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What Types of Microcredentials and Certificates Are Offered?

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Academic credentials with a varying range of credit hours.

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Industry credentials that are non-credit-bearing, such as grow with Google. Certificates offered through Continuing Education.

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Non-credit industry certificates are offered on Coursera by Google, IBM, Meta, etc.

Why Should You Earn a Microcredential?

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Gain high-demand skills that align with your career interests and increase your employability.

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Showcase your skills and competencies to potential employers.

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Differentiate yourself in the competitive job market.

Discover UT Tyler’s Microcredentials

UT Tyler offers three different types of microcredentials. Credit-bearing microcredentials are academic credentials with a varying range of credit hours. Non-credit-bearing microcredentials are industry credentials that do not offer academic credit, such as certificates offered through Continuing Education or Grow with Google. Co-curricular microcredentials are related to career development, applied learning and/or campus engagement, and they do not offer academic credit.

Unlock role-specific training and access more than 35 entry-level Professional Certificates and connect with industry leaders from top companies like Google, IBM, Meta and Intuit. These certificates are offered at NO COST and prepare students without prior work experience to enter attractive digital careers.

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Android Developer

Build and write code for mobile apps hosted on Android devices such as smartphones or mobile tablets.

Application Developer

Build, operate and maintain applications to run on the cloud through specialization in cloud-computing tools and infrastructure.

Applied Cybersecurity

Enhance your opportunities for future employment in the information technology world.

Applied Data Analytics

Enhance your opportunities in the fast-growing field of data analytics.

Back-End Developer

Use industry-standard tools and programming systems to build the structures that help websites function.

Biomedical Sciences

Earn a certificate in Biomedical Sciences from The University of Texas at Tyler School of Medicine and strengthen your academic preparation for medical, professional, or graduate school by building on your foundation of basic scientific knowledge.

Biosensors and Biotechnology

Understand of the principles, architecture and applications of biosensors in order to develop and implement systems for biomedical research, public health, food safety, agriculture, forensic, environmental protection and homeland security.

Bookkeeper

Manage a company’s financial accounts and ensure accuracy by recording transactions, utilizing spreadsheets and accounting software, and focusing on administrative tasks.

Business Legal Perspectives

Focus on the legal and ethical issues you might encounter in a variety of fields.

Career Coach

Help individuals plan their careers through goal setting, job searching, developing workplace skills and more.

Career-Ready Microcredential

Prepare to enter the workplace and launch your career by addressing career-related goals and outcomes of curricular and extracurricular activities.

Certificate in Business Communications

Create presentations and workplace documents that inform and persuade through clear and concise oral and written business communications.

Certificate in Computer Skills for the Office

Build skills in Microsoft Office, including PowerPoint and Excel, to unlock new potential with data.

Certificate in Creativity and Innovation

Channel and leverage your creativity and innovation to solve organizational challenges and meet goals.

Certificate in Digital Marketing

Develop marketing strategies and keep up with evolving technological trends as a digital marketing strategist.

Certificate in Entrepreneurship

Learn the basics of entrepreneurship to build and grow your business.

Certificate in Finance Essentials

Discover how finance and accounting tools support informed decision making within organizations.

Certificate in Leadership

Learn how to lead an effective team, encourage change, achieve work-life balance and stand out as a leader among your peers.

Certificate in Leadership for Women in Business

Explore the social and psychological challenges that professional women face and advance your career.

Certificate in Management Skills

Foster strong connections, lead change and resolve potential conflicts as a successful new or experienced manager.

Certificate in Nonprofit Management

Gain insight into how nonprofits function and develop competencies in fundraising, board and volunteer development, budgeting, leadership, marketing and management.

Certificate in Online Learning

Design and create online learning content for organizations and institutions of higher education.

Certificate in Small Business Management

Understand the basics of small business management, from approving project plans, budgeting, employee training and development, and marketing.

Certificate in Sustainable Management

Generate profits, protect the environment and improve the lives of people you interact with through a sustainable business.

Certificate in Web Design

Build your own website, from concept to completion and execute your design following best practices.

Corrections

Discover contemporary issues involving criminality with an emphasis on criminal justice policy and corrections.

Customer Service Representative

Interact with customers to answer questions and solve problems in person, over the phone or online.

Cyber-Data Foundations

Develop skills in Business Analytics and Cybersecurity by learning techniques to analyze data, experience in machine learning, which is a necessity in capturing data in today's large scale data environment, and the various traditional and non-traditional databases which provide the basis for data storage.

Cybersecurity - BS

The Cybersecurity Certificate Program is designed to provide students with enhanced opportunities for future employment in the information technology world.

Cybersecurity - MS

The Cybersecurity Certificate Program is designed to provide students with enhanced opportunities for future employment in the information technology world. Cybersecurity is needed in every domain, from the government to corporate, military to medical, financial to personal, because each one collects, stores and transmits data, much of which is sensitive information.

Cybersecurity Analyst

Protect your company’s hardware, software and network from theft, loss or unauthorized access by defending against cyber threats and responding to security breaches.

Data Analyst

Identify, extract, analyze and visualize data to communicate insights using tools like Python, R, SQL, Excel and Tableau.

Data Analytics - BS

Data analytics is a fast-growing field in the computing sciences, and as more and more companies are recognizing the need to implement data analytics into their daily operations, employment opportunities in this industry are abundant. The Data Analytics Certificate Program is designed to broadly enhance students' opportunities in their future professional careers and/or future graduate studies.

Data Analytics - MS

Data analytics is a fast-growing field in the computing sciences, and as more and more companies are recognizing the need to implement data analytics into their daily operations, employment opportunities in this industry are abundant. The Data Analytics Certificate Program is designed to broadly enhance students' opportunities in their future professional careers and/or future graduate studies.

Data Engineer

Utilize strong programming and problem-solving skills to design and build systems for collecting, storing and analyzing data.

Data Scientist

Use data to explain what happens around you, make predictions and help organizations make better decisions.

Data Warehouse Developer

Build and maintain systems to transform and store large amounts of structured data for data analysts to develop business intelligence.

Design and Mechanics

Specialize in design and mechanics through courses in Advanced Finite Element Analysis, Computer Aided Design/Computer Aided Manufacturing, Mechanics of Composites, Polymer Science and Engineering, and Advanced Mechanics of Materials and Applied Elasticity.

Development Operations Engineer

Optimize the software development cycle by coordinating the activities of different teams through analytical thinking, project management and computer network skills.

Digital Insights

Gain specialized knowledge in display advertising, search engine marketing, social media marketing, email marketing and marketing analytics to help businesses optimize and improve their digital marketing presence.

Digital Marketer

Develop digital marketing plans and strategies for businesses through social media, search engine optimization and email.

Digital Marketing

Gain specialized knowledge in display advertising, search engine marketing, social media marketing, email marketing, and marketing analytics to help businesses optimize and improve their digital marketing presence.

Dyslexia Diagnosis and Intervention

The 12-credit UT Tyler dyslexia certificate focuses on diagnostic assessment and dyslexia instruction and intervention.

Family Nurse Practitioner

Expand your career as a nurse and become an advanced nurse leader in the ever-evolving health care system with our hybrid Family Nurse Practitioner certificate.

Front-End Developer

Design and develop the look, feel, function and experience of a website by developing features with users in mind and ensuring brand consistency.

Human Resources Specialist

Engage in various human resource activities, including recruiting, screening, interviewing, and placing individuals within an organization.

IT Project Manager

Oversee various projects in the information technology industry, including the development of new products and the enhancement of technology and systems.

IT Support Specialist

Support, install, fix and maintain hardware and software for an organization’s computer systems and networks.

Instructional Coaching

Advance your understanding of teaching and learning.

Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences

Earn a certificate in Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences from The University of Texas at Tyler School of Medicine and you will enhance your academic preparation for further study toward a career in scientific research, working in a laboratory, or admission to a professional program such as medicine or pharmacy.

Internet-of-Things (IoT) and Smart Systems

Understand technologies, architectures, standards, ecosystem and regulation in order to develop and implement IoT applications and solutions for billions of connected devices embedded in smart systems such as modern transportation systems, advanced healthcare systems and modern retail systems that collect and transmit data and adapt its behavior.

Law Enforcement

Gain foundational knolwedge in the criminal justice system by completing nine semester credit hours in Contemporary Criminological Theory, Criminal Justice Policy and Law Enforcement: Environment and Practice.

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

Gain the knowledge and tools to lead quality improvement initiatives in companies, thereby, reducing waste and becoming more efficient.

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Exam

Demonstrate mastery, competency and comprehension of Six Sigma principles, strategies, tools and techniques, and prepare for the MindEdge Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification exam.

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

The Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certificate Program is designed to provide students with an introduction to the tools, techniques and methodologies that will allow them to manage and direct money saving projects that will make companies and/or organizations globally competitive.

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certificate Course and Exam

Prepare for the MindEdge Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification exam by mastering key concepts through interactive games, exercises, case studies and quizzes.

Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certificate Course and Exam

Prepare for the MindEdge Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt certification exam and explore the essential components of the DMAIC methodology, describing the important themes, principles and tools needed to refine processes and enhance operations.

Local Government

Become familiar with employment in the municipal and state level public agencies.

Mainframe Developer

Write and test code, perform maintenance on applications, and collaborate with other developers and systems engineers to create and maintain applications for mainframe systems.

Management Analytics

Specialize in management analytics through courses in Management Analytics and Human Resource Analytics, or Project Management Analytics and Managerial Insights.

Marketing Analyst

Position your company to sell its products and services by conducting research, understanding consumers and gathering data.

Marketing Analytics

Specialize in marketing analytics through courses in Consumer Insights, Marketing Research and Digital Marketing.

Network Engineer

Develop and execute systems and processes to ensure the stability and security of networks, including monitoring, troubleshooting, and maintaining networks in a 24/7 environment.

Non-Profit Sector

Become familiar with employment in the non-profit sector of the economy.

Nursing Administration

Apply leadership and management skills to become the essential link between the vision and mission of the larger health care organization and the unit-based system of patient care.

Nursing Education

Apply teaching-learning theory, principles of curriculum development, evaluation methodology, and role socialization as a nurse educator in a variety of settings.

Nursing Informatics, Quality, & Safety

Use evidenced-based practice, health care technology and information systems to improve the quality and safety of patient care as well as improve outcomes and lower costs.

Online Certified Modern Banking Representative Certificate

Develop your career and take on modern banking challenges with knowledge, confidence and skill.

Organizational Development and Leadership

Apply the theories in leadership and organizational behavior and human resource development to organizational settings and consulting environments.

Professional Public Speaking

Develop proficiency in training, coaching, consulting, sales and organizational leadership.

Professional Sales

Specialize in professional sales through courses in Services Marketing, Personal Selling and Sales Management.

Project Management

Gain the tools, techniques and methodologies used to lead teams to achieve all project goals within given constraints.

Project Manager

Lead teams, define goals and communicate with stakeholders to ensure the successful completion of projects and initiatives.

Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Develop expertise as a psychiatric mental health provider with advanced practice skills in the assessment and management of mental health needs as well as in patient education, consultant and researcher roles.

Public Advocacy

Develop proficiency in representing interest groups, organizations, skill in public deliberation, and political campaign service.

Recertification Exam - Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

Earn your recertification as a current MindEdge-certified Six Sigma Green Belt by testing your competency and comprehension of Six Sigma principles, strategies, tools and techniques.

Recertification Exam - Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt

Earn your recertification as a current MindEdge-certified Six Sigma Yellow Belt by testing your competency and comprehension of Six Sigma principles, strategies, tools and techniques.

Retailing and Services - BBA

Specialize in retailing and services through courses in Retailing in the 21st Century, Services Marketing and Retail Operations.

Retailing and Services - MS

Specialize in retailing and services through courses in Retailing in the 21st Century, Services Marketing and Retail Operations.

Sales Development Representative

Stand on the front lines of businesses, connect with customers and offer the right solutions for their problems.

Sales Operations Specialist

Help sales and marketing teams optimize the sales process by utilizing a customer relationship management tool like Salesforce or Hubspot to collect and analyze data.

Sales Representative

Build client relationships, generate leads, and sell products and services for your business.

Social Media Marketer

Drive brand awareness and sales through content, campaigns and digital tools on platforms like Facebook, Instagram, X and others.

Solutions Architect

Work closely with clients and deliver end-to-end project solutions from design to implementation.

Supply Chain Management

Prepare for advancement in supply chain management careers related to manufacturing and service, logistics, procurement, business development and operations.

Systems and Control

Specialize in systems and control through courses in Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, Robotics Vision and Control, Biomechanics, Biomaterials, Process Control, Advanced System Dynamics and Robotics Engineering.

Talent Development and Workplace Learning

Earn a certificate in talent development and workplace learning, and you will be prepared to utilize theories, trainings, and techniques required to analyze, design, facilitate, and deliver training programs and learning projects within an organizational setting.

Technology Consultant

Help clients meet their business objectives by guiding the use of technology and IT infrastructure.

Thermal-Fluid Systems

Specialize in thermal-fluid systems through courses in Heat Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC), Energy Conversion, Applied CFD and Heat Transfer, Energy Management, Advanced Heat Transfer and Advanced Thermodynamics.

UX Designer

Focus on the interaction between users and products by making products easy to use and enjoyable through creating solutions.

iOS Developer

Build and write code for apps hosted on Apple’s operating system.