OVERVIEW OF REQUIREMENTS
Minimum number of credits required to earn certificate: 10-13
Minimum Cumulative GPA required to earn certificate: 2.5
Minimum Grade requirements for courses to count toward certificate: A minimum grade of C required in each course.
Other GPA requirements to earn certificate: None
Contact Information: Dr. Ali Abedi, Associate Vice President for Research, (207) 581-2231, ali.abedi@maine.edu, and Elisabeth Maberry, Director of Operations, Division of Lifelong Learning, (207)581-1615, elisabeth.maberry@maine.edu.
The Experiential Programs Innovation Central’s Certificate in Research, Innovation, and Strategy (CRIS) is designed to complement a student’s core curriculum, and provide them with tangible skills to meet the needs of employers throughout Maine and across the world.
Coursework is designed to provide skill-building in the following areas:
- Project management
- Computational thinking
- Critical thinking
- Problem solving
- Communication
- Research
- Writing
- Marketing
- Teamwork and team management
Key objectives of the program include the following:
- Students will develop new workforce development skills that they otherwise would not gain through their regular academic program.
- Students will gain a deep understanding of experiential resources on campus, and have hands-on experience with those resources.
- Students will understand how to use changing and emerging technologies to creatively solve problems.
- Students will be able to articulate ways that their knowledge can be applied in real-world work settings clearly and effectively.
Eligibility Criteria:
Students at UMaine are eligible to enroll in the certificate program as long as the prerequisites for each course in the sequence are met. A minimum GPA of 2.5 applies to all candidates and minimum TOEFL score of 80 (IbT), 6.5 (IELTS) or 60 (PTE Academic) are required for international students. Up to two courses completed for the certificate may be double counted towards an undergraduate degree per the guidelines of the respective undergraduate degree program.
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