Application Timeline

September 1, 2026

Application Opens
October 15, 2026

Prioirty Deadline
December 2026

Virtual Orientation
Winter Quarter 2027

Leading for Equity (4 Credits)
Spring Quarter 2027

Collaborative Management Across Sectors (4 Credits)
Summer Quarter 2027

Methods for Engaging Communities (4 Credits) & Capstone (3 Credits)

Applicant Requirements

Not currently enrolled as a graduate student at the UW.
A bachelor’s degree with a minimum 3.0 grade point average on a 4.0 US scale, or, at least a 3.0 grade point average on a 4.0 US scale for the last 90 graded quarter credits or 60 graded semester credits. If your bachelor’s degree was awarded by an institution with no grading system, equivalent measures of academic performance is required.

Application Materials

$90 application fee
Resume
Statement of purpose
Unofficial transcript
One letter of recommendation

To Apply

Create an account in the Graduate Application system
Select “Matriculated Graduate” as the application type
Filter by degree “Graduate Certificate”
Narrow your search “By Degree”
Select your program “Graduate Certificate in Building Resilient Local Governments”