IAKM Certificate in Knowledge Management Application Checklist

You may download a copy of the following for your reference at: Certificate Application Checklist

To apply to the IAKM Certificate in Knowledge Management (CKM), you will need to submit the following to the address at the bottom of the page:

University application – online or print
Applying online (http://www.admissions.kent.edu/apply/) is easier, faster and more convenient. When completing the application you will choose the “certificate” option in the College of Communication and Information, which is “non-degree.” Once you enter your name you will have the option to choose a major, which will be the “Web-E-Learn Knowledge Management.”

Official transcripts from each college/university – except Kent State Univ.
You must send a transcript if you earned eight (8) hours or more at that university. Official transcripts are not issued to the student but sent directly to Kent State University at the student’s request.

Official GRE/TOEFL scores – if required
Applicants with appropriate professional experience are not required to take the GRE. If you have any questions about how to prepare for the GRE, how to submit official GRE scores, or how to use your professional experience to exempt from the GRE, please contact Janna Korzenko, 330-672-5841.

Three letters of reference
References must be submitted with the standard form ( Letter of Recommendation Forms) only and mailed to the admissions office (address below).

Computer literacy checklist
This is only available in the following format for download ( Computer Literacy Checklist)

Statement of Purpose
Please send a typed, double-spaced statement of no more than 1000 words describing the following:

• Why you are interested in the IAKM program
• How your background experience and/or education has prepared you for the IAKM program
• Your career goals
• How the IAKM program will help actualize your professional objectives.

Download the instructions for your reference at: Statement of Purpose Instructions

Resume/Curriculum Vita

All materials are submitted to the address below or may be submitted electronically (except for letters of recommendation) to gradapps@kent.edu.

Graduate Program Services
Division of Research and Graduate Studies
Kent State University
P.O. Box 5190
Kent, OH 44242-0001