Micro-Credentials

Short, Flexible Programs from UIU

What are Micro-Credentials?

Micro-credentials are short, flexible, programs that help you elevate your resume with verified skills and competencies in specific areas relevant to your interests and valuable to future employers. Micro-Credentials are available 100% online for flexibility and accessibility.

How do Micro-Credentials Work?

Micro-Credentials typically consist of two or three courses—which makes them perfect for quickly mastering distinct skills that match your goals. Upon completing your Micro-Credential, you’ll earn a digital certificate of completion.

Value for Students and Employers

Professional Growth

Consider a Micro-Credential to acquire targeted skills that enhance your current role, add value to your organization, and to showcase your commitment to continuous learning in a competitive job market.

Milestones

For students enrolled 2 or 4-year degree programs, earning Micro-Credentials helps demonstrate proficiency in key areas of interest to both you and your future employer, creating clear markers of achievement on your journey to achieve your goals.

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Available Micro-Credentials

Micro-Credentials

New for fall of 2024! Micro-credentials are short, flexible programs that help you elevate your resume with verified skills and competencies. Available 100% online.

Stand-Alone Micro-Credentials Admissions Process

For those interested in pursuing a Micro-Credential as a stand-alone option, complete our free application online. Once we receive your application, an enrollment coordinator will reach out to with the next steps to register.

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Current students: Add a Micro-Credential

For those interested in adding a micro-credential to an existing degree program, simply talk with your advisor and they will work with you on planning your courses.

FAQ's

Frequently asked questions about Micro-Credentials from Upper Iowa.

Are Micro-Credentials Degrees or Certificates?

Micro-Credentials are not degrees or certificates.

For students, Micro-Credentials offer useful proof-points of earned knowledge in a specific subject matter important to their educational goals, along with valuable insights and skills applicable in numerous professional fields.

For employers, hiring individuals who have earned Micro-Credentials means there can be confidence that specific knowledge and skills have been earned, as well as well as the demonstration of individuals’commitment to continuous learning.

What does taking a Micro-Credential Program "Stand-alone" mean?

Taking a Micro-Credential program “stand-alone” means you’re not a currently enrolled Upper Iowa student and wish to earn a Micro-Credential.

This might be the case if you’ve already earned a degree and are taking a Micro-Credential program as professional development.

Are Micro-Credentials Financial-Aid Eligible?

When taken “stand-alone” Micro-Credentials are not financial-aid eligble, however, the cost of courses when taken this way are available at a reduced rate of $300 per credit-hour*.

*Please note that due to this reduced cost, we cannot bundle this price with other tuition discounts, offers, or financial aid.

If you’re already an enrolled at Upper Iowa, your existing financial-aid awards apply toward courses in a Micro-Credential, as they are filling requirements toward your graduation requirements.