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The Certificate in Genealogical Studies program includes a designation for the record of a specific country. Listed below are the Record Groups available now for study and those Record Groups where course material is presently being prepared. Should the Record Groups for a country you are interested in not be listed below, please send us an e-mail at: requests@GenealogicalStudies.com. You may be surprised to find out that it is the next Record Group to be added! If you have expertise in a specific country, (listed or not) and would like to assist in the development of that Department or in the preparation of course material, please send us an e-mail at: requests@GenealogicalStudies.com. We would be happy to discuss possible opportunities with you.

American Records
The American Department is under the guidance of Beverly Rice. Retired now, Beverly was a professional genealogist, author, speaker and researcher. She was also a Certified Genealogist (CG) through the Board for Certification of Genealogists. When discussing the records of the United States, resources for all states will be covered. To receive your Certificate in Genealogical Studies-American Records you must successfully complete 28 Compulsory credits and 12 Elective credits. This includes 9 Compulsory courses at the Basic and Intermediate Levels and 10 compulsory courses at the Advanced Level. Once you successfully complete all the requirements, you will be awarded the postnominals P.L.C.G.S. (Professional Learning Certificate in Genealogical Studies)
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Australian Records
The Australian Department is under the guidance of Kerry Farmer, BA, B.Sc.. She is a professional genealogist, author, speaker and researcher. When discussing the records of Australia, resources for all states will be covered. To receive your Certificate in Genealogical Studies-Australian Records you must successfully complete 25 Compulsory credits and 15 Elective credits. This includes 9 Compulsory courses at the Basic, Intermediate and 7 Compulsory courses at Advanced Levels. Two additional courses, one on Government Records and one on Land Records will evantually be added. Once you successfully complete all the requirements, you will be awarded the postnominals P.L.C.G.S. (Professional Learning Certificate in Genealogical Studies)
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Canadian Records
Sharon Murphy, PLCGS is the director of the Canadian Department. She is a professional genealogist, researcher, author and lecturer. When discussing the records of Canada, resources for all provinces and territories will be covered. To receive your Certificate in Genealogical Studies-Canadian Records you must successfully complete 30 Compulsory credits and 10 Elective credits. This includes 9 Compulsory courses at the Basic and Intermediate Levels and 11 at the Advanced Level. Once you successfully complete all the requirements, you will be awarded the postnominals P.L.C.G.S. (Professional Learning Certificate in Genealogical Studies)
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DNA and Genetic Genealogy
To receive your Certificate in DNA & Genetic Genealogy you must successfully complete 15 Compulsory credits. Each class ranges from 7-9 weeks with expected time per class of 18-40 hours.
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Eastern European Records
The Eastern European Department is under the guidance of Lisa Alzo. She is a professional genealogist, author, speaker and researcher. When discussing the records of the Eastern Europe, resources for all geographical area will be covered. To receive your Certificate in Genealogical Studies-Eastern European Records you must successfully complete 25 Compulsory credits and 15 Elective credits. This includes 9 Compulsory courses at the Basic and Intermediate Levels and 7 compulsory courses at the Advanced Level. Once you successfully complete all the requirements, you will be awarded the postnominals P.L.C.G.S. (Professional Learning Certificate in Genealogical Studies)
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English Records
The record courses for the English Department will naturally cover the records of England. When appropriate, the records of Wales will be included. To receive your Certificate in Genealogical Studies-English Records you must successfully complete 27 Compulsory credits and 13 Elective credits. This includes 9 compulsory courses at the Basic, Intermediate and Advanced Levels. Once you successfully complete all the requirements, you will be awarded the postnominals P.L.C.G.S. (Professional Learning Certificate in Genealogical Studies)
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German Records
When discussing the records of the Germany, all resources will be covered. To receive your Certificate in Genealogical Studies-German Records you must successfully complete 26 Compulsory credits and 14 Elective credits. This includes 9 Compulsory courses at both the Basic and Intermediate Levels and 8 Compulsory courses at the Advanced levels. Once you successfully complete all the requirements, you will be awarded the postnominals P.L.C.G.S. (Professional Learning Certificate in Genealogical Studies)
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Irish Records
Brian Hutchison, BComm, CMA, FSA(Scot) is the leader of the Irish Department. He is a professional genealogist, author, speaker and researcher. He was also a Certified Genealogist (CG) through the Board for Certification of Genealogists. The record courses for the Irish Department include the records of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland (Eire). To receive your Certificate in Genealogical Studies-Irish Records you must successfully complete 28 Compulsory credits and 12 Elective credits. This includes 9 Compulsory courses at the Basic and Intermediate Levels and 10 at the Advanced Levels. Once you successfully complete all the requirements, you will be awarded the postnominals P.L.C.G.S. (Professional Learning Certificate in Genealogical Studies)
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Italian Certificate
This Certificate program IS NOT complete and has not officially been launched yet. The BASIC level is complete. There are course in the Intermediate and Advanced level that remain to be completed. This certificate will need 25 compulsory and 15 electives to be awarded.
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Librarianship
The Librarianship Department is under the guidance of Patricia Moseley Van Skaik. She is a professional librarian, author and speaker. To receive your Certificate in Genealogical Studies-Librarianship you must successfully complete 10 Compulsory credits and 2 Elective credits. This program will be of benefit to those who have a basic understanding of genealogy and who are involved in the genealogical collection of their library.
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Methodology
To receive your Certificate in Genealogical Studies-Methodology you must successfully complete 14 compulsory credits. This includes 5 compulsory courses at the Basic, 4 compulsory courses at the Intermediate Levels and 5 compulsory courses at the Advanced Level.
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Professional Development
The Professional Development Certificate is under the guidance of Gena Philibert-Ortega, MA, MAR. She is a professional genealogist, author and speaker. To receive your Professional Development Certificate you must successfully complete 32 compulsory courses and 8 elective courses. We are completing the final review of this certificate. There may be another 3 compulsory courses added. This would reduce the number of elective courses by the same number. This program will benefit those who wish to pursue a career in genealogy, create a genealogy business or to augment their income potential by adding niche areas to their business plan. Skill-building courses are of high importance in this certificate to ensure quality results as a professional researcher.
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Scottish Records
This Certificate program IS NOT complete and has not officially been launched yet. The BASIC level is complete. There are course in the Intermediate and Advanced level that remain to be completed.
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