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How to Apply

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• Admission Requirements
• Application Process
• Fees and Tuition
• Earning the Certificate

Admission Requirements

Certificate program applicants must have:

1. Familiarity with basic internet applications (e-mail, web browsers, FTP, news groups, etc.) and the ability to download and install internet applications.
2. Experience using the Windows operating system and standard office productivity tools (e.g., Microsoft Office).
3. Working knowledge of HTML.
4. A computer and modem to access UW computing resources and class web site (classroom format), or to access online curriculum, participate in discussion groups and communicate with course instructors and other program participants (online learning format).

Students who lack an understanding of HTML and Web site basics should complete Introduction to Web Publishing, which is offered in both a classroom and online learning format.

English Proficiency: Students who are non-native English speakers are expected to have adequate English language proficiency. For details, see English Language Guidelines.

International Students: This program does not qualify as full-time study, and therefore does not meet requirements for an F-1 visa. However, if you are an F-1 student currently enrolled full-time in another program, OR you are in the U.S. on some other type of visa (not F-1), you may be eligible to take a certificate program or course. For complete details, or to contact an adviser, see Visa Information.

Application Process

The Autumn 2008 program is no longer accepting applications. Click here to be notified via e-mail when complete details for the next program are available online. The following information regarding the application process may be helpful as you plan for applying to the next program:

To Apply: You can apply online or submit one copy of the application form with a $50 certificate program fee* and two stapled application sets, which include the following clearly labeled documents:

1. A typed (250-word maximum) letter of application describing a) your HTML experience/knowledge that qualifies you for entry into the program, and b) how you expect the program will help you meet your professional goals
2. Your résumé listing education and applicable experience

Application Review: Applications are evaluated by a review committee designated by the advisory board. Selection of program participants is based on admission requirements. Applicants receive written notification of their acceptance or non-acceptance within two weeks after their application is received.

Enrollment: Applicants accepted to the program receive enrollment information for the first-term course and are encouraged to make their fall tuition payment early. Enrollment in the program is on a first-come, first-served basis, upon receipt of the first-term tuition payment.

Waitlist: Some programs maintain a waitlist for applicants accepted after the program has reached enrollment capacity. If space becomes available, waitlisted applicants will be notified and given an opportunity to enroll. If space does not become available, waitlisted applicants will be offered a space in the next program offering.

* The certificate program fee is not refundable and does not guarantee admission to, or enrollment in, the program.

Fees and Tuition

Tuition is payable on a term-by-term basis. Tuition for the entire program is $2,070, excluding certificate program and registration fees and the cost of textbooks. There is a $50 nonrefundable certificate program fee to apply to this program, a $35 nonrefundable registration fee each term, and a quarterly $13 technology fee. First-term tuition of $690, plus the nonrefundable registration fee and technology fee, is due two weeks before the first class session.

The quarterly technology fee is not specific to UW Extension; rather, the fee applies university-wide to all UW credit courses. The fee enables students to create a UW computer account, and provides access to the internet, web, e-mail, computer and multimedia workstations and laboratories, computer software and dial-up telephone service.

Earning the Certificate

Participants are evaluated on a credit/no credit basis for each course. Because courses are arranged sequentially, participants need to successfully complete each course in sequence before they advance to the next course in the program.

When the required courses are completed in this credit program, participants earn a certificate, which is presented at the annual UW Extension awards ceremony.