UMass Global offers a wide variety of certificate programs for academic credit or professional development (non-credit). Increase or update your knowledge in a certain topic, gain skills needed for a specific job or role, or prepare for certification exams.

Strengthen Your Resume
Certificates are a great way to fortify your resume. Earning a certificate shows your desire to continue to learn and provides you with career-relevant skills that can be used on a daily basis, keeping you up-to-date on the latest technology and trends. UMass Global offers both credit and non-credit certificates:
- A professional development (non-credit) certificate program offers a way to continue your education and complete a program in a relatively short period of time.
- An undergrad or graduate certificate offers academic credit but can be completed in a term or two. In some cases these help to qualify you for a particular career or help to enhance your knowledge and skills beyond your degree.
- Most professional development certificates, unless they are part of a series, do not have prerequisites but may require a certain skill level.
- Certificates and certification prep courses do not qualify for financial aid. They are an affordable way to increase your skills and possibly your salary.

Programs Offered

Language Dev to Support Literacy, Course
Language Dev to Support Literacy, Course
Learn the importance of vocabulary word recognition, automaticity, oral fluency, and exposure to volumes of varied genres in order to improve language acquisition and reading comprehension.
Language Dev to Support Literacy, Course

Law and Ethics for Behavioral, Course
Law and Ethics for Behavioral, Course
This course will examine the ethical and legal challenges that are faced with clinical practice. Gain an overall understanding about the purpose and practice of ethical standards in order to decrease future risk within clinical practice.
Law and Ethics for Behavioral, Course

Leadership Core Certificate
Leadership Core Certificate
This certificate provides leaders with skills and knowledge that are necessary to be successful in leading others while increasing their self-awareness to become better leaders.
Leadership Core Certificate

Leadership Transformation Cert
Leadership Transformation Cert
Build skills to lead effective teams while expanding your skillset to become a more effective leader.
Leadership Transformation Cert
Testimonials

I was allotted a simplistic way to attempt new strategies and skills into my classroom. Additionally, I was able to easily adapt current materials to be used in conjunction with the new strategies I was studying. I would highly recommend this course.
This was an excellent program that had a big impact on the way I work with my direct reports. I was able to apply the techniques and principles immediately. I have already realized results with my section manager. The instructors were fantastic - very knowledgeable and excellent teachers.

I took the Autism classes [through Extended Education] and found the passion of special education, which I really never thought of as an option. I finished the Autism program and enrolled in the Master of Special Education. I have learned to reflect on my teaching and determine if I am reaching all students and on how to better reach any struggling students.