Certificate Programs

Credit

CCS is working with academic departments across the University to administer and deliver post baccalaureate Blended Learning Certificate programs that combine online classes and immersion residencies.

These cohort based certificate programs:

• Consist of four to six core three-credit graduate courses
• Require graduate school approval
• Are accessible to students across the country
• Allow subject matter experts from across the country to participate as adjunct faculty.

The curricula of blended learning certificate programs will be focused on offering competencies and credentials for emerging professions to mid-career professionals. Program courses and curricula will be:

• Developed and taught by UConn academic department faculty
• Approved by the traditional Curricula and Courses Committee process.

CCS will provide the following services:

• Market planning and research
• Marketing
• Distance learning support
• Residency logistic coordination, including hotel accommodations, parking and catering.

Non-degree fees will be charged in lieu of tuition. Fees received by CCS will be applied to direct expenses, with net proceeds split between academic departments and the Center on a negotiated basis.

For more information, contact Roy Pietro at 860-486-4252 or roy.pietro@uconn.edu.

The Academic Partnerships and Special Programs unit can also assist UConn academic departments with the development of blended learning Master’s Degrees.

The blended learning, cohort based design has been extremely successful in the Master of Professional Studies program in Homeland Security Leadership (MPS/HSL) offered by CCS. More than half of the working professionals in this graduate level program are from beyond the borders of Connecticut. Students enrolled in the MPS/HSL program live in Texas, Georgia, Kentucky, Virginia, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Ohio, Florida, Maryland, Alaska, Michigan, New Hampshire, North Carolina, South Carolina, Vermont, Washington D.C. and Washington State.

Non-credit

Students can choose from a wide array of non-credit certificate programs at UConn. A certificate program is designed to give students real world practical experience as well as theoretical knowledge.

Many non-credit certificate programs can be completed in one semester though some allow students to spread their courses over a longer period of time. Professional Education certificate programs emphasize applied learning and some include an externship offering students a "hands-on" approach to learning.

The following non-credit certificate programs have been designed to help you identify a professional education program that will help you acquire the skills you need to move ahead in your career.

Programs offered in:

Paralegal Litigation
Healthcare IT
Investor Relations