Certificate in Assistive Technology and Accessible Design
Admission
Students seeking this certificate must be admitted to the university, or in a nondegree status. All university policies relative to admission apply. Students pursuing an undergraduate certificate must file a plan of study for the certificate program with the certificate coordinator before half of the required credit hours are completed. Students may apply certificate coursework toward a degree program.
Program Requirements
The certificate requires the completion of 15 credit hours from a selected list of courses. A cumulative grade point average of at least 2.000 must be maintained for all courses comprising the certificate program and no grades below C. All courses with an AC or ENGT prefix also require that any prerequisite course is passed with a C or better grade.
| Course | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| FYAP 102A | First-Year Seminar: Introduction to Technology and Innovation | 3 |
| or ID 300 | Design Thinking and Innovation | |
| or ENGR 205 | Applied Innovation and Design | |
| HS 290 | Foundational Human Anatomy and Physiology 1 | 5 |
| or BIOL 223 | Human Anatomy and Physiology | |
| or CSD 301 | Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech and Hearing Mechanisms | |
| ENGR 302 | Accessible Design | 3 |
| SOC 537 | The Social Consequences of Disability | 3 |
| IME 549 | Industrial Ergonomics | 3 |
| or PSY 405 | Human Factors Psychology | |
| Total Credit Hours | 15-17 | |
Students completing the certificate program receive an appropriately-worded certificate from the university and a notation is made on the student's transcript when the certificate has been awarded.
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CSD 301 is a 3-credit hour course.
Note: This certificate has not been approved as a gainful employment program.