA
2. Curriculum Vitae/Resume
3. Statement of Purpose

• Apply for Fall 2026
• Apply for Spring 2027 (College of Engineering)

Program Contact: Jennifer Mortensen | mortensen@unr.edu
Application deadlines: May 15 (Fall) | October 15 (Spring)
Credits: 29 (21 if practical experience is applicable)
Program info: Early Childhood Education Teacher Licensure website

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Baccalaureate degree with minimum 3.00 GPA in HDFS or related field
2. Curriculum Vitae/Resume
3. Statement of Purpose
4. One letter of recommendation
5. Candidate Professional Behaviors and Dispositions Form
6. Praxis CORE or CBEST Scores
7. Please see Program Website for prerequisite course requirements

• Apply for Fall 2026
• Apply for Spring 2027 (GradCAS)

Program director: Abbie Olszewski | aolszewski@unr.edu
Application deadlines: October 15 (Spring) | March 15 (Fall)
Program info: Reading Specialist Handbook | Reading Specialist Catalog | Reading Specialist Website | Reading Specialist Faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Baccalaureate degree with minimum 2.75 GPA
2. Masters degree complete or in-progress with minimum 3.00 GPA
3. Valid elementary or secondary teaching license
4. Curriculum Vitae/Resume showing three or more years of teaching experience in state-approved schools
5. Statement of Purpose
6. Two letters of recommendation
7. Signed College of Education Disposition form

• Apply for Fall 2026
• Apply for Spring 2027 (GradCAS)

Program contact: Jess Gallo | jgallo@unr.edu
Application deadlines: August 1 (Fall) | October 15 (Spring)
Program info: Secondary Education Licensure website | Secondary Education Faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Baccalaureate degree with minimum 2.75 GPA
2. Curriculum Vitae/Resume
3. Statement of Purpose
4. Two letters of recommendation
5. Praxis I test scores
6. Signed College of Education Disposition form

• Apply for Fall 2026
• Apply for Spring 2027 (GradCAS)

Program Contact: David Rondel | drondel@unr.edu
Application deadlines: August 1 (Fall)
Program info: Ethics, Law and Politics website

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Baccalaureate degree with minimum 2.75 GPA
2. Curriculum Vitae/Resume
3. Statement of Purpose
4. Writing sample
5. Two letters of recommendation

• Apply for Fall 2026
• Apply for Spring 2027 (GradCAS)

Associate Dean for graduate programs: Stephanie DeBoor | deboors2@unr.edu
Application deadlines: March 1 (Fall) | October 1 (Spring) | March 1 (Summer)
Program info: Family Nurse Practitioner website

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Baccalaureate degree with minimum 2.75 GPA
2. Possess current, unencumbered RN licensure in Nevada
3. Must have graduated from a CCNE, NLN or ACEN-accredited MSN program
4. Curriculum Vitae/Resume
5. Statement of Purpose
6. Three letters of recommendation
7. Please see Program Website for prerequisite course and experience requirements

• Apply for Fall 2026
• Apply for Spring 2027 (GradCAS)

Program Director: Guadalupe Escobar | lescobar@unr.edu
Application deadlines: May 1 (Fall) | November 1 (Spring)
Credits: 12
Program info: Gender, Race and Identity Certificate website | GRI faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Baccalaureate degree with minimum 2.75 GPA
2. Curriculum Vitae/Resume
3. Statement of Purpose
4. Three letters of recommendation

• Apply for Fall 2026
• Apply for Spring 2027 (GradCAS)

Program Contact: Miles Greiner | greiner@unr.edu
Application deadlines: August 16 (Fall) | January 11 (Spring)
Program info: Nuclear Packaging website

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Baccalaureate degree with minimum 2.75 GPA in mechanical, materials, nuclear, closely related engineering field or a Bachelors degree and background in project management related to packaging of nuclear or radioactive materials
2. Curriculum Vitae/Resume

• Apply for Fall 2026
• Apply for Spring 2027 (College of Engineering)

Program director: Stephanie DeBoor | deboors2@unr.edu
Application deadlines: March 1 (Fall) | October 1 (Spring) | March 1 (Summer)
Program info: Family Nurse Practitioner website

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Baccalaureate degree with minimum 2.75 GPA
2. Possess current, unencumbered RN licensure in Nevada
3. Must have graduated from a CCNE or NLN-accredited MSN program with minimum 3.00 GPA
4. Curriculum Vitae/Resume
5. Statement of Purpose
6. Three letters of recommendation
7. Please see Program Website for prerequisite course and experience requirements

• Apply for Fall 2026
• Apply for Spring 2027 (GradCAS)

Associate Dean for graduate programs: Stephanie DeBoor | deboors2@unr.edu
Application deadlines: March 1 (Fall) | October 1 (Spring) | March 1 (Summer)
Program info: Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Baccalaureate degree with minimum 2.75 GPA
2. Posess current, unencumbered RN licensure in Nevada
3. Must have graduated from a CCNE or NLN-accredited MSN program with a minimum 3.00 GPA
4. Curriculum Vitae/Resume
5. Statement of Purpose
6. Three letters of recommendation
7. Please see Program Website for prerequisite course and experience requirements

• Apply for Fall 2026
• Apply for Spring 2027 (GradCAS)

Associate Dean for graduate programs: Stephanie DeBoor | deboors2@unr.edu
Application deadlines: March 1 (Fall)
Program info: Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner website

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Must have graduated from a CCNE or NLN-accredited BSN program with minimum 3.00 GPA
2. APRN Track only: Graduate from an accredited MSN program and hold national certification and licensure as an APRN
3. Possess current, unencumbered RN licensure in Nevada
4. Curriculum Vitae/Resume
5. Statement of Purpose
6. Three letters of recommendation
7. Interview may be required
8. Please see Program Website for prerequisite course and experience requirements

• Apply for Fall 2026
• Apply for Spring 2027 (GradCAS)

Epidemiology program director: Nilay Etiler | netiler@unr.edu
Application deadlines: August 1 (Fall) | January 1 (Spring) | July 1 (Summer)
Program info: Public Health website | Public Health faculty
Course catalog information: Donor Management and Transplantation Science

Additional program-specific admission requirements

1. Baccalaureate degree with minimum 2.75 GPA
2. Curriculum Vitae/Resume
3. Statement of Purpose
4. Two letters of recommendation

• Apply for Fall 2026
• Apply for Spring 2027 (GradCAS)

Program Contact: Praveen Kumar Durgampudi | pdurgampudi@unr.edu
Application deadlines: Rolling
Program info: Public Health Management and Analysis catalog listing | Online public health certificates website | Public Health Faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Baccalaureate degree with minimum 2.75 GPA
2. Curriculum vitae/resume
3. Statement of purpose
4. Two letters of recommendation

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Program Contact: Kristen Clements-Nolle | clements@unr.edu
Application deadlines: August 1 (Fall) | January 1 (Spring) | July 1 (Summer)
Program info: Public Health Epidemiology & Biostatistics catalog listing | School of Public Health website | Public Health Faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Baccalaureate degree with minimum 3.0 GPA in the last 60 hours of coursework
2. Curriculum Vitae/Resume
3. Undergraduate or Graduate level statistics course

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Program Contact: Praveen Kumar Durgampudi | pdurgampudi@unr.edu
Application deadlines: Rolling
Program info: Public Health Management catalog listing | Online public health certificates website | Public Health Faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Baccalaureate degree with minimum 2.75 GPA
2. Curriculum vitae/resume
3. Statement of purpose
4. Two letters of recommendation

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Program Contact: Praveen Kumar Durgampudi | pdurgampudi@unr.edu
Application deadlines: Rolling
Program info: Public Health Program Development catalog listing | Online public health certificates website | Public Health Faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Baccalaureate degree with minimum 2.75 GPA
2. Curriculum vitae/resume
3. Statement of purpose
4. Two letters of recommendation

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Program Contact: Jennifer Lanterman | jlanterman@unr.edu
Application deadlines: March 1 (Fall) | November 1 (Spring)
Program info:  Criminal Justice Faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Baccalaureate degree with minimum 2.75 GPA
2. Curriculum Vitae/Resume
3. Statement of Purpose
4. Two letters of recommendation

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Program Contact: Clayton Peoples | peoplesc@unr.edu
Application deadlines: August 1 (Fall) | January 1 (Spring) | May 1 (Summer)
Program info: Social Research Analytics catalog

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Baccalaureate degree with minimum 2.75 GPA
2. Students must be currently pursuing at graduate degree at University of Nevada, Reno
3. Curriculum Vitae/Resume

• Apply for Fall 2026
• Apply for Spring 2027 (GradCAS)

Program Director: Cary Groth | cgroth@unr.edu
Application deadlines: June 1 (Fall)
Program info: Sports Management Executive Certificate Website

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Baccalaureate degree with minimum 2.75 GPA
2. Curriculum Vitae/Resume
3. Statement of Purpose
4. One letter of recommendation

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Program Contact: Eric Nystrom | enystrom@unr.edu
Application deadlines: Rolling
Program info: Study of History Catalog | Study of History website

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Baccalaureate degree with minimum 2.75 GPA in humanities, social science or education
2. Curriculum Vitae/Resume
3. Statement of Purpose

• Apply for Fall 2026
• Apply for Spring 2027 (GradCAS)

Program Contact: Rod Case | rcase@unr.edu
Application deadlines: Rolling
Program info: TESOL website
Credits: 15

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Baccalaureate degree with minimum 2.75 GPA
2. Curriculum Vitae/Resume
3. Statement of Purpose
4. One letter of recommendation

• Apply for Fall 2026
• Apply for Spring 2027 (GradCAS)

Program Contact: Terra Hamblin | thamblin@casat.org 
Application deadlines: August 1 (Fall) | January 1 (Spring) | May 1 (Summer)
Program info: Tele-Behavioral Health Service Course Catalog

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Baccalaureate degree with minimum 2.75 GPA
2. Curriculum Vitae/Resume
3. Statement of Purpose

• Apply for Fall 2026
• Apply for Spring 2027 (GradCAS)

Program Contact: Miles Greiner | greiner@unr.edu
Application deadlines: August 16 (Fall) | January 11 (Spring)
Program info: Transportation Security and Safeguards Catalog Listing

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Baccalaureate degree with minimum 2.75 GPA in mechanical, materials, nuclear, a closely related engineering field or a Bachelors degree and background in project management related to packaging of nuclear or radioactive materials
2. Curriculum Vitae/Resume

• Apply for Fall 2026
• Apply for Spring 2027 (College of Engineering)