Certificate Programmes

Six courses.
A capstone paper.
A credential that means something.

The Tokat Certificate is awarded to students who complete six qualifying courses and a 5,000-word faculty-reviewed paper within the academic year, one of the few programs of its kind offered outside a university.

Two tracks
Introduction to Islamic Law
Philosophy in the Islamic World
Orientalism Restated
Samʿani’s Repose of the Spirits
Islamic Intellectual History in India
Female Approaches to the Quran
After Modernity
Voyage of No Return: Stepping into the World of Ibn ‘Arabi
islamic-intellectual-traditions
Islamic Art
After Modernity
Islamic Education
Living Islam: The Spiritual Art of the Everyday
Masterpieces of Arabic Literature
Urdu Literature
Orientalism Restated
Mystics, Kings, Lovers: The Worlds of Persian Literature
islamic-civilization
What it takes

The requirements.

6
Qualifying courses

Complete six courses within your chosen track
-attended live or via recordings- across the academic year.

5k
Capstone paper

A 5,000-word paper on a question of your choosing, reviewed and assessed by a member of the faculty.

How the capstone works
1
Academic year

All requirements completed within a single academic year, beginning the term you register for the certificate.

What the credential means
Not a badge. A body of work.

A Tokat Certificate is not a certificate of attendance. It records that a student has read widely across a tradition, sat with its leading scholars, and produced original written work judged worthy by the faculty.

It is designed for those who want their study to amount to something — applicants to graduate programs, teachers, writers, and serious independent readers who have earned the right to say they have done the work.

Scholarships apply to every component — registration, course fees, and capstone assessment alike.

The fees
Certificate registrationOne-time, per track
$19
Capstone assessmentFaculty review of your paper
$9
Course feesSix courses · $100–$400 each
Separate

Start with the first course.

You do not need to commit to the whole certificate today. Enroll in one course this term, it counts toward your track from the start.