Career Advancement Skills II Certificate

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Description

The Certificate in Career Advancement Skills II allows students to acquire a credential after honing overarching skills and knowledge desired by employers.

Admission Requirements

This certificate is open to degree-seeking or non-degree-seeking students.

Program Requirements

18 credit hours in addition to any course prerequisites.

Program Learning Outcomes

Students completing the certificate will demonstrate advanced achievement in knowledge and skills that meet the needs of the workforce as articulated by business executives and hiring managers. These skills include the ability to communicate clearly in oral and in written form, critical thinking, multicultural competency, and ethical judgment.

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Career Advancement Skills II Certificate

Certificate Requirements: 18 Hours

Core Courses: 9 hours

Choose three courses from the list below.

• ENG 3000 - Business Writing Credit Hour(s): 3
• ENG 3610 - Technical Writing Credit Hour(s): 3
• PHL 3110 - Ethics Credit Hour(s): 3
• URS 3300 - Ethics in Public Service Credit Hour(s): 3

Multicultural Course: 3 hours

From list below or other courses approved by certificate advisor

• AFS 2000 - What is the African and African American Experience ? Credit Hour(s): 3
• AFS 4030 - History of the Ideas of Race Credit Hour(s): 3
• ATH 3010 - Peoples and Cultures of Africa Credit Hour(s): 3
• ATH 3020 - Peoples and Cultures of South Asia Credit Hour(s): 3
• PLS 2510 - Comparative Nonwestern Social Systems Credit Hour(s): 3
• PLS 3250 - African American Politics Credit Hour(s): 3
• PLS 4060 - Globalization Credit Hour(s): 3
• SOC 3310 - Globalization and Social Change Credit Hour(s): 3
• SOC 3610 - Sociology of Gender Credit Hour(s): 3
• SOC 3620 - Race and Ethnicity Credit Hour(s): 3

Interpersonal Effectiveness course : 3 hours

One from list below or other courses approved by certificate advisor

• COM 1040 - Introduction to Human Communication Credit Hour(s): 3
• COM 1520 - Mass Communication Credit Hour(s): 3
• COM 2020 - Interpersonal Communication Credit Hour(s): 3
• MGT 1900 - Managerial Character and Competencies I Credit Hour(s): 3
• OL 2010 - Leading Self Credit Hour(s): 3
• OL 3020 - Leadership Foundations Credit Hour(s): 3

Internship: 3 hours

Internship or other experiential learning opportunity approved by certificate advisor

• LA 3000 - Internship in Liberal Arts Credit Hour(s): 1 to 3

Total Number of Hours : 18