Executive Certificate in Public Policy Study How to Drive Change Through Policy
21
Credit Hours
100% online, 8-week courses
Transfer in up to 50% of the certificate total
Pursue a Postgraduate Credential and Increase Your Career Opportunities
Take your master’s degree further with a postgraduate certificate in public policy. If you aren’t ready to dive into a doctoral program but want to gain more knowledge or increase your career potential, an Executive Certificate may be the next step for you. Deepen your understanding of public policy by studying its roots as well as the challenges of complying with policy directives in the modern era.
Liberty University’s Executive Certificate in Public Policy provides a comprehensive, 21-credit-hour track for students like you. Whether you are a current or aspiring leader, administrator, scholar, or advocate, you can quickly gain a postgraduate credential while preparing for future doctoral studies. Our program allows you to transfer all 21 credits into the PhD in Public Policy, leaving you just 39 credits away from a completed doctorate!
Why Choose Liberty’s Executive Certificate Public Policy Program?
If you want to pursue advanced credentials but don’t want to jump right into a doctoral program, our online Executive Certificate in Public Policy can help. Completing a postgraduate certificate in your field can help you stand out among your peers and pursue new job responsibilities or even increase your earning potential. Most importantly, these new opportunities can be available to you in as little as 1.5 years with our 21-credit-hour program!
With Liberty, you can be confident that your studies will also incorporate a Christian worldview. Partner with professors who care about your personal journey and success as you strive to bring positive change as a leader in your field. You won’t just walk away with a postgraduate credential — you can walk away equipped to make a difference with confidence and integrity.
What Will You Study with Our Executive Certificate in Public Policy?
In this public policy postgraduate certificate program, you can develop leadership, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills that can be invaluable to you in both your career and future doctoral studies. Our courses are also designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills needed to advocate, develop, implement, or enforce compliance with public policy.
You can also explore advanced topics in some of the challenges that have been mounted against the Constitution. You can see how public policy affects and is affected by economics over time. With a career in the public sector, you’ll want a certificate program that provides both the high-level training and specific skills you’ll need for whatever position you are called to fill – and that’s exactly what our Executive Certificate can offer you.
Potential Career Opportunities
Our Executive Certificate in Public Policy can help you prepare for several career paths. Depending on your current knowledge, education level, and experience, there are many different positions that could benefit from our accredited certificate:
- Budget analyst
- Compliance officer
- Foundation program officer
- Legislative aide
- Lobbyist
- Military officer
- Nonprofit manager
- Professor
- Public affairs officer
- Public official
- Public policy analyst
- Research director
- Urban planner
The skills you gain in statesmanship and crafting policy can help you in your current role at your organization or prepare you for positions of elevated responsibility. Another benefit of Liberty’s Executive Certificates is that you can seamlessly transfer into one of our corresponding PhD programs. You will be able to transfer all 21 credits into our PhD in Public Policy program. Take the next step towards your personal and professional goals with an Executive Certificate from Liberty University.
Featured Courses
- PLCY 700 – Foundations of Public Policy
- PLCY 701 – Natural Law, the State, and the Gospel
- PLCY 702 – Founding Era and the Constitution
- PLCY 703 – Contemporary Challenges to Constitutional Order and the Role of the State
- PLCY 802 – Competing Visions of Statesmanship
- PLCY 804 – Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations
- PLCY 809 – Data and Analysis for Policymakers
Certificate Information
- This program falls under the Helms School of Government.
- View the Graduate Government Course Guides (login required).
Certificate Completion Plan
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Tuition & Aid
Your success is our success, which is why we are committed to providing quality academics at an affordable tuition rate. While other colleges are increasing their tuition, we have frozen tuition rates for the majority of our undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs for the past 9 years – and counting.
Executive Certificate Full Time | $595/Credit |
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Executive Certificate Part Time | $650/Credit |
Military Executive Certificate | $300/Credit |
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Admission Information for Liberty’s Online Executive Certificate in Public Policy
Admission Requirements
- Apply online or over the phone with an admissions counselor by calling (800) 424-9596.
- A non-refundable, non-transferable $50 application fee will be posted on the current application upon enrollment (waived for qualifying service members, veterans, and military spouses – documentation verifying military status is required).
- Send official college transcripts (mailed as sealed, unopened copies or sent via a direct electronic transcript system). A regionally or nationally accredited master’s degree with at least a 3.0 GPA is required for admission in good standing. Students with a GPA of less than 3.0 may be considered for admission on caution.
- Applicants whose native language is other than English must submit official scores for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or an approved alternative assessment. For information on alternative assessments or TOEFL waivers, please call Admissions or view the official International Admissions policy.
Please note: The Office of Graduate Admissions may request additional documentation when conducting admission reviews to evaluate a candidate’s record before a final admission decision can be made.
Transcript Policies
Official College Transcript Policy
An acceptable official college transcript is one that has been issued directly from the institution and is in a sealed envelope. If you have one in your possession, it must meet the same requirements. If your previous institution offers electronic official transcript processing, they can send the document directly to luoverify@liberty.edu.
Admissions Office Contact Information
Liberty University Online Admissions Verification
1971 University Blvd.
Lynchburg, VA 24515
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Military
Liberty University is dedicated to providing world-class educational experiences to military students across the globe.
Who May Qualify?
- Active Duty
- Reserve/National Guard
- Veterans/Retirees
- Spouses of Service Members and Veterans/Retirees
- Current Department of Defense Employees
Available Benefits:
- Tuition discounts – $300 per credit hour for Executive Certificate courses
- Roll credits into the corresponding doctoral degree
- 8-week courses, 8 different start dates each year, and no set login times (may exclude certain courses such as practicums, internships, or field experiences)
Frequently Asked Questions
Does this certificate transfer into any doctoral programs at Liberty?
If you are looking to continue into a doctorate after completing this certificate, our PhD in Public Policy will allow you to transfer in all of your certificate credits – so you can walk away with a competitive executive credential as well as a terminal degree in public policy.
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