Additional Opportunities for Graduate and Professional Study
Certificate Programs
UIC offers a range of graduate certificate programs for individuals interested in furthering their education after their bachelor’s degree. These programs are offered in a variety of instructional modalities to meet the needs of students for professional advancement, career change, continuing education requirements, or new information acquisition. UIC’s certificate programs are campus-approved and meet the same rigorous standards of quality as all degree programs at UIC. Students who successfully complete a UIC IBHE-Approved or Campus Certificate Program receive appropriate documentation testifying to their achievement, and all student transcripts will reflect credit hours/certificates earned. UIC’s certificate programs may be offered in a variety of instructional formats—online, blended, or classroom.
Campus Certificates are listed below. Refer to the Degree Programs section for a list of IBHE-Approved Certificates.
Certificate Program | College/School | Program Code | Program Information |
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Advanced Practice Palliative Care Nursing | Nursing | 20FS5068NDEU | http://www.nursing.uic.edu/academics-admissions/advanced-practice-palliative-care-nursing-certificate#about-the-program |
Applied Startup Knowledge | Business Administration | 20FL5482NDEG | https://ies.uic.edu/applied-startup-knowledge-ask-certificate-program |
Assistive Technology | Applied Health Sciences | 20FS5022NDEG | https://ahs.uic.edu/disability-human-development/admissions-and-programs/assistive-technology-certificate |
Basic Community Public Health Practice (admission is suspended) | Public Health | 20FY5108NDEU | http://publichealth.uic.edu/basic-community-public-health-practice |
Bioinformatics | Engineering | 20FQ5001NDEU | http://meng.uic.edu/program-info/certificates |
Clinical Rehabilitation and Technology Research | Applied Health Sciences | 20FS5509NDEG | https://ahs.uic.edu/physical-therapy/admissions-and-programs/certificate-in-clinical-rehabilitation-and-technology-research/ |
Clinical Research Methodsᵇ | Public Health | 2PFS5189NDEU | Admission to the program is suspended. Please contact the college for more information. |
Disability Ethics | Applied Health Sciences | 20FS5558NDEG | https://ahs.uic.edu/disability-human-development/admissions-and-programs/disability-ethics-certificate |
Disaster Management | Engineering | 20FQ5557NDEU | http://meng.uic.edu/program-info/certificates |
Educational Research Methodology | Education | 2PFS5208NDEU | http://mesaonline.ec.uic.edu/programs/graduate-certificate-educational-research-methodology |
e-Government[b] | Urban Planning and Public Affairs | 20FS5211NDEU | Admission to the program is currently suspended. Contact college for additional information. |
Electromagnetics Technology | Engineering | 20FQ4076NDEU | http://meng.uic.edu/program-info/certificates |
Emergency Management and Continuity Planning (EMCP) | Business Administration and Public Health | 2PFY5021NDEU | http://www.emergencymanagement.uic.edu |
Energy Efficient Building Design | Engineering | 20FS5682NDEG | http://energycertificates.uic.edu/ |
Engineering Law and Management | Engineering | 20FQ4077NDEU | http://meng.uic.edu/program-info/certificates |
Fellowship in Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy[b] | Applied Health Sciences | 20FS5493NDEG | Until further notice, the certificate is not accepting applications for admission. Contact the college for more information. |
Foundations of College Instruction | Graduate College | 20FS5531NDEG | http://grad.uic.edu/certificate-foundations-college-instruction |
Geospatial Analysis and Visualization | Urban Planning and Public Affairs | 20FS5209NDEG | https://cuppa.uic.edu/academics/upp/upp-programs/certificates/gsav-certificate |
Health Data Science Informatics | Applied Health Sciences | 20FS5718NDEU | https://healthinformatics.uic.edu/health-informatics-degrees |
Health Disparities Research | Public Health | 2PFY5447NDEU | http://publichealth.uic.edu/health-disparities-research |
Health Informatics Fundamentals | Applied Health Sciences | 20FS5716NDEU | https://healthinformatics.uic.edu/health-informatics-degrees |
Healthy Living Practitioner™ ª | Applied Health Sciences | 20FS5615NDEG | https://ahs.uic.edu/physical-therapy/admissions-and-programs/healthy-living-practitioner-certificate-program/ |
Health Professions Education | Medicine | 2PFS5672NDEG | Contact the Department of Medical Education for additional information. |
Leadership in Health Informatics | Applied Health Sciences | 20FS5717NDEU | https://healthinformatics.uic.edu/health-informatics-degrees |
Management and Leadership in the Nonprofit Disability Organizationᵇ | Applied Health Sciences | 20FS5047NDEG | Until further notice, the certificate is not accepting applications for admission. Contact the college for more information. |
Mobile Health Informatics | Applied Health Sciences | 20FS5719NDEU | https://healthinformatics.uic.edu/health-informatics-degrees |
Operations and Supply Chain Management | Business Administration | 20FS5530NDEG | |
Patient Safety Organizations[b] | Medicine | 2EFS5143NDEU | Until further notice, the certificate is not accepting applications for admission. Contact the college for more information. |
Patient Safety, Error Science, and Full Disclosure | Medicine | 2PFS5141NDEU | http://psl.ec.uic.edu/programs/graduate-certificate-patient-safety-error-science-full-disclosure |
Pharmacoepidemiology | Pharmacy, Public Health | 20FX5491NDEU | http://publichealth.uic.edu/pharmacoepidemiology |
Post-DNP Certificate: Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner | Nursing | TBD | http://www.nursing.uic.edu/academics-admissions/certificate-programs#post-dnp-certificate |
Post-DNP Certificate: Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner | Nursing | TBD | http://www.nursing.uic.edu/academics-admissions/certificate-programs#post-dnp-certificate |
Post-DNP Certificate: Family Nurse Practitioner | Nursing | TBD | http://www.nursing.uic.edu/academics-admissions/certificate-programs#post-dnp-certificate |
Post-DNP Certificate: Neonatal Nurse Practitioner | Nursing | TBD | http://www.nursing.uic.edu/academics-admissions/certificate-programs#post-dnp-certificate |
Post-DNP Certificate: Nurse-Midwifery | Nursing | TBD | http://www.nursing.uic.edu/academics-admissions/certificate-programs#post-dnp-certificate |
Post-DNP Certificate: Nurse-Midwifery/Women's Health Nurse Practitioner | Nursing | TBD | http://www.nursing.uic.edu/academics-admissions/certificate-programs#post-dnp-certificate |
Post-DNP Certificate: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner—Acute Care Program | Nursing | TBD | http://www.nursing.uic.edu/academics-admissions/certificate-programs#post-dnp-certificate |
Post-DNP Certificate: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner—Primary Care Program | Nursing | TBD | http://www.nursing.uic.edu/academics-admissions/certificate-programs#post-dnp-certificate |
Post-DNP Certificate: Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner | Nursing | TBD | http://www.nursing.uic.edu/academics-admissions/certificate-programs#post-dnp-certificate |
Post-DNP Certificate: Women's Health Nurse Practitioner | Nursing | TBD | http://www.nursing.uic.edu/academics-admissions/certificate-programs#post-dnp-certificate |
Post-Professional Orthopedic Physical Therapy Residency | Applied Health Sciences | 20FS5494NDEG | https://ahs.uic.edu/physical-therapy/ |
Power Generation | Engineering | 20FS5681NDEG | http://energycertificates.uic.edu/ |
Public Health Geographic Information Systems | Public Health | 2PFY5282NDEU | http://pubhealthgis.uic.edu |
Public Health Informatics | Public Health | 2PFY4074NDEU | http://publichealth.uic.edu/public-health-informatics |
Public Health Management | Public Health | 2PFY5212NDEU | http://publichealth.uic.edu/public-health-management |
Public Transit Planning and Management | Urban Planning and Public Affairs | 20FS5455NDEG | https://cuppa.uic.edu/academics/upp/upp-programs/certificates/ptpm-certificate |
School Nurse | Nursing | 20FS5025NDEU | http://www.nursing.uic.edu/academics-admissions/certificate-programs#school-nurse |
Sleep Health | Nursing | 20FS5643NDEU | https://nursing.uic.edu/programs/certificate-programs/sleep-health/ |
Survey Research Methods | Urban Planning and Public Affairs | 20FS5249NDEU | http://srm.uic.edu |
Teaching/Learning in Nursing and Health Sciences | Nursing | 20FS5145NDEU | http://www.nursing.uic.edu/academics-admissions/certificate-programs#teachinglearning-in-nursing-and-health-sciences |
Teaching of Economics | Liberal Arts and Sciences | 20FS5026NDEG | Contact the department for additional information |
Technology-Based Health Communication and Promotion | College of Applied Health Sciences | 20FS5522NDEU | https://ahs.uic.edu/physical-therapy/admissions-and-programs/technology-based-health-communication-and-promotion/ |
Technology Entrepreneurship | Business Administration | 20FL5483NDEG | TBD |
Wireless Communications Technology | Engineering | 20FQ4078NDEU | http://meng.uic.edu/program-info/certificates |
a | Health Living Practitioner is a trademark of the American Heart Association. |
b | Admission to this program is suspended. |
UIC Extended Campus
UIC Extended Campus offers quality, multi-generational programming—credit and noncredit programs, certificates, courses, and workshops—that help children, youth, and adults gain knowledge, build skills, acquire tools, access resources, and develop networks that provide scaffolding to new and self-fulfilling opportunities.
UIC Extended Campus is comprised of the Tutorium in Intensive English and UIC Summer Session. The Tutorium in Intensive English prepares students and professionals for success with English. The Tutorium serves professional faculty, students, community, and aspiring students through a communicative approach to language learning. To view Tutorium offerings can be viewed online. UIC Summer Session offers two flexible sessions in a convenient downtown location, and 300+ courses—including hard-to-find upper-level courses. Current summer offerings can be found online.