Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Professional Development

The post-baccalaureate Professional Development Certificate is for individuals to enhance their knowledge and strengthen their professional skills. Utilizing a cross-disciplinary approach allows students to take graduate-level courses from various academic departments to meet career advancement and/or career opportunity goals. The flexibility of the certificate program will enable students to take classes that fit their schedules. One core course is required and the remaining two courses will be selected with the assistance of the Senior ESS within the Graduate School to help meet the student’s professional development goals. Nine credit hours are required to complete this certificate.   

After completing the PD Certificate, the student may be eligible to count up to 9 credit hours toward a UWG graduate degree.  

Learning Outcomes:

1. Develop and refine communication, management, critical thinking, digital literacy, or other industry-needed skills. 

2. Expand professional expertise across multiple disciplines, integrating concepts, theories, or practices from different fields to address complex, real-world problems. 

3. Apply interdisciplinary knowledge to develop strategies, solutions, and innovations that address current and evolving industry needs. 

  4. Develop self-directed learning strategies that empower individuals to take ownership of their professional growth and pursue continuous improvement in their careers.