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.

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, visit http://tie.webhost.uic.edu. UIC Summer Session offers two flexible sessions in a convenient downtown location, and 300+ courses—including hard-to-find upper-level courses. To view current summer offerings, visit http://summer.uic.edu.