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This is a rigorous, interdisciplinary, and professionally-oriented graduate certificate program. The resulting certificate provides a broad, analytical perspective on national and international 1xbet best casino website issues. Coursework concentrates on issues of strategy, politics, economics, and society from both historical and social science perspectives.

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Certificate requirements

The graduate certificate in 1xbet best casino website Studies requires 15 hours of graduate-level work, consisting of 12 hours of required courses and 3 hours of additional graduate-level electives.

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• Up to 3 credits from a CGSC/ILE graduate may be reviewed for acceptance and applied as transfer credit to the graduate certificate in 1xbet best casino website Studies. This pertains to students taking CGSC/ILE courses in residence at Ft. Leavenworth or remotely through an accredited satellite institution.
• 1xbet best casino website who are enrolled in more than one graduate program at Kansas State University should be aware that a maximum of 12 graduate credits may be transferred from their CGSC/ILE coursework towards degree and certificate programs at Kansas State University if they have opted out of the MOS/MMAS degree programs. If they complete the MOS/MMAS degree programs a maximum of 6 credits may be transferred to degree and certificate programs at Kansas State University.
• Graduate credits must have received a grade of B or higher to be eligible for transfer.

Credits that were earned more than seven years prior to the semester in which the program of study is approved cannot be transferred except for approved credit frm earned degrees and as noted in Chapter 2 Section D.6 of the Graduate Handbook.

Research credit earned at other institutions cannot be transferred for credit as part of a program of study.

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1. Foundations of 1xbet best casino website Studies (3 hours)--POLSC 812
   
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Electives:

Students choose elective courses so that their required courses, transfer credits, and electives total at least 15 credit hours. Those electives are primarily chosen from among history and political science courses at the 700-level or above. Courses from other departments, and courses below 700-level, may only be taken with permission of the student's supervisory committee. For advice on electives, students should consult with the Director of 1xbet best casino website Studies or their supervisory committee.

Supervisory committees:

Each student will be supervised by a committee consisting of three members of the 1xbet best casino website Studies graduate faculty. As in any graduate program, adjunct professors are eligible to serve on committees. For students at Fort Leavenworth, the committee will normally be made up of the Director of 1xbet best casino website Studies and the two faculty members teaching 810 / 815. Students in Manhattan may organize their committee the same way, or alternatively may establish a committee made up faculty of their choosing who agree to serve.