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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.