The Garland School of Social Work (GSSW) in its partnership with the Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty (BCHP) will use the MA in Social, Nonprofit, and Public Leadership and Master of Social Work courses to offer a for-credit certificate in Public Policy. This certificate will include 12 credit hours of coursework taken across two trimesters. Admission to the Public Policy certificate program is conducted by a formal online application. The admissions review team will conduct a holistic review that considers all aspects of the admission requirements. Qualified students will be admitted regardless of race, color, national or ethnic origin, gender, age, or disability

Admission to the certificates within the MA in Social, Nonprofit, and Public Leadership is conducted by a formal online application. The admissions review team will conduct a holistic review that considers all aspects of the admission requirements. Qualified students will be admitted regardless of
race, color, national or ethnic origin, gender, age, or disability. An application will be considered complete when the following materials have been received:
1. A completed online application and application fee
2. Official transcripts from all institutions attended*
3. Resume

* A file will be considered complete for review purposes with unofficial transcripts. If admitted, official transcripts will be required.

The program requires that all applicants have either a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution in the United States or proof of equivalent education at an international institution of higher learning.

Applicants are expected to have a record of undergraduate study and experience that is predictive of success in graduate study. A minimum admissible grade point average is not specified, as the Garland School conducts a holistic review process.

Requirements for a Certificate in Public Policy

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
SWO 5322	Social Policy For Social Work Practice	3
SNPL 5352	Understanding Poverty: Systems, Solutions, and Social Change	3
SNPL 5325	Advanced Policy Application: Food Security & Poverty in the US	3
SNPL 5364	Organizing Systems for Change	3
Total Hours		12