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.
Pave Your Path to Licensure
The following licensure-oriented certificates and certifications can be earned as a stand-alone program or in addition to your undergraduate [UG] or graduate [GR] degree. Undergraduate students are ineligible for graduate-level certificate programs.
- Career & Technical Education Coordinator (DPI License) (Online) [GR]
- Nursing Home Administration (Online) [GR]
- Play Therapy (Online) [GR]
- This certificate satisfies the educational requirements for RPT, but does not provide clinical practice requirement.
- Reading Specialist Certification (Online) [G]
- Reading Teacher Certification (Online) [G]
- School Counselor Licensure for Educators (Online) [GR]
- This certificate is a post-master's program available to applicants who hold a master's degree in an education-related field.
- School Counselor Licensure for Mental Health Professionals (Online) [GR]
- This certificate is a post-master's program available to applicants who hold a master's degree in an education-related field.
- Social Work Professional (Online) [UG]
Enrich Your Career Through Professional Development
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 enrich your career and your personal life. The following professional development certificates and certifications can be earned as a stand-alone program or in addition to your undergraduate [UG] or graduate [GR] degree. Undergraduate students are ineligible for graduate-level certificate programs.
Art, Design & Graphics
- Design for Sustainability (Online) [GR]
- Esports Production (On Campus) [UG]
Business & Management
- Applied Ethics (On Campus) [UG]
- Event & Meeting Management (Online) [UG]
- Organizational Development & Consulting (Online) [GR]
- Six Sigma Green Belt (Online) [UG]
- Six Sigma Black Belt (Online) [GR]
- Strategic Leadership in Talent Development (Online) [GR]
- Sustainability & Well-Being (Online) [GR]
Education
- Blended and Online Teaching & Training (Online) [GR]
- Career & Technical Education Leadership (Online) [GR]
- Instructional Design (Online) [GR]
- Math Specialist (Online) [GR]
- Practical Skills for Beginning K-12 Career & Technical Educators (Online) [UG/GR]
- Teaching Adult Learners (Online) [UG/GR]
- Workforce Development Specialist (Online) [UG/GR]
Human & Social Sciences
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Specialist (Online) [UG/GR]
- Dietetics Internship (On Campus) [GR]
- Environmental, Social & Governance (Online) [GR]
- Esports Management (On Campus) [UG]
- Gerontology (On Campus or Online) [UG/GR]
- Intercultural Competency (On Campus or Online) [UG]
- Social Work (On Campus) [UG]
Information Technology & Communications
- SAP ERP & Business Analytics (On Campus or Online) [UG/GR]
Science, Engineering & Math
- Climate Leadership (Online) [GR]
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]
- 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).
