Lean Six Sigma in Healthcare Quality Yellow Belt Certificate

Lean Six Sigma is a framework used to improve quality by focusing on re-engineering the processes involved in delivering a product or service. The Six Sigma concept was introduced in the mid-1980s to improve manufacturing processes, and it has evolved over many decades. Lean Six Sigma has become popular in the service sector and has increasingly been applied to improve the quality of healthcare processes and reduce overall costs.

Students currently enrolled in the Master of Science in Healthcare Leadership and Management program are eligible but still must formally apply to the Yellow Belt Certificate Program. Academic certificate programs follow the same application and admission processes as graduate degree programs. All dates and deadlines can be located in the UTD Academic Calendar.

Students must maintain a minimum 3.0 Cumulative GPA to be in good academic standing with the university AND also a minimum 3.0 GPA in Basic Core Courses (check degree plan for list), for the degree, and overall in order to graduate with certificates. All courses for a certificate must be completed within 72 months.

HMGT 6320 The American Healthcare System
HMGT 6321 Strategic Leadership of Healthcare Organizations
HMGT 6323 Healthcare Informatics
HMGT 6332 Quality Improvement in Healthcare – Six Sigma and Beyond

Please see the current graduate course catalog for course descriptions, course prerequisites and other information.

Current degree-seeking graduate students are eligible but still must formally apply for the Lean Six Sigma in Healthcare Quality Yellow Belt Certificate. Academic certificate programs follow the same application and admission processes as graduate degree programs. All dates and deadlines can be located in the UTD Academic Calendar.

Current UTD Students

Even if you are currently enrolled in a degree-seeking program at UTD, you must submit a separate UTD graduate application for the certificate program. Regular deadlines apply. For application instructions and to apply, visit the UT Dallas Steps to Graduate page.
Note that current UTD students are exempt from the following parts of the graduate application:

Application fee
Recommendation letters
GRE/GMAT test scores

Once you are offered admission, you must accept your admission to the certificate program in Galaxy.

Texas residents can expect to pay approximately $11,750 in tuition and fees (assuming two courses per term for two terms) to complete four classes. Please see the UTD Bursar webpage for information regarding tuition and fees.

Students should contact their advisors to enroll in the required coursework within their schedule.
All classes are offered either weekday evenings or online for the convenience of working professionals.

At the beginning of the semester in when a student intends to graduate from the certificate program, they should email Amye.Broyles@utdallas.edu or Keith.Thurgood@utdallas.edu with this information to be made eligible to apply for graduation. Students should then submit their application for graduation within the regular deadlines.
Once the semester is complete, the registrar will audit the student record. If all requirements have been met, the student will receive the certificate in the mail 6-8 weeks after the semester concludes.
Please note that if you apply to graduate from the certificate program during a semester in which you are not enrolled in any classes, you will be charged a $100 absentia fee at the end of the semester.

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Intent to graduate students – apply for graduation in Galaxy with the information found above under the “Graduation” portion and email Amye.Broyles@utdallas.edu or Keith.Thurgood@utdallas.edu with your intent to graduate from the program.