# CEGU

**Source**: https://cegu.uchicago.edu/doctoral-certificate/requirements/
**Parent**: https://cegu.uchicago.edu/doctoral-certificate/

## [DOCTORAL CERTIFICATE IN ENVIRONMENT, GEOGRAPHY AND URBANIZATION](https://voices.uchicago.edu/cegu/doctoral-certificate)

#### [Overview](https://cegu.uchicago.edu/doctoral-certificate)

#### [Requirements](https://cegu.uchicago.edu/doctoral-certificate/requirements/)

#### [Research Grants](https://cegu.uchicago.edu/doctoral-certificate/grants/)

#### [Frequently Asked Questions](https://cegu.uchicago.edu/doctoral-certificate/faq/)

#### [CEGU Colloquium](https://cegu.uchicago.edu/doctoral-certificate/colloquium/)

#### [Courses](https://voices.uchicago.edu/cegu/doctoral-certificate/courses/2025-26/)

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### Requirements

In order to qualify for the certificate, the following requirements must be completed:

##### Foundations Course

A graduate-level foundations course in socio-environmental theory taught by CEGU-affiliated faculty, chosen from a list of [approved courses](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/1/d/e/2PACX-1vRrgTwcojvwAEP2mGRYEgK-NVief_1kNF5D5jGoiASSPrQWSXFb2gPSngBCKePsZ3-mmi7ISjyft9Z7/pubhtml?gid=229410209&single=true).↗

Others may also qualify, if you have taken other courses that you believe fulfill the certificate requirements (whether taught by CEGU-affiliated faculty or not), that are not listed on our approved courses list, please submit a [course petition](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScTZyui0HV0MUD6JP5CI1qM4tXOhXxC-DEss6mj7OTKbnEvGg/viewform)↗. The CEGU team will then determine if previous coursework fulfills any of the requirements. This includes both foundations courses and additional graduate courses.

##### Additional Courses

Three additional courses in socio-environmental studies taught by CEGU-affiliated faculty—or cross-listed courses—chosen from a list of [approved courses](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/1/d/e/2PACX-1vRrgTwcojvwAEP2mGRYEgK-NVief_1kNF5D5jGoiASSPrQWSXFb2gPSngBCKePsZ3-mmi7ISjyft9Z7/pubhtml?gid=1553452315&single=true).↗ Students may also take additional Foundations courses referenced above.

Others may also qualify, if you have taken other courses that you believe fulfill the certificate requirements (whether taught by CEGU-affiliated faculty or not), that are not listed on our approved courses list, please submit a [course petition](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScTZyui0HV0MUD6JP5CI1qM4tXOhXxC-DEss6mj7OTKbnEvGg/viewform)↗. The CEGU team will then determine if previous coursework fulfills any of the requirements. This includes both foundations courses and additional graduate courses.

##### Doctoral Dissertation or Major Research Paper

Completion of a doctoral dissertation or a major research paper that is substantially related to the intellectual focus of CEGU. Generally, one or more CEGU faculty will serve on the doctoral committee.

##### CEGU Colloquium

Required weekly participation in the CEGU Colloquium (formerly the Environmental Studies Workshop). This should include, on at least one occasion, presentation of a major research paper (or a doctoral dissertation proposal) that is substantially related to the intellectual focus of CEGU.

Please note, all courses must be taken for a “quality grade,” i.e., not an R or a P. All courses may also be double counted towards both degree requirements and the CEGU Doctoral Certificate.

For more information please [contact CEGU’s Student Affairs Administrator, Tess Conway](https://cegu.uchicago.edu/2023/03/27/tess-conway/). To apply for the Certificate, please fill out this interest [form](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSePU56QtqOwUQ-xPUU1f8n1g25UrhPy21YMznHCRI1smjuORQ/viewform).↗