Earn a certificate before you graduate with your four-year degree! Certificates are the perfect opportunity to gain additional skills and earning potential beyond your major and minor.
Successfully completing 4 courses (12 credit hours) is generally all you need to do to earn a certificate - in addition to the following requirements:
Explore your certificate options!
Gain knowledge and awareness needed to navigate and contribute to an AI-driven world and job market. Learn about topics and applications including machine learning, deep learning, natural language processing, knowledge representation, statistical inference and symbolic manipulation.
Develop processes to manage, analyze, and interpret business data to make smart business decisions! You'll learn web design, video production, database management, computer networking, social media content design, data visualization and much more.
Learn to identify methods, concepts and tools to effectively evaluate, visualize or summarize digital information using tools for web/video design, social media content, and database management.
Discover methods, concepts, and tools to effectively manage projects and lead a team. Apply your project analysis skills and abilities to make decisions within your field or future career.
Learn effective communication, professional writing, conflict resolution, strong public speaking, and strategic team building. Apply your strategic thinking and communications knowledge, skills and abilities, and create solutions within your field or future career.
Start by submitting the enrollment form
Once completed, your certificate will be recognized on your transcript, and you will
receive an official certificate with your diploma at graduation!
If you are thinking of enrolling or are currently enrolled for a certificate, you may find the following questions and answers helpful:
A certificate is a separate credential from your major and minor - and looks great on your resume! A certificate will give you additional skills to increase your chances of getting a higher starting salary in the career you want!
Yes, a course can be applied to both the certificate and your major.
Yes, you can enroll in multiple certificates. You must complete all four courses before or by the time you graduate.
No. Your four courses must be a combination selected from the certificate's approved course list.
No. Certificates must be completed by the time you graduate, and they will be awarded to you at your graduation.
Yes. Courses you have previously taken may be applied toward the certificate.
Your major/minor/concentration will not change when you enroll for an interdisciplinary certificate. Your profile will show the addition of the certificate to your current information. We realize the wording may be confusing on the screen you are looking at – but rest assured your information has not changed and no action is required from you.
You should use the graduation application in Self Service Carolina to submit your certificate information:
Click the Student tab
Click Graduation
Click Apply to Graduate
Select Undergraduate Certificate from your list and click Continue.
💡NOTE: If you completed more than one Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Certificate, you must submit the graduation application for each certificate.
The application will ask you to confirm your graduation date, name, and address.
If you cannot select Undergraduate Certificate in Self Service Carolina because it is not listed, you must fill out the Current Term Candidacy Exception Request Form (AS-129E).
Enter the name of your undergraduate certificate in the field that asks, “With what degree are you attempting to apply to graduate?*” And submit the AS-129E again if you have completed more than one certificate.
Still have questions?
Email garnet@sc.edu