Advance Your Skills with a Graduate Certificate
Ready to enhance your graduate degree? A graduate certificate is a focused area of study that can be a stand-alone credential or a complement to your degree program. Explore our flexible options that will advance your academic and professional growth.
Examines the histories, cultures, and experiences of people of African descent across the globe. This interdisciplinary certificate fosters critical perspectives on race, identity, and social justice.
Explore Africana Studies
Explores human and machine intelligence through an interdisciplinary lens, drawing on psychology, computer science, philosophy, linguistics, and neuroscience. This certificate is especially relevant to those working in technology-related fields.
Explore Cognitive Science
Focuses on the intersection of environment and human health, including the impact of pollution, climate change, and policy on public well-being. Ideal for students interested in policy, sustainability, and health sciences.
Explore Environmental Health
Investigates the fair distribution of environmental benefits and burdens, with particular attention to marginalized communities. This certificate combines theory and practice to address pressing social and ecological challenges.
Explore Environmental Justice
Prepares students to design and implement policies that shape sustainable environments. Students examine governance, urban planning, and environmental decision-making processes.
Explore Environmental Policy and Planning
Provides tools to analyze and evaluate complex policies from multiple perspectives, with a focus on health, education, and public policy. Students develop research and problem-solving skills applicable to local, national, and global policy issues.
Explore Interdisciplinary Policy Studies
Investigates how gender and sexuality shape societies, cultures, and institutions. This certificate emphasizes intersectional approaches to identity, power, and social change.
Explore Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies
*Not available as a stand-alone program. Please email incasgrd@lehigh.edu for details.
How to Apply
Current Lehigh graduate students: Contact the CAS Office of Research & Graduate Programs at incasgrd@lehigh.edu for application instructions.
New students: Submit the following to complete your application:
- Online application form
- $50 non-refundable application fee
- Official transcripts (unofficial transcripts accepted for application review)
- 2 letters of recommendation
- Personal statement
- Resume/CV
- Proof of English language proficiency (if applicable)
Non-degree Programs
Not ready for a degree program? As a non-degree student, you can take up to 12 credits of graduate coursework to explore your interests or build skills.
- Not all CAS programs offer a non-degree option–contact the graduate director in your program of interest.
- Admission as a non-degree student does not guarantee admission to a degree program.
- Non-degree courses may count toward a graduate degree with advisor approval.
- Funding is not available for non-degree students.
- International students: Please contact incasgrd@lehigh.edu to discuss eligibility.
Ready for the Next Step?
Apply via the online graduate application.