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2008-2009 Catalog
Academic Degrees and Certificates


Certificate of Achievement


For those desiring a shorter course of study, WNC offers certificates of achievement in many occupational areas. Students enrolled in any of these programs will benefit from "hands-on" laboratory experience within their major field. They will enter the job market with specific skills and knowledge useful for employment and advancement.

A minimum of 30 credits is required for any certificate of achievement, although the exact number of credits required may differ with particular subject matter.

All certificates include general education requirements which can be fulfilled from the following list of courses.

Courses with a number under 100 (such as ENG 95) are not applicable toward a certificate of achievement at WNC.

Courses with a "B" designator after the number (such as MATH 100B) are college level courses which may apply toward a WNC degree but which may not transfer to UNR or UNLV. In some cases, these courses may transfer to other Nevada community colleges and Nevada State College or to other colleges and universities. See a WNC counselor for the latest transfer information.


Mission and Outcomes
Mission and Outcomes

Requirements: A minimum of 30 credits

English/Communications Requirements
3–6 credits.
Must include a writing course
Business: 107, 108
Communication: 113, 215
Criminal Justice: 103
English
Journalism: 201
Reading
Writing Course (Business 108, English 100, 101, 102, or any other 200 level English class except ENG 258)
Human Relations Requirement
1–3 credits.
Anthropology: 101, 201
Business: 110B, 287B
Counseling and Personal Development: 117, 129B
Criminal Justice: 270
Early Childhood Education: 121
Human Development & Family Studies: 201, 202
Law: 263
Management: 201, 212, 283
Psychology (except for PSY 210)
Sociology (except for SOC 210)
Mathematics Requirement
3 credits.
Business: 109B
Economics: 261, 262
Mathematics
Psychology: 210
Real Estate: 102B
Sociology: 210
Statistics: 152
Subject Requirements
Varies by subject.
A minimum of 30 credits is required for any certificate of achievement, although the exact number of credits required may differ with particular subject matter.
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