Undergraduate Certificates

Certificates

Students who pursue a certificate will be expected to meet the normal prerequisites in courses completing the certificate and should maintain a minimum GPA of 2.000 on a 4.000 scale (C average) in courses for the certificate.

Offerings by School

• Harry W. Bass Jr. School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology
• School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences
• School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences
• Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science
• School of Interdisciplinary Studies
• Naveen Jindal School of Management
• School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics

Harry W. Bass Jr. School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology

• Certificate in Applied Experience Design and Research (12 semester credit hours) - Embedded and Stand-alone
• Certificate in Creative Writing (6 semester credit hours)
• Certificate in Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights (6 semester credit hours)
• Certificate in Intercultural Communication (6 semester credit hours)
• Certificate in Legal Research and Writing (6 semester credit hours)
• Certificate in Professional Communication (12 semester credit hours)

School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences

• Certificate in Behavioral Research Methods (6 semester credit hours) - Embedded
• Certificate in Biobehavioral Data Science (6 semester credit hours) - Embedded
• Certificate in Neural Net Math (6 semester credit hours) - Embedded
• Certificate in User Experience (UX) Research (6 semester credit hours) - Embedded

School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences

• Certificate in Compassionate Law Enforcement Active Response (CLEAR) (15 semester credit hours) - Embedded and Stand-alone
• Certificate in Nonprofit Management (12 semester credit hours)
• Certificate in Public Service and Civic Leadership (12-15 semester credit hours)
• Certificate in Military Science Leadership¹ (19 semester credit hours)

1. The Certificate in Military Science Leadership is limited to UTD Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) students/cadets only.

Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science

• Certificate in Cyber Defense (9 semester credit hours)
• Certificate in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (9 semester credit hours)
• Certificate in Semiconductor Technology (9 semester credit hours) - Embedded
• Certificate in Sustainable Energy Engineering (9 semester credit hours) - Embedded

School of Interdisciplinary Studies

The School of Interdisciplinary Studies does not offer any undergraduate certificates at this time.

Naveen Jindal School of Management

• Certificate in Innovation and Entrepreneurship (9 semester credit hours)

School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics

• Certificate in Biomedical Sciences (A minimum of 24 post-baccalaureate undergraduate semester credit hours)
• Certificate in Biomedical Data Analytics (15 semester credit hours) - Embedded and Stand-alone
• Certificate in Data Science (15 semester credit hours) - Embedded
• Certificate in Geophysics (12 semester credit hours) - Embedded and Stand-alone
• Certificate in Quantum Information (15 semester credit hours) - Embedded
• Certificate in Sustainable Earth and Environment (12-13 semester credit hours) - Embedded and Stand-alone