Undergraduate Instructional Technology Certificate
Choose the Undergraduate option if you have not yet completed a bachelor's degree.
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Contact UsUndergraduate Certificate or Post-baccalaureate Certificate?
If you’re unclear about the difference between the two certificates, you’re not alone. Choose the Undergraduate option if you have not yet completed a bachelor’s degree. Choose the Post-baccalaureate options if you hold a bachelor’s degree (any area of study will do). You can speak with an online enrollment specialist if you have additional questions.
Post-baccalaureate Instructional Technology Certificate
Choose the Post-baccalaureate options if you already hold a bachelor's degree.
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Yes, you can earn your Instructional Design and Technology certificate fully online from anywhere. This flexible program is built for busy educators, corporate trainers, and career changers who need to study asynchronously without ever coming to campus. And by declaring your certificate fully online, you may automatically qualify for up to $1,000 per semester in dedicated online鈥憇tudent scholarships.
Because these are streamlined, skills鈥慺ocused credentials, most working students finish the curriculum in about one year. Your exact timeline depends on whether you choose the 15鈥慶redit undergraduate track or the 18鈥慶redit post鈥慴accalaureate track. And your dedicated online success coach will help you map out an efficient course sequence that fits smoothly into your professional routine.
We鈥檙e extremely transfer鈥慺riendly and make sure your past academic milestones give you a strong head start. With Transferology, you can instantly see whether your previous educational technology, computer applications, or design courses align with our system. And our transfer advisors will work with you one鈥憃n鈥憃ne to maximize your past hours so you can jump straight into core multimedia鈥慸evelopment modules.
This university credential gives you the exact design skills employers across corporate; nonprofit, healthcare, and higher鈥慹ducation sectors are actively seeking. Graduates use this training to move into high鈥慸emand roles like corporate instructional designer, e鈥憀earning developer, HR training specialist, or educational technologist. And it formalizes your ability to create impactful digital learning materials, making your r茅sum茅 stand out immediately in the training and development market.
The choice depends entirely on whether you鈥檝e already completed a college degree. Choose the 15鈥慶redit Undergraduate certificate if you don鈥檛 yet hold a bachelor鈥檚 every credit is fully stackable and can roll straight into our online B.A. in Instructional Design and Technology. Choose the 18鈥慶redit Post鈥態accalaureate certificate if you already have a bachelor鈥檚 in any field and want to add an elite graduate鈥憀evel credential to your r茅sum茅.
This program blends cognitive science, design thinking, and practical technology to show you how people truly learn in digital spaces. You鈥檒l gain hands鈥憃n experience building interactive instructional multimedia, analyzing learner needs, using modern authoring tools, and implementing emerging technologies. And post鈥慴accalaureate students complete a dedicated prototyping capstone, graduating with a polished, professional鈥慻rade portfolio piece to impress future employers.