Nov 23, 2024  
2024-2025 CGC Graduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 CGC Graduate Catalog

Technical Project Management, Graduate Certificate


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843-953-9811
www.citadel.edu/root/pmgt-admission

Dr. David Greenburg
dgreenbu@citadel.edu

Mission Statement

The mission of the Technical Project Management (TPM) graduate certificate program is to educate and train the next generation of technical and professional project managers and leaders.

Admission Requirements

Successful applicants must meet the following criteria for admission into the TPM graduate certificate program.

  1. Completion of the online graduate application along with the non-refundable application fee.
  2. Submission of an official transcript of the baccalaureate degree directly from an accredited college or university.
  3. Submission of resume detailing work experience.
  4. Submission of a one-page letter of intent that provides concise, complete answers to the following questions:
    1. How has your experience prepared you for the TPM graduate courses?
    2. How will your knowledge, skills and attitudes contribute to the TPM program’s learning community?
    3. What do you hope to gain from the TPM graduate program?

*Students who have been admitted to the MSPM are automatically enrolled in the TPM Graduate Certificate program.

All material must be received by the CGC office and evaluated by the Department of Engineering Leadership and Program Management (ELPM) to receive consideration for admission to the TPM Graduate Certificate program. An undergraduate engineering degree is not required. Applicants enrolled in the Master of Science in Project Management are automatically enrolled in this certificate program.

Graduation Requirement (Non-Credit Bearing)


Program Requirements


Students are required to complete 12 hours of graduate study within a two-year period from the time of registration in their first TPM graduate course at The Citadel. Students who fulfill the program requirements will earn a Graduate Certificate in Technical Project Management. The four courses in the TPM Certificate Program are required core courses for completing the requirements for the Master of Science in Project Management.

Students must complete their coursework with a grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or better on hours earned in these four courses.

The required courses for the TPM Graduate Certificate Program are:

Total Required Courses: 12 Credit Hours


Descriptions of courses are listed here .

All students are required to complete a capstone project that spans the four TPM courses.

A formal presentation of the completed capstone project will be made upon completion of PMGT 653  to faculty, students and industry professionals.

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