A certificate from an accredited college or university answers the need for a practical education that will get the student "out the door" and into the workplace. Certificate programs vary widely, but all offer focused study leading to a professional credential that US News calls the new "mini-degree."

Education

• Post-master's Certificate - College Teaching
• Post-master's Certificate - Enrollment Management

• Computer Information Systems
• Early ChildHood Education Certificate
• Finance Certificate
• Human Resources Management Certificate
• Justice Studies - Certificate in Homeland Security
• Paralegal (Legal Studies) Certificate
• Paralegal Certificate
• Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Accounting

Graduate Certificate

• General Psychology
• Organizational Leadership

Business and Finance Certificates

• Financial Planning
• Lean Six Sigma Certificate
• Project Management
• Risk Management
• Six Sigma Certificate

Criminal Justice

• Crime Scene Technician Certificate
• Management and Supervision Certificate

Health Care Certificates

• Case Management
• Forensic Nursing
• Geriatric Care Management
• Legal Nurse Consulting
• Life Care Planning
• Medical Billing Certificate
• Medical Coding Certificate
• Medical Office Specialist
• Medical Transcription
• Pharmacy Technician

Information Systems and Technology

• Internet and Website Development Certificate
• Intro to Computer Programming Language Certificate
• IT Pathway Certificate
• Legal or Paralegal Studies
• Pathway to Paralegal Postbaccalaureate Certificate

• Behavior Analysis Certification
• Online Accelerated Teacher Certification (OATCERT)
• Online Instructional Technology Specialist Certification
• Online Special Education Certification

• Criminal Analysis
• Criminal Behavior
• Healthcare Administration Certificate
• Justice Administration
• Leadership in Organizations and Agencies
• Professional Development for Educators
• Small Business Management
• Sports Management

School of Nursing
Post-Masters Certificates in Nursing

• Nursing Education
• Nursing Informatics
• Nursing Leadership & Management

School of Psychology

• Clinical Assessment
• Clinical Child Psychology
• Online Teaching

Teachers Education Courses
Classroom Management

• Classroom Management
• Classroom Management to Promote Student Learning
• Succeeding with Difficult Students
• Teaching Students to Get Along K-6

Instruction and Assessment

• Assessment to Improve Student Learning
• Building Your Repertoire of Teaching Strategies
• Designing Curriculum and Instruction With the Learner in Mind
• Helping Students Become Self-Directed Learners
• Including Students With Special Needs: Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
• Learning Differences: Effective Teaching with Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligences
• Meeting the Needs of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners
• NEW! Differentiating Instruction for Student Success

Internet and Math Proficiency

• Integrating the Internet Into the K-12 Curriculum
• Math: Teaching for Understanding K-6

Motivation

• How to Get Parents on Your Side
• Motivating Today’s Learners
• NEW! Returning Creativity to the Classroom
• The High-Performing Teacher
• Reading and Literacy
• Foundations of Reading and Literacy K-6
• Helping Struggling Readers w/ Content–Area Learning 6-12
• Improving Reading in the Content Areas 6-12
• Strategies for Literacy Instruction – Comprehension K-6
• Strategies for Literacy Instruction – Phonics, Vocabulary, and Fluency K-6
• Supporting the Struggling Reader K-6
• Teaching Reading in the Elementary Grades K-6

Teacher Leadership Course Series

• Introduction to Teacher Leadership
• NEW! Teacher Leadership in Professional Learning Communities
• Teacher Leadership for Learning and Teaching
• Teacher Leadership: Mentoring, Coaching, and Collaboration

School of Human Services

• D. Min. Family Therapy I
• D. Min. Family Therapy II
• M. Div. in Marriage and Family Therapy
• M. Div. in Ministerial Leadership
• M. Div. in Pastoral Counseling
• M. Div. in Professional Counseling

• Graduate Certificate in Sports Counseling

Executive Graduate Certificate

• Accounting: Accounting
• Accounting: Accounting Info Systems
• Accounting: Controllership
• Accounting: Taxation
• Business Administration: Acquisition
• Business Administration: Human Resource Management
• Business Administration: Management
• Business Administration: Marketing
• Information Systems: Networking
• Information Systems: Software Engineering

Undergraduate Certificate

• Accounting: Advanced Accounting
• Accounting: Introductory Accounting
• Business Admin: Small Business Mgmt. & Entrepreneurship
• Business Administration: Acquisition and Contract Mgmt.
• Business Administration: E-Business
• Business Administration: Management
• IS: Computer Security
• IS: Database Developer
• IS: Database Management
• IS: Homeland Security and Information Systems
• IS: Internetworking Technology
• IS: Networking
• IS: Programming
• IS: Security Administration
• IS: Web Development

Executive Graduate Certificate

• Accounting: Accounting
• Accounting: Accounting Info Systems
• Accounting: Controllership
• Accounting: Taxation
• Business Administration: Acquisition
• Business Administration: Human Resource Management
• Business Administration: Management
• Business Administration: Marketing
• Information Systems: Networking
• Information Systems: Software Engineering

• NBPTS Pathways to Accomplished Teaching

• Human Resource Leadership- Employee Relations Specialist
• Human Resource Leadership-Dispute Resolution Specialist
• Human Resource Leadership-Organizational Effectiveness Specialist
• Medical Coding

Business Analysis

• Essentials of Business Analysis
• Master Certificate in Business Analysis
• Mastering Business Analysis

Contract Management

• Advanced Contract Management
• Essentials of Commercial Contracting
• Essentials of Government Contracting
• Master Certificate Contract Management
• Master Certificate in Government Contract Management
• Mastering Contract Management

Information Systems Security

• Advanced IS Security Management
• Essentials of Information Systems (IS) Security

Project Management

• Advanced Strategic Project Management
• Essentials of Project Management
• Master Certificate Applied Project Management
• Master Certificate in IS/IT Project Management
• Mastering Project Management
• Maximizing IS/IT Team Effectiveness
• Maximizing Team Effectiveness
• PM Capstone
• PMP Exam Prep
• Project Management for IS/IT Professionals

oftware Testing

• Essentials of Software Testing
• ISTQB® Software Testing Capstone