Our students and alumni are making a difference. Start your journey today with a graduate certificate.

Graduate certificates are a great way to re-engage in post-secondary education! Each certificate is comprised of three graduate-level classes. Courses are available in the evenings, on weekends, as block classes, and online, to accommodate busy work and life schedules.

Based on your interests and career advancement needs, we have a wide variety of certificate options to help you achieve your goals:

Program	Designed For	Type	Length	Delivery Mode
Economic Analysis for Public Policy Certificate	Individuals with an undergraduate degree or at least five years of government or non-profit organization management experience.	Graduate Certificate	3-graduate level classes (1-2 years)	In-person
Online Economic Analysis for Public Policy Certificate	Individuals with an undergraduate degree who are mid-career working public policy professionals requiring a flexible learning schedule.	Graduate Certificate	3-graduate level classes (1-2 years)	Online
Health Systems Management Certificate	Individuals with an undergraduate degree or at least five years of government or non-profit organization management experience.	Graduate Certificate	3-graduate level classes (1-2 years)	Fully online
Indigenous Nation-Building Certificate	Individuals with an undergraduate degree or at least five years of government or non-profit organization management experience.	Graduate Certificate	3-graduate level classes (1-2 years)	Online with a required in-person three-day residency
Public Management Certificate	Individuals with an undergraduate degree or at least five years of government or non-profit organization management experience.	Graduate Certificate	3-graduate level classes (1-2 years)	In-person
Online Public Management Certificate	Individuals with an undergraduate degree who are mid-career working public policy professionals requiring a flexible learning schedule.	Graduate Certificate	3-graduate level classes (1-2 years)	Online
Public Policy Analysis Certificate	Individuals with an undergraduate degree or at least five years of government or non-profit organization management experience.	Graduate Certificate	3-graduate level classes (1-2 years)	In-person
Online Public Policy Analysis Certificate	Individuals with an undergraduate degree who are mid-career working public policy professionals requiring a flexible learning schedule.	Graduate Certificate	3-graduate level classes (1-2 years)	Online
Science and Innovation Policy Certificate	Individuals with an undergraduate degree or at least five years of government or non-profit organization management experience.	Graduate Certificate	3-graduate level classes (1-2 years)	Combination of online and in-person
Social Economy, Co-operatives, and the Nonprofit Sector Certificate	Individuals with an undergraduate degree or at least five years of government or non-profit organization management experience.	Graduate Certificate	3-graduate level classes (1-2 years)	Fully online or a combination of online and in-person (stream dependent)

We are currently not accepting applications for the Science and Innovation Policy Certificate program.

JSGS does not recommend graduate certificate programs to international students due to complications with maintaining registration across terms and course offerings per term that may affect full-time student status.