Please note that CSCS Certificate students are given preferential admission to CSCS classes so if you are considering taking CSCS courses that have waiting lists, you should consider becoming a CSCS Certificate student.
CURRENT UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN RACKHAM GRADUATE STUDENTS:
If you are currently enrolled at the University of Michigan in a graduate program administered by the Rackham School of Graduate Studies, please apply for the Complex Systems Graduate Certificate by filling out a Dual Admission application. Go to: https://rackham.umich.edu/admissions/current-and-former-rackham-students/ and scroll down to where it says “Dual Admission”. There it will explain that you must first fill out a ‘Rackham Pre-approval for Dual Admission’ form found HERE, print it, get it signed by someone with signing authority in your current department, then you will need to scan it, and you will be prompted to upload it when you fill out the actual on-line application form found HERE (you will need to sign in with your UM uniqname and password) or you can access the form by clicking the yellow button that says Apply for Dual Admission below the Dual Admission section (which will also prompt you for your uniqname and password). When filling out the on-line application, the process will prompt an email to be sent to the Center for the Study of Complex Systems, requesting approval of your application from the Director or the Chief Administrator of the Center.
Detailed instructions about ‘Dual Degree’ programs can be found here: Dual Degree Programs
CURRENT NON-RACKHAM UM GRADUATE STUDENTS:
If you are a UM student but not a RACKHAM student, you do not use the Dual Admission form. You need to apply using the same procedure that a non-university of Michigan student uses to apply https://rackham.umich.edu/admissions/applying/
NON-UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN STUDENTS
If you are a U.S. citizen not currently enrolled at the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor campus, you must have a Bachelor's degree in order to apply to the Certificate program.
If you plan to apply for another University of Michigan graduate program and also want to concurrently receive a Complex Systems Graduate Certificate - you must FIRST apply to, and be accepted to the other Graduate program, AND complete at least one term of coursework in good academic standing before requesting admission to another degree or certificate program. Once you have done this, you can complete the application as listed in the sections above, and, in accordance with the policy for double-counting credits (section 6 - scroll down to 6.2), submit the appropriate “Dual Degree Course Elections” form.
If you already have a Bachelor's degree, Master’s degree or PhD, and want to pursue the Complex Systems Graduate Certificate as a stand-alone program you can apply by filling out an application to the Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies. This can be found on the Rackham website: www.rackham.umich.edu/admissions/applying
Use the following information when completing the application: Code: 00139; Academic Program: Complex Systems Certificate. You must fill out a regular application for admission even though the Certificate is not a formal degree program. You can specify on your application that you are applying for the Certificate by using the information above. All applications to Rackham must be filled out and submitted online. The Complex Systems Certificate program does not have a specific deadline to apply, for either the Fall or Winter terms, but allow at least 30 days prior to the start of term, for paperwork processing.
