Professional Certificates
Integrated Marketing Communications
Professional Certificate, Online Offered
Prepares Marketing, English, Liberal Arts or any major to pursue a career path involved with managing public and employee communications, producing and managing associated print/digital materials, applications, systems, and communication flows.
Learn MoreSales & Salesforce™ Trailhead Training & Certification Sales
Professional Certificate, Online Offered
Provides certification in Salesforce™, a state-of-the-industry Customer Relations Management software system. Marketing students will simultaneously receive this important Salesforce™ certification with their BS in Business Administration: Marketing Concentration degree. Any other WU major can also enter in on the certificate and complete it in their program of study. All Professionals with an AA/AS or BA/BS degree can also gain this national Salesforce™ Training certification.
Learn MoreTourism and Hospitality Management
Professional Certificate, Concentration, Online Offered
Prepares students for entry- to mid-level management positions in various segments of the tourism and hospitality industry including public entertainment, arts, attractions, and gaming establishments, cruise lines and tour companies, hotels and resorts, restaurants and other foodservice companies, meeting and event planning services, and recreational, leisure and destination management.
Learn MoreConstruction Management Essentials
Professional Certificate
Prepares student in and out of the Construction Management industry for job opportunities as residential builders and contractors; trade contractors, in civil, mechanical, electrical engineering, and plumbing firms or other companies, government agencies, and organizations involved in the construction of the built environment. It also provides a pathway for completing a BS in Construction Management, BS in Engineering Science, BS in Business Administration, and other related fields.
Learn MoreGeographic Information Systems
Professional Certificate
Prepares students gather satellite images, government databases, and other informational data sources to configure and model 3-D maps and other visualizations to guide corporate, public, and community planning and development actions and services.
Learn MoreHealth Services Management
Professional Certificate, Online Offered
Prepares any potential student/major that wants to pursue a career path in Health Services Management, e.g. hospitals, clinics, medical services, insurance companies, etc., either as part or separately from the completion of their specific degree plan. The program is also intended to provide a baseline of industry knowledge in Health Services along with basic management skills transferable into any corporate/non-profit organizational setting.
Learn MoreNursing Management
Professional Certificate, Online Offered
Prepares nurses to pursue a career in a managerial position in hospitals, clinics, healthcare organizations, health insurance companies, and other health services operations and agencies. The certificate focuses on basic health care management knowledge required to lead nursing and health services units in healthcare organizations. The certificate can be completed separately or as part of a Nursing degree program.
Learn MorePastoral Ministry
Professional Certificate, Online Offered
Prepare students to work in various professional capacities for church-related religious ministry, social service, administration fields, and pastoral care programs. The program is also aligned with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and the professional knowledge and praxis requirements issued by its Secretariat of Catholic Education Subcommittee of Certification for Ecclesial Ministry and Service.
Learn MoreAccelerated Certification for Teaching
Professional Certificate, Online Offered
The Accelerated Certification for Teaching (ACT) program provides an 18 month online pathway to teacher certification in Grades 5-Adult. The program is designed for those who currently serve as emergency, temporary, or substitute teachers and desire formal teaching credentials, those looking to transition into a second career, and those desiring add-on endorsements and/or renewal credits. All students receive an Academic Action Plan that allows for a personalized approach to completing state and university requirements for certification.
Areas of Certification:
English, General Science, Mathematics,Social Studies, Multi-Categorical Special Education.
Endorsement Area of Concentration: Multi-Categorical Special Education
Post Master’s Family Nurse Practitioner
Professional Certificate, Online Offered
Students can pursue additional certification related to careers as a family nurse practitioner.
Post Master’s Nursing Administration
Professional Certificate, Online Offered
Students can pursue additional certification related to nursing management and related careers.
Sports Leadership and Management
Professional Certificate
Prepares students for careers related to intercollegiate athletics, professional sport, major sports events, community-based sport, adaptive sports for persons with disabilities/physical challenges, community relations, sports facilities management and sports communications, marketing, ticket sales, and promotion. Students learn to assume the responsibilities for developing and leading professional and amateur athletes and managing sports programs in a variety of academic, public, and private sectors.
Learn MoreCertificate in Informational Technology Essentials
Professional Certificate, Online
The certificate is designed to provide undergraduate students and those who have earned a bachelor's degree to gain the technical and management knowledge required for IT-connected careers and operations. The certificate allows students to augment and deepen the knowledge gained through their major-related courses with a foundation in information technology and its business and organization applications. By completing this certificate, students gain the necessary skills to improve their attractiveness to employers in our technology-driven society.
Learn MoreBehavioral Health and Counseling
Professional Certificate
Behavioral Health and Counseling Psychology Certificate program will be offered for students interested in a future career in behavioral health, counseling, or clinical psychology. The certificate program will provide students with an opportunity to enhance their understanding of behavioral health, counseling, and clinical psychology. In addition, students of the certificate program are able to receive practical training in assessment, diagnostic procedures, treatments, and ethical understanding in the field by completing a 3-credit internship at a practicum site.
Learn MoreJuvenile Justice
Professional Certificate
The Juvenile Justice certificate program is designed to help students understand the unique challenges facing adolescents and young adults in our rapidly changing world. Intended for counselors, educators, family therapists, social workers and other professionals dedicated to serving the developmental needs of youth in contemporary society, the program provides an overview of the major issues that impact youth development from a social justice perspective.
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