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Accounting Data Analytics
Gies College of Business
In this for-credit program, you’ll learn how to communicate information, findings and conclusions, for job-ready accounting data analytics skills.
Financial Aid Eligible
Accounting Foundations
Gies College of Business
In this for-credit program, you’ll build practical knowledge of accounting principles and learn industry-standard tools and techniques from top ranked accounting faculty in the US as you prepare for an entry-level role in accounting or finance.
Financial Aid Eligible
Advanced Analytics
Grainger College of Engineering
Certificate program designed for students who hold a bachelor's degree and are interested in learning effective business processes.
Advanced Teaching Strategies for Agricultural Education
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
This online 9-credit-hour certificate program is designed to enhance early-career high school and middle school teachers' skills and knowledge base in the area of agriculture education.
Aerospace Engineering | Aerodynamics and Flight Mechanics
Grainger College of Engineering
The certificate in Aerodynamics and Flight Mechanics is geared toward practicing engineers who wish to gain additional technical expertise in aerodynamics and flight mechanics.
Aerospace Engineering | Aerospace Design and Systems Engineering
Grainger College of Engineering
The certificate in Aerospace Design and Systems Engineering provides students with a strong foundation in the fundamentals of engineering design methods and systems engineering for aerospace applications.
Aerospace Engineering | Aerospace Structural Mechanics
Grainger College of Engineering
The Certificate in Aerospace Structural Mechanics is geared toward practicing engineers who wish to gain additional technical expertise in aircraft structures.
Aerospace Engineering | Hypersonics
Grainger College of Engineering
This certificate is designed to provide students with the fundamentals of this multidisciplinary subject area, with attention to emerging topics and advances in hypersonic science and technology.
Aerospace Engineering | Sustainable Aircraft Design and Operation
Grainger College of Engineering
One of the12-credit-hour specialized graduate certificates in Aerospace Engineering.
Aerospace Engineering |Aerospace Materials
Grainger College of Engineering
As advanced materials, especially composites and high temperature materials, become more commonplace in Aerospace Engineering the "Aerospace Materials" certificate becomes very relevant.
Aerospace Engineering |Spaceflight Engineering
Grainger College of Engineering
The Certificate in Spaceflight Engineering is geared toward practicing engineers who wish to gain additional technical expertise across a wide range of Space Science topics.
Agribusiness and Sustainable Food Production Economics
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
Advance your career at the intersection of business, sustainability, and food production in just two semesters of online coursework.
Financial Aid Eligible
Business Analytics
Gies College of Business
Learn in-demand business analytics skills with this fully online, credit-bearing graduate certificate.
Financial Aid Eligible
Business Analytics Skills iCademy
Gies College of Business
The Business Analytics iCademy has a variety of competencies that provide foundational and advanced resources to help ease the burden you face when learning data analytics.
Financial Aid Eligible
Business Management for Engineers (BME)
Grainger College of Engineering
Certificate program designed for students with an engineering or technology background who aspire to rise in management, make higher level strategic business decisions, and hone leadership skills.
Cancer Education and Management in Underrepresented & Diverse Communities
College of Education
Trains individuals in developing and implementing cancer management solutions and designing and conducting studies to measure the change in response to cancer management interventions.
Financial Aid Eligible
Civil & Environmental Engineering | Construction Modeling & Robotics
Grainger College of Engineering
Program that allows students to pursue a certification in Construction Modeling and Robotics.
Civil & Environmental Engineering | Construction Planning & Cost Estimating
Grainger College of Engineering
Specialized certificate program that prepares students to manage and direct construction projects in the increasingly global construction industry.
Civil & Environmental Engineering | Construction Safety & Productivity
Grainger College of Engineering
Program that allows students to pursue a certification in Construction Safety and Productivity.
Civil & Environmental Engineering | Environmental Hydrodynamics
Grainger College of Engineering
Program that allows students to pursue a certification in Environmental Hydrodynamics.
Civil & Environmental Engineering | Environmental Hydrology
Grainger College of Engineering
Program that allows students to pursue a certification in Environmental Hydrology.
Civil & Environmental Engineering | Water Systems and Policy
Grainger College of Engineering
Program that allows students to pursue a certification in Water Systems and Policy.
Civil & Environmental Engineering | AI + Civil and Environmental Engineering
Grainger College of Engineering
Program that allows students to pursue a certification in AI + civil and environmental engineering.
Civil & Environmental Engineering | CE Systems
Grainger College of Engineering
Program that allows students to pursue a certification in CE Systems.
Civil & Environmental Engineering | EE Systems
Grainger College of Engineering
Civil & Environmental Engineering | General Construction Management
Grainger College of Engineering
Program that allows students to pursue certification in construction management.
Civil & Environmental Engineering | Pavement Science & Engineering
Grainger College of Engineering
Program that allows students to pursue certification in pavement engineering.
Civil & Environmental Engineering | Railroad Engineering
Grainger College of Engineering
Program that allows students to pursue certification in railroad engineering.
Civil & Environmental Engineering | Underground Engineering
Grainger College of Engineering
Program that allows students to pursue a certification in underground engineering.
Civil & Environmental Engineering | Urban Mobility Systems
Grainger College of Engineering
Program that allows students to pursue a certification in urban mobility systems.
Civil & Environmental Engineering | Vehicular and Traffic Operations
Grainger College of Engineering
Program that allows students to pursue certification in vehicular and traffic operations.
Communication and Health Management
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
The Communication and Health Management certificate program is an ideal choice for students in administrative or managerial roles in health care.
Communication and Health Promotion
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
This 12-credit-hour certificate program is an ideal choice for students with marketing and PR, public health, crisis communication, and health campaign experience.
Community College Leadership (CCL)
College of Education
Equips individuals to take on positions of leadership, from dean to the presidency, in the two-year higher education sector.
Companion Animal Nutrition
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
Certificate program that provides in-depth courses on various aspects of companion animal nutrition.
Computer Science | iCan
Grainger College of Engineering
ILLINOIS COMPUTING ACCELERATOR FOR NON-SPECIALISTS (ICAN)
Financial Aid Eligible
CPA Pathways
Gies College of Business
In this for-credit program, you’ll learn from top accounting faculty in the US and build technical knowledge and skills in financial accounting, taxation, and accounting data analytics as you prepare for the Uniform CPA Examination®.
Financial Aid Eligible
Curriculum & Instruction | Bilingual/Bi-Cultural
College of Education
The Bilingual/Bi-cultural Certificate of Specialization provides educators with an understanding of key teaching strategies to help support multilingual students in their classrooms.
Curriculum & Instruction | Digital Learning
College of Education
Explore the potential of technology in diverse learning environments, such as schools, museums, and after-school settings. Discover educational applications, games, and toys that enhance the learning experience.
CyberGIS and Geospatial Data Science
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Certificate program that teaches the fundamentals of geospatial research and education.
Dairy Nutrition for Udder Success
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
Expand your expertise in dairy nutrition with just two semesters of online coursework.
Financial Aid Eligible
Digital Ag | Applied Statistics in Digital Agriculture
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
One of the fully online, 12-credit-hour Digital Agriculture Professional Certificates offered by the Center for Digital Agriculture and the College of Agriculture, Consumer and Environmental Sciences.
Digital Ag | Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Digital Agriculture
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
One of the fully online, 12-credit-hour Digital Agriculture Professional Certificates offered by the Center for Digital Agriculture and the College of Agriculture, Consumer and Environmental Sciences.
Digital Ag | Automation and Robotics in Digital Agriculture
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
One of the fully online, 12-credit-hour Digital Agriculture Professional Certificates offered by the Center for Digital Agriculture and the College of Agriculture, Consumer and Environmental Sciences.
Digital Ag | Data Science in Digital Agriculture
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
One of the fully online, 12-credit-hour Digital Agriculture Professional Certificates offered by the Center for Digital Agriculture and the College of Agriculture, Consumer and Environmental Sciences.
Digital Ag | Digital Agriculture
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
Certificate program that allows students to pursue certification in digital agriculture.
Digital Ag | IoT for Agriculture
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
One of the fully online, 12-credit-hour Digital Agriculture Professional Certificates offered by the Center for Digital Agriculture and the College of Agriculture, Consumer and Environmental Sciences.
Digital Marketing
Gies College of Business
In this for-credit program, you’ll master strategic marketing concepts and tools such as digital marketing analytics, search engine optimization, social media marketing, and more.
Financial Aid Eligible
Diversity & Equity in Education
College of Education
This online Certificate of Specialization is intended to help educational professionals work to improve schools' attention to teaching diverse students and ensuring that all students are treated equitably.
Early Intervention
College of Education
Equips professionals with the knowledge and skills to support children ages 0-3 with disabilities or delays and their families through coursework in child development, family-centered practices, ethics and collaboration.
Engineering Geology & Subsurface Investigations
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
A 12-hour certificate program designed to meet the growing demand for advanced skills in environmental and engineering geology.
Entrepreneurship and Strategic Innovation
Gies College of Business
Learn to change the rules of the game by creating innovative value propositions and discovering new market positions for sustained competitive advantage with this fully online, credit-bearing graduate certificate.
Financial Aid Eligible
Environmental Geology
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Certificate program designed to meet the existing high demand for advanced Geology expertise in industry problems.
Environmental Remediation & Compliance
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
This 12-credit-hour fully online program will allow professionals to build expertise in remediation technologies and compliance management.
Environmental Sustainability
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Certificate that addresses the growing demand for courses that concentrate on the key issues associated with sustainability and the environment.
Financial Management
Gies College of Business
Develop an integrated framework for value-based financial management and individual financial decision-making with this fully online, credit-bearing graduate certificate.
Financial Aid Eligible
Food Regulation, Nutrition Policy, and Personalized Nutrition
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
Stay current on the latest science in personalized nutrition, US food regulations, and nutrition policy with just two semesters of online coursework.
Financial Aid Eligible
General Health Communication
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
The 12-credit-hour General Health Communication graduate certificate is the most customizable, flexible version of our Health Communication certificate programs.
Global Challenges in Business
Gies College of Business
Develop specialized strategic, marketing, and management skills that will prepare you for the global challenges that businesses face in the 21st century with this fully online, credit-bearing graduate certificate.
Financial Aid Eligible
Global Studies in Education
College of Education
Addresses education and global change from social justice and critical democracy perspectives.
Healthcare Innovation, Design and Entrepreneurship
Gies College of Business
Equips you with the knowledge to employ business and entrepreneurship principles to effectively launch and sustain healthcare innovations that can be applied to solve healthcare problems across various contexts.
Financial Aid Eligible
Horticulture | Professional Development
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
Certificate program that enables students to strengthen their education in horticulture through part-time study anywhere in the world.
Human Resource Development
College of Education
Enhances knowledge and the applied processes used to improve workplace performance and individual learning in organizations.
Human Resources Certificate | Compensation Best Practices
School of Labor and Employment Relations
Three-course certificate program designed to learn about compensation best practices.
Financial Aid Eligible
Human Resources Certificate | Data Analytics
School of Labor and Employment Relations
Three course certificate program designed to learn about Human Resources Data Analytics.
Financial Aid Eligible
Human Resources Certificate | Fundamentals of Human Resources
School of Labor and Employment Relations
Three-course certificate program designed to obtain a framework for the analysis of employment relationships.
Financial Aid Eligible
Human Resources Certificate | Human Resource Management
School of Labor and Employment Relations
Three-course certificate program designed to learn about human resource management.
Financial Aid Eligible
Inclusive by Design in Recreation, Sport and Tourism
College of Applied Health Sciences
12-credit-hour professional certificate program that teaches professionals the fundamental principles of inclusive design as related to the recreation, sport and tourism industry.
Financial Aid Eligible
Information Accessibility Design & Policy (IADP)
College of Applied Health Sciences
Certificate program educating website developers, information specialists, and disability service providers on information technology accessibility.
Instructional Design MasterTrack®
College of Education
Acquire sought-after skills for success in the growing field of instructional design. Launch your instructional design career in four months with this two-course training program.
Instructional System Design Management and Leadership
College of Education
Enhance your skills with a practice-oriented program grounded in instructional system design and learning technologies and is positioned to efficiently up-skill the training and learning development workforce in organizations.
Financial Aid Eligible
International Education Administration and Leadership
College of Education
Lead internationalization efforts in education or business settings, including higher education, with this graduate certificate. Equip yourself with the necessary skills to drive global engagement and cross-cultural collaboration.
Financial Aid Eligible
Land, Agriculture and Alternative Investing
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
Become well-versed in the financial investments and strategies of land, agriculture, and alternative assets with just two semesters of online coursework.
Financial Aid Eligible
Leadership & Equity
College of Education
Empower practicing and aspiring leaders to bridge the knowing-doing gap. This program prepares leaders to act decisively, disrupt, and dismantle the status quo practices that perpetuate inequality and injustice.
Leadership Skills iCademy
Gies College of Business
The purpose of the Leadership Skills iCademy is to provide foundational knowledge of various skills required to be a good leader and to introduce you to actions you can take to develop leadership habits.
Financial Aid Eligible
Learning Design & Leadership
College of Education
Prepare for practices in a wide range of sites, including formal education from K-12 to higher education, workplace, and community settings, and informal learning.
Financial Aid Eligible
Library & Information Science
School of Information Sciences
The Library & Information Science (Certificate of Advanced Study) allows professionals with a master's degree in library and information science to update their skills, gain greater specialization, or redirect their career without pursuing a PhD.
Financial Aid Eligible
Managerial Economics & Business Analysis
Gies College of Business
Effectively manage and operate a business by developing an understanding of the market characteristics and economic environment in which they operate with this fully online, credit-bearing graduate certificate.
Financial Aid Eligible
Mergers & Acquisitions
Gies College of Business
Gain a well-rounded knowledge of key concepts that form the foundations of a successful M&A deal with this fully online, credit-bearing graduate certificate program.
Financial Aid Eligible
Middle Grades Education
College of Education
Prepare professionals to teach in grades 5-8 by combining foundational knowledge and practical experience to ensure a well-rounded approach to teaching in middle grades, resulting in effective engagement.
Financial Aid Eligible
Online Teaching in Higher Education Environment
College of Education
Enable individuals in higher education to design, implement, and sustain meaningful online experiences for diverse populations with this graduate certificate in higher education.
Patient Care Communication
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
This 12-credit-hour certificate was designed for people who are looking for more expertise in the interpersonal aspects of healthcare.
Recreation, Sport & Tourism
College of Applied Health Sciences
Certificate program providing a valuable credential in the leisure services industry. The certificate consists of three, 8-week courses.
School Librarian Licensure Program
School of Information Sciences
The School Librarian Licensure Program (Certificate of Advanced Study) for continuing education in library and information science.
Soil Science & Conservation
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
This certificate is designed to prepare students for entry into and advancement in careers in land and natural areas management, environmental consulting, and more.
Strategic Brand Communication | Customizable
College of Media
Customizable three-course certificate option for professionals who want to choose their own course of study from our course list.
Strategic Brand Communication | Essentials
College of Media
Three-course certificate designed for professionals who want to gain a deeper knowledge of brand communication.
Strategic Brand Communication | Insights
College of Media
Three-course certificate designed for professionals who want to broaden their understanding and measurement of customer responses.
Strategic Brand Communication | Media & Analytics
College of Media
Three-course certificate designed for professionals who want to develop their skills to effectively analyze and measure brand communication.
Strategic Leadership and Management
Gies College of Business
Develop the capabilities, confidence, and mindset to elevate the performance of individuals and teams, shape strategy, and drive competitive advantage for your organization with this fully online, credit-bearing graduate certificate.
Financial Aid Eligible
Strategic Technology Management
Grainger College of Engineering
Certificate program designed for students with an engineering background who aspire to lead a venture, make higher-level strategic decisions, and develop leadership skills.
Sustainability Education
College of Education
Graduate certificate program that prepares professionals to lead climate action through education, communication, and community engagement.
Financial Aid Eligible
Taxation
Gies College of Business
Learn the U.S. federal tax system, state and local income taxes, and the tax treatment and policies involved in doing business internationally with this fully online, credit-bearing graduate certificate.
Financial Aid Eligible
Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL)
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Certificate program that provides students a solid foundation for teaching English as a second or foreign language in the U.S. or abroad.
Technology Specialist (LDL)
College of Education
Equips educators to understand technology and apply it in their classroom or workplace. Exploring emerging technologies and their implications on teaching and learning, fostering a tech-savvy approach that enhances educational practices and outcomes.
Trauma-Informed Education
College of Education
Identify and implement trauma-informed practices in education settings with this program to have a more compassionate and supportive educational environment.
Urban Agriculture | Professional Development
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
The Certificate of Professional Development in Urban Agriculture provides students, agriculture professionals, and entrepreneurs with advanced course training in crop sciences relevant to the production of food crops in the urban environment.
Value Chain Management
Gies College of Business
Gain competencies that are critical for managers in any functional area, including how to create, model, analyze, and maximize value in accounting, operations, and marketing with this fully online, credit-bearing graduate certificate.
Financial Aid Eligible
Veterinary Science
College of Veterinary Medicine
The Certificate in Veterinary Science is an intensive program geared to preparing you for the rigorous requirements of vet school.
Water Science & Conservation
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
This certificate offers advanced knowledge in basic and applied water sciences.
Weather and Climate Risk & Data Analytics
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Certificate program designed to meet the demand for atmospheric scientists.
Wetland Science and Conservation
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
Protect state and local wetlands by becoming well-versed in their ecology, function, and policy in just two semesters of online coursework.
Financial Aid Eligible