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.
Art, Design & Graphics
- Esports Production (On Campus)
Business & Management
- Applied Ethics (On Campus)
- Event & Meeting Management (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)
- Esports Management (On Campus)
- Gerontology (On Campus or Online)
- Intercultural Competency (On Campus or Online)
- Social Work (On Campus)
- Social Work Professional (Online)
Information Technology & Communications
- SAP ERP & Business Analytics (On Campus or Online)
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
- 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)
- Math Specialist (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)
- Play Therapy (On Campus or Online)
- School Counselor Licensure for Educators (Online)
- School Counselor Licensure for Mental Health Professionals (Online)
Information Technology & Communications
- Improving the User Experience (Online)
- SAP ERP & Business Analytics (On Campus or Online)
Science, Engineering & Math
- Climate Leadership (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.
- Art Education (K-12) [U]
- Business Education (K-12) [U/G]
- Business Education-Distance Delivery Option (K-12) [U/G]
- Career & Technical Education Coordinator (DPI License) [G]
- Early Childhood & Early Childhood: Special Education-Distance Delivery Option (Birth-3) [U/G]
- Family & Consumer Education (K-12) [U/G]
- Family & Consumer Education-Distance Delivery Option (K-12) [U/G]
- Health Education (K-12) [U/G]
- Marketing Education (K-12) [U/G]
- Marketing Education-Distance Delivery Option (K-12) [U/G]
- Math Education (4-12) [U]
- Technology Education (K-12) [U/G]
- Technology Education-Distance Delivery Option (K-12) [U/G]
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).
