UCSB Extension Professional Certificate Programs
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Professional Certificate Programs are an integrated curriculum of
postgraduate-level credit courses totaling 140 hours or more of
instruction that provide in-depth academic study of a professional
field and prepare individuals to enter a new career or advance within
their current profession. Curricula are designed to address the full
range of subjects within a discipline, allowing students to develop a
fundamental knowledge of the field as well as study specialized
individual topics. Courses are graded and require exams and
out-of-class assignments.
Professional Certificates are available in the following fields: Business Accounting, Gifted and Talented Education (GATE), Human Resource Management, Marketing, Paralegal Studies, Professional Accounting, Professional Financial Planning, Project Management, Strategic Business, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) and Technology Management.