Certificates

Certificates are for individuals who desire a focused credential other than a full degree to help open or advance career opportunities. OU awards Certificates upon successful completion of the approved coursework.

Certificates consist of a minimum of 13 hours and a maximum of 20 hours of course work.

Post-baccalaureate certificates:

  • Students must have completed a baccalaureate degree prior to enrolling in a post-baccalaureate certificate program.

  • All courses in post-baccalaureate certificates are at the baccalaureate level.

Graduate certificates:

  • Students must have completed a baccalaureate degree prior to enrolling in a graduate certificate program. 

  • Students who have completed a graduate degree are also eligible to enroll in a graduate certificate program.

  • All courses in graduate certificate programs are at the graduate level.

Advanced graduate certificates:

  • Students must have completed a graduate degree in a related field prior to enrolling in an advanced graduate certificate program.

  • All courses in advanced graduate certificate programs are at the graduate level.

  • Courses in advanced graduate certificate programs build upon the mastery of introductory level graduate concepts in the field gained in the students’ graduate degree completion.

Certificate of Jazz Pedagogy

The Certificate of Jazz Pedagogy focuses on an often-neglected part of undergraduate and graduate music education programs in the United States, addresses Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and works to fill the knowledge void of America’s Indigenous Art Form: Jazz. 

Students will complete 15 credits during one academic year plus one summer session. 

Course Requirements

MUS 5900JAZZ IMPROVISATION, THEORY AND PRACTICE (3)
MUS 5901JAZZ REPERTOIRE FOR LARGE AND SMALL ENSEMBLES (3)
MUS 5902GRADUATE JAZZ PEDAGOGY I: HORNS AND RHYTHM SECTION (3)
MUS 5903GRADUATE JAZZ PEDAGOGY II: HORNS AND RHYTHM SECTION (3)
MUS 5904JAZZ ARRANGING FOR EDUCATORS (3)