Judicial Administration Certificate

Students can earn a Certificate in Judicial Administration by successfully completing a 12- unit, four-course sequence designed to cover the theoretical and practical aspects of court administration in the State of California.

Graduate seminars will be offered over four semesters beginning Fall, 2007. Students must complete PPA 291 before enrolling in the remaining three courses.

Required Courses (12 units)

(3) PPA 291,	Fall 2007	Court Governance and Operations
(3) PPA 292,	Spring 2008	Court Management
(3) PPA 293,	Fall TBA	Court Leadership
(3) PPA 294,	Spring TBA	Emerging Issues in Judicial Administration

Course Delivery

Classes will be held at the Administrative Office of the Courts, Northern/Central Regional Office, 2880 Gateway Oaks Drive, Ste. 300, Sacramento, California 95833.

• The location of this class is easily accessible by car, air, train and bus.
  
• Two meetings per month on a Friday and Saturday, each day having six hours of instruction time, is the equivalent of a standard fourteen week graduate seminar (meeting weekly).
  
• Guest lectures featuring judicial and court administrative officers.

Admission Requirements

• Enrollment in the Sacramento State MPPA Program

OR

• The baccalaureate degree AND application for the Graduate Certificate in Judicial Administration AND determination that the application meets the eligibility criteria developed by the Department of Public Policy and Administration. Review of the application includes evaluation of submitted documentation:
  
  1. Transcripts
  2. Relevant work experience
  3. Statement of purpose
  4. Recommendation

Application

The deadline for submission of the on-line application is March 1 April 4 for Fall. Submit your application, transcripts, statement of purpose, and letters of recommendation according to the procedure outlined. It is preferable, but not required, that materials be sent in one packet.

Deadline Extension to April 4, 2008 for the Judicial Administration Certificate only.

FeesStudents enrolled in the certificate program can expect to pay part time graduate student fees if enrolled in 6 or fewer units, or full time graduate student fees if enrolled in more than 6 units. Please see the 2007/2008 University Fee schedule for details. (Fee schedule is updated annually and is subject to change.)

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