Knowledge & Skills That Last a Lifetime
Earn your professional development certificate at UW-Stout and accelerate your career without committing to the time and money of a full degree. Our certificate programs will give you added knowledge and necessary skills, get started on a full degree program, help you meet state licensure or fulfill state or national education requirements.
30+ Professional Certificates to Upskill Your Career
Join a community of learners who will engage and challenge you while you build networking connections with industry-experienced faculty members, fellow students, and partnering professionals. Earn your career-focused certificate in 6-9 months. And with most of our programs offered entirely online, you'll have the flexibility to work at your own pace. You can even apply many of our graduate certificate courses to a master’s program.
Undergraduate Certificates to Enhance Your Degree
Whether you're looking to broaden your professional potential, pursue an additional area of study or punctuate your degree with a professional certification, UW-Stout's professional undergraduate certificate programs offer the additional knowledge, skills, and experience.
The following certificates can be earned as a stand-alone program and many are stackable toward an undergraduate degree.
Note: Undergraduate students are ineligible for graduate-level certificate programs.
Business & Management
- Applied Ethics (On Campus)
- Event & Meeting Management (Online)
- Occupational Safety & Risk Control (On Campus or Online)
- Project Management - Organizational Performance (Online)
- Six Sigma Green Belt (Online)
Education
- Practical Skills for Beginning K-12 Career & Technical Educators (Online)
- Teaching Adult Learners (Online)
- Workforce Development Specialist (Online)
Human & Social Sciences
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Specialist (Online)
- Gerontology (On Campus or Online)
- Intercultural Competency (On Campus or Online)
- Social Work (On Campus)
- Social Work (Online)
- Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies (On Campus)
Information Technology & Communications
- Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) Exam Preparation (Online)
- Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Exam Preparation (On Campus)
- Cybersecurity & Cyber Defense: Computer Networking Professional Development (On Campus or Online)
- Cybersecurity & Cyber Defense: Secure Software Development (On Campus)
- Enterprise Technology (On Campus or Online)
- Professional Writing (On Campus)
- SAP ERP and Business Analytics (On Campus or Online)
Science, Engineering & Mathematics
- Surface Water Science (Hybrid)
Professional Certificates to Enhance Your Career
Whether you're seeking a promotion in your current field or pursuing an emerging arena, UW-Stout's professional certificate programs offer the knowledge, skills, and experience to distinguish your career.
Certificates can be earned as a stand-alone program and many are stackable toward a graduate degree.
Note: Undergraduate students are ineligible for graduate-level certificate programs.
Art, Design & Graphics
- Design for Sustainability (Online)
Business & Management
- Human Resource Management (Online)
- Occupational Safety & Risk Control (On Campus or Online)
- Organizational Development & Consulting (Online)
- Six Sigma Black Belt (Online)
- Strategic Leadership in Talent Development (Online)
- Sustainability & Well-Being (Online)
Education
- Blended and Online Teaching & Training (Online)
- Career & Technical Education Leadership (Online)
- Instructional Design (Online)
- Practical Skills for Beginning K-12 Career & Technical Educators (Online)
- Teaching Adult Learners (Online)
- Workforce Development Specialist (Online)
Human & Social Sciences
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Specialist (Online)
- Climate Leadership (Online)
- Dietetics Internship (On Campus)
- Environmental, Social & Governance (Online)
- Gerontology (On Campus or Online)
- Senior Living & Services Leadership (Online)
- Sex Therapy (Hybrid)
Information Technology & Communications
- Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Exam Preparation (On Campus)
- Communicating with Emerging Media (Online)
- Communication Studies & Rhetoric (Online)
- Cybersecurity & Cyber Defense: Computer Networking Professional Development (On Campus or Online)
- Enterprise Technology (On Campus or Online)
- Improving the User Experience (Online)
- SAP ERP & Business Analytics (On Campus or Online)
Science, Engineering & Math
- Math Specialist (Online)
Certifications are available as a stand-alone program or in addition to your undergraduate [U] or graduate [G] degree. Undergraduate students are ineligible for graduate-level certifications.
Certifications
Meet your career goals and enhance your literacy leadership skills through our reading certifications. If you are teaching full-time, enrolling in one course per term is the recommendation of the reading faculty.
Post-Baccalaureate Educator Certifications
UW-Stout offers post-baccalaureate non-degree, add-on certifications for individuals with a previous education degree who are eligible for or hold at least one Pk-12 educator license. This does not include permits, substitute license, experienced-based licenses or Tier I license in the state of Wisconsin.
The Value of a UW-Stout Certificate
A certificate is an excellent professional development tool to increase your knowledge in your career, help meet state licensing requirements, fulfill state or national education requirements, or learn new skills to give you a foot in the door toward a new career.
With your certificate from UW-Stout, you'll benefit from added job security as certificates are the fastest-growing form of post-secondary credentials (Chronicle of Higher Education). You'll also benefit from an increased earning potential with 13-25% boost in annual salary (Forbes) and $117,000 in lifetime earnings (University of Milwaukee).
