The HNC awards a graduate certificate in Chinese and American Studies to students who attend the center for one academic year and take a minimum of six courses in Mandarin. The certificate is a flexible interdisciplinary program in which students gain a deeper understanding of contemporary China and its modern history while pursuing the study of international relations, politics, law and economics. All certificate students are required to take the Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) Chinese language test.
Students who meet admissions requirements for both the HNC and SAIS complete two semesters in Nanjing and receive a certificate in Chinese and American Studies, followed by three semesters in SAIS’s Washington/Bologna M.A. program. Through this joint program, students can apply their regional and linguistic skills to the broader study of international relations.