Undergraduate Certificates

Certificates in Linguistics and Cultural Competency

Intermediate Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies Certificate

Advanced Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies Certificate

Intermediate French and Francophone Studies Certificate

Advanced French and Francophone Studies Certificate

Intermediate German Certificate

Advanced German Certificate

Intermediate Spanish and Latin American Studies Certificate

Advanced Spanish and Latin American Studies Certificate

Certificates in Music

Music Performance Certificate

Piano Pedagogy Certificate

 

The following are the requirements for an undergraduate certificate:

• A minimum of 12 credits are required for the certificate

• Students must maintain a grade point average of 2.0 in the certificate coursework and complete a minimum of six credits at Hood College;

• Certificates are open to all degree-seeking Hood students.

• Courses counted in the certificate may also count in a major, minor, or core.

• Certificates are offered by academic departments or programs after approval by the Curriculum Committee and the Maryland Higher Education Commission. Certificate programs must meet the minimum standards of the College policy and the Code of Maryland.

• Certificates will be awarded and noted on the academic record upon completion of all requirements.

• Students may not design their own certificates.

• Declarations to add a certificate must be made in the Registrar’s Office no later than the end of the junior year.

Intermediate Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies Certificate

Certificates and their requirements

  • Students working on both the intermediate and advanced certificates must also attend two cultural events dealing with cultural awareness and diversity sponsored by the Department of Global Languages and Cultures Department or the Center for Global and International Studies

  • Students working on any certificate program are strongly encouraged to study abroad and/or to live in one of the language houses to increase their language proficiency.

Advanced Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies Certificate

Certificates and their requirements

  • Students working on both the intermediate and advanced certificates must also attend two cultural events dealing with cultural awareness and diversity sponsored by the Department of Global Languages and Cultures Department or the Center for Global and International Studies

  • Students working on any certificate program are strongly encouraged to study abroad and/or to live in one of the language houses to increase their language proficiency.

Intermediate French and Francophone Studies Certificate

Certificates and their requirements

  • Students working on both the intermediate and advanced certificates must also attend two cultural events dealing with cultural awareness and diversity sponsored by the Department of Global Languages and Cultures Department or the Center for Global and International Studies

  • Students working on any certificate program are strongly encouraged to study abroad and/or to live in one of the language houses to increase their language proficiency.

Advanced French and Francophone Studies Certificate

Certificates and their requirements

  • Students working on both the intermediate and advanced certificates must also attend two cultural events dealing with cultural awareness and diversity sponsored by the Department of Global Languages and Cultures Department or the Center for Global and International Studies

  • Students working on any certificate program are strongly encouraged to study abroad and/or to live in one of the language houses to increase their language proficiency.

Intermediate German Certificate

Certificates and their requirements

  • Students working on both the intermediate and advanced certificates must also attend two cultural events dealing with cultural awareness and diversity sponsored by the Department of Global Languages and Cultures Department or the Center for Global and International Studies

  • Students working on any certificate program are strongly encouraged to study abroad and/or to live in one of the language houses to increase their language proficiency.

Advanced German Certificate

Certificates and their requirements

  • Students working on both the intermediate and advanced certificates must also attend two cultural events dealing with cultural awareness and diversity sponsored by the Department of Global Languages and Cultures Department or the Center for Global and International Studies

  • Students working on any certificate program are strongly encouraged to study abroad and/or to live in one of the language houses to increase their language proficiency.

Intermediate Spanish and Latin American Studies Certificate

Certificates and their requirements

  • Students working on both the intermediate and advanced certificates must also attend two cultural events dealing with cultural awareness and diversity sponsored by the Department of Global Languages and Cultures Department or the Center for Global and International Studies

  • Students working on any certificate program are strongly encouraged to study abroad and/or to live in one of the language houses to increase their language proficiency.

Advanced Spanish and Latin American Studies Certificate

Certificates and their requirements

  • Students working on both the intermediate and advanced certificates must also attend two cultural events dealing with cultural awareness and diversity sponsored by the Department of Global Languages and Cultures Department or the Center for Global and International Studies

  • Students working on any certificate program are strongly encouraged to study abroad and/or to live in one of the language houses to increase their language proficiency.

Music Performance Certificate

Coordinator: Wayne L. Wold

Music performance certificates are available in any area offered at Hood—voice, piano, organ, harpsichord, violin, viola, cello, string bass, all brass instruments, classical guitar, oboe, clarinet, flute, composition, and conducting.

Students who possess a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution in fields other than music and can demonstrate significant ability in one of the above instruments or areas may earn a professional certificate in music performance. Enrollment, as an upper division certificate student, begins with an interview with the department chair, followed by a departmental audition. If accepted into the program, students will enroll and complete the requirements within three years. A grade of “B” or better must be earned in all courses. Up to two credits of applied music may be exempted, based on the audition, as well as MUSC 101 Beginning Music Theory and Musicianship, if this course has already been taken at the collegiate level. If MUSC 103 Introduction to Music has been earned elsewhere, a higher level music history course must be taken. The Hood transcript will show only those courses earned at Hood and that the requirements of the certificate have been met.

Piano Pedagogy Certificate

Coordinator: Wayne L. Wold

Students who possess a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution in fields other than music and have demonstrable ability in piano may earn a professional certificate in piano pedagogy. Enrollment, as an upper division certificate student, begins with an interview with the department chair, followed by a departmental audition. If accepted into the program, students will enroll and complete the requirements within three years. A grade of “B” or better must be earned in all courses. Up to two credits of applied music may be exempted, based on the audition, as well as MUSC 101 Beginning Music Theory and Musicianship, if taken at the collegiate level. If MUSC 103 Introduction to Music has been earned elsewhere, a higher level music history course must be taken. The Hood transcript will show only those courses earned at Hood and that the requirements of the certificate have been met. Students who are concurrently pursuing the certificate in piano performance would need to take one semester of harpsichord and MUSC 375 Independent Study in Piano Pedagogy in order to earn the second certificate in piano pedagogy.