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Enhance your career with ASU certificates.

Whether you’re exploring new fields, preparing for a career change, or building expertise in your current profession, ASU’s certificates are designed to give you the skills and credentials that employers value—all while earning college credits.

Certificates designed to highlight your areas of interest

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College Foundations

College Foundation certificates are designed to provide opportunities to explore particular areas, and build core skills before committing to a specific degree pathway.

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Career Mastery

Mastery certificates demonstrate specific skills, knowledge and training in a specific topic area. They focus on fine-tuning skills that complement your proficiency once you commit to a degree path.

College Foundation Certificates

Certificates designed to explore and build skills aligned with particular degree programs.

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College Foundations

Explore various first-year college topics and earn general education requirements that will count towards a degree.

  • 4 courses
  • 12 credits
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Health Education

Gain an overall understanding of the health industry by learning about different aspects of the healthcare industry. Familiarize yourself with healthcare-related occupations, professional ethics, the culture of health and an introduction to anatomy and physiology.

  • 4 courses
  • 13 credits
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Business

Learn the building blocks of business by studying macroeconomics, microeconomics, computer applications and business-related algebra.

  • 4 courses
  • 12 credits
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STEM Foundations

Gain a broad understanding of careers within the STEM field by learning natural science courses in chemistry, biology or physics, alongside courses in computer applications, IT systems and sustainable systems.

  • 4 courses
  • 13 credits
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Engineering

Get acquainted with various aspects of engineering by exploring classes that introduce you to technological, social, sustainable, chemical engineering and more.

  • 4 courses
  • 12 credits
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Behavioral Sciences

Explore human behavior from different perspectives while learning about psychology, sociology and basic biological systems to inform your education in all areas of human development.

  • 4 courses
  • 12 credits
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Sustainability

Sustainability is about more than just the environment. It impacts our daily life. Build your understanding in sustainability by learning about sustainable systems, environmental science and sociology.

  • 4 courses
  • 13 credits
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Education

Learn about the current state of education and how it continues to evolve by understanding the building blocks of education and gaining problem solving skills with technology.

  • 4 courses
  • 12 credits
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Computer Science

Get an inside look at different areas of computer science by learning about computer applications, information technology, principles of programming, technological systems and an overview of engineering.

  • 4 courses
  • 12 credits

Career Mastery Certificates

Earn college credit while learning key skills to prepare you for a successful career.

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Applied Business Data Analytics

Learn the skills business analysts use when they work with data to help make decisions, streamline business processes and more.

  • 6 courses
  • 18 credits
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Project Management

Obtain job-ready skills used by project managers to understand a project life cycle, determine time and sequencing, create a needs assessment and cost estimation and plan project resource management.

  • 4 courses
  • 12 credits
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AWS Cloud Computing

Prepare for an introductory-level job in cloud computing. In this program, you’ll learn the essentials of AWS, from understanding cloud architecture to building optimized infrastructures and diving into data analytics. This certificate is your step-by-step guide to the cloud.

  • 3 courses
  • 9 credits
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Google Information Technology Support

Prepare for an introductory-level job in the high-growth field of Information Technology. In this program, you’ll learn the foundations of networking and operating systems, providing end-to-end customer support and solving problems using code.

  • 5 courses
  • 12 credits

Frequently asked questions

Do I have to apply to ASU?

No, but we encourage you to submit an application if you’re taking courses for Earned Admission. Anyone who is not enrolled at ASU can work towards College Foundation and Career Mastery Certificate courses — no application required. Upon completion of the courses, you’ll get a certificate with the ASU logo, your name and the name of the certificate you completed, along with transferable college credits.

How do I get started?

It’s easy! Begin completing the courses listed on the specific certificate page. Once you successfully complete all the courses required for a given certificate, you will receive an email containing your certificate.

When can I start a course?

You can enroll at any time. Many courses are on-demand, meaning you can start and finish on your own schedule. Some courses run in an 8-week session with specific start and end dates. Each course start date is listed on the course page.

How long does it take to earn a certificate?

Certificates consist of 3-6 courses, and learners typically take 1-2 classes at a time. The average completion time of each course is 8 weeks.

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