Academic Certificates are micro-credentials: clusters of courses that students complete in order to earn official recognition from their home institutions. They are a way for non-degree students, including refugee and displaced learners, to obtain credits and formal evidence of sustained university study, and they provide a way for all students to signal to employers, graduate programs, and others that they have engaged in serious, sustained study in particular interdisciplinary subject areas. Students who complete Certificate Programs receive transferable academic credits, formal attestations of program completion, and transcript recognition or the equivalent from their home institutions.
The Civic Engagement and Human Rights certificates are currently open for student applications.
New certificate programs in Global Humanities, Global Studies, Sustainability and Climate Solutions will be announced in Fall 2025. Certificates in Democracy and Technology and Society will be announced later.
There are currently six Undergraduate Academic Certificate Programs:
Students are provided with a structured path for merging curricular and co-curricular civic pursuits to deepen their knowledge and understanding of civic engagement.
The certificate provides a structured path for students interested in deepening their knowledge and understanding of human rights theory and practice. Students engage in co-curricular activities outside of the classroom that inform their academic work.