Certificate Overview
The Ethics certificate provides students with advanced ethical reasoning skills and an advanced ethically relevant knowledge base. By offering a variety of elective courses from multiple areas, the program is designed to be customizable and complimentary to your career path and goals.
Certificate Courses
Required Courses (6 credits):
- PHIL 205 Introduction to Logic
- PHIL 215 Ethical Theory
Elective Courses (12 credits minimum):
- ANTH 452 Globalization
- BUS 226 Business Law
- COM 255 Communication Ethics
- HIST 452 Globalization & Pacific Northwest
- HUM 125 Intro to Tech, Society and Values
- PHIL 207 Seminar (advisor approval)
- PHIL 225 Bioethics
- PHIL 305 Medical Ethics
- PHIL 307 Seminar (advisor approval)
18 credits from this list is required for the certificate. One of the elective courses selected must be a 300-level PHIL course.
Admission Process
Full admission to Oregon Tech is not required. Financial aid is not offered to non-degree seeking students but a payment plan is available. Follow the steps below to get started:
- Submit the Non-Degree Seeking Application. Select the online Ethics Certificate as your major.
- Watch for an email from the Admissions Office about registration.
- Register yourself for classes when registration opens.
Students using Veteran Affairs benefits should apply to Oregon Tech using the Online First-Year or Online Transfer application instead of the Non-Degree Seeking application.
Non-degree seeking students do not pay application fees since they are not attending a degree program and are limited to 8 credits per term.
Once registered you are responsible for the tuition and fees. The payment and refund schedule, along with the payment plan application, is located on the Cashier’s Office website. The Academic Calendar details important registration dates and withdraw deadlines.
Awarding the Certificate
Oregon Tech awards formal certificates upon completion of all requirements. The Registrar's Office advises soon-to-be graduates to submit the Application for Degree two terms before completing the certificate. A certificate cannot be awarded without the application found in TechWeb.
Accreditation
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
Oregon Institute of Technology is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. NWCCU is an institutional accrediting body recognized by the Council for Higher Education and/or the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education.