Certificate Programs
Undergraduate certificates are designed to recognize thematically organized learning and thereby to add value to students' traditional degrees and programs. Certificates shall typically be nine or more credit hours of coursework. The coursework may be outside of a major or minor program, or the coursework may partially fulfill requirements of a major, a minor, or the General Education program. The certificate curriculum can be either within a single academic discipline or interdisciplinary. All classes leading to a certificate must be taken for credit.
There are two types of certificates, academic focus certificates and workforce certificates.
Academic focus certificates provide students a thematically unified set of courses within an area of major study, or crossing boundaries between and among majors, or outside of majors. Their primary value lies in recognizing students for this focused study, even though the program of study is less than a major in scope. Academic focus certificates are not transcripted; record-keeping and the awarding of the certificates is the responsibility of the sponsoring academic department.
Workforce certificates provide students the opportunity to develop the knowledge, skills, and dispositions appropriate for immediate application in a specified type of employment. Workforce certificates can be completed while completing an associate's or bachelor's degree, or they may be earned by students not intending to complete a degree. Workforce certificates are transcripted.
The process for approval of workforce certificates shall follow the prescribed workflow for new minors or concentrations. Origination shall be at the department level, with approvals from the chair, dean and Assistant Provost for Academic Programs.
Contact the academic unit noted for additional information.
College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Art and Design
Art History
Arts Entrepreneurship
Basic Graphic Design
Basic Motion Design
Ceramics
Community Engaged Art
Darkroom and Digital Photography
Digital Photography
Drawing
Motion Design
Painting
Photography
Printmaking
Sculpture
Communication Studies
General Communication
Organizational Communication
Public Relations and Advertising
Criminal Justice
Corrections
Crime Mapping and Analysis
Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice Leadership
Criminological Theory
Justice Networking
Law and Courts
Policing and Homeland Security
Social Justice (Interdisciplinary)
Victim Advocacy
English
Writing
History
Global Studies
Leadership Studies
Criminal Justice Leadership
Global Leadership
Leadership Studies
Modern Languages
German
Spanish
Music and Theatre
Composition
Philosophy
General Philosophy
Moral and Political Philosophy
Philosophy and Law
Philosophy of Religion
Political Science
International Studies
Legal Studies/Pre-law
Paralegal
Political Management
Public Administration
Sociology
Building a Career in a Nonprofit Corporation
Community Development
Cultural Anthropology and Globalization
Cultural Diversity Studies
Eight-Week University Grant Writing Certification Program
Grant Proposal Writing and Program Evaluation
Latine/x Studies
Life Stages and Transitions
Sociology of Medicine and Aging
Women's and Gender Studies
Robbins College of Business and Entrepreneurship
Applied Business Studies
Business Communication
Business Education
Business Report Writing
Business Development and Sales
Customer Service
Digital Business Communication
Economic Justice and Advocacy
Essential Business Practices (Hays Academy of Hair Design)
Marketing
Professional Development
Social Media Marketing
Tourism and Hospitality Management
Tourism and Hospitality Marketing
Workforce Development
Economics, Finance and Accounting
Accounting
Banking
Economics
Finance
Kansas Insurance Certificate
Informatics
Applied Data Analytics
Audio Production
Business Foundations for IT
Business Information Systems
Front-end Web Developer
Full Stack Web Developer
Internetworking
Management Information Systems
Management
Business Graduate
Business Law
Entrepreneurship
Human Resource Management
Management
Operations Management
College of Education
Data Literacy for District Administrators
Driver Education
Exceptional and Diverse Learners
Instructional Coaching
SkillBridge
The Effective Teacher
College of Health and Behavioral Sciences
Allied Health
Cardiovascular Interventional Technology
Computed Tomography
Diagnostic Cardiac Sonography
Healthcare Administration
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Women's Imaging
Health and Human Performance
Coaching
Community Health
Community Health Promotion
Consumer Health
Healthy Aging
Massage Therapy
Nursing
Nursing certificates are post-Masters in Nursing.
Nursing Administration
Nursing Education
Nursing Family Practitioner
Psychology
Case Management
Criminal Psychology
Foundations of Public Mental Health
Juvenile Justice Youth Development
The Psychology of Effective Leadership
Werth College of Science, Technology, and Mathematics
Agriculture
Agriculture Business
Animal Science
Applied Technology
Applied STEM Technology
Architectural Technology
Cabinetmaking Technology
Construction Management
Drafting/Design Technology
Manufacturing Technology
Biological Sciences
Biomedical Science
Ecological Analysis
Fisheries Science
Plant Biology
Range Science
Resource Management
Wildlife Biology
Chemistry
Pre-Pharmacy
Geosciences
GIS User
Museum Studies
Sustainability (Interdisciplinary)
Physics
Computational Physics
Other
Corporate Certificates
Department of Informatics
The Department of Informatics offers coursework that provides the knowledge and skills needed to obtain Microsoft, Novell, and Oracle certification for relational database development/programming and computer networking technologies. All courses applied toward certificates must be taken for credit. Contact the department chair for a listing of courses for a specific certificate.
The Department of Informatics also offers five 3-hour courses that allow students to accumulate the knowledge and skills needed to obtain the Cisco Certified Networking Associate (CCNA) certification. All courses applied toward the certificate must be taken for credit. Students obtaining any degree from the university may complete the certification courses as free electives.