Certificates

UT Dallas offers a variety of academic, professional and teacher certification programs.

UT Dallas graduate certificate programs provide flexibility and multiple options, depending on the student’s needs.  

  • Those looking for new skills and experiences should consider academic certificates. Classes are for credit and graded, and these certificates can enhance or be applied to a graduate degree program. Those in these programs are often considering a career change, exploring a subject of interest, or contemplating attending graduate school.  
  • Full-time professionals who want specific skills in their industry to help them become more competitive should consider professional certificates. These are non-credit courses designed for full-time professionals to advance in today’s job market.   
  • Teacher certification programs offer rigorous University-based preparation curricula for undergraduate and post-baccalaureate students seeking teacher certification credentials in Texas. Students will need to pass Texas Examinations of Educator Standards (TExES) before being awarded teaching credentials. 

All certificate programs are taught by UT Dallas faculty and cover various topics. Check out the specific certificate page for information on eligibility and access to financial aid.  

Certificates by School

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

Academic

Professional

School of Economic, Political and Policy Science

Academic

Professional

Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science

Academic

Naveen Jindal School of Management

Academic

Professional

School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics

Academic

Center for Teaching and Learning

Professional

Office of Graduate Education

Professional

Alphabetical Listing

Academic Listing

Academic certificates consist of semester-based, credit-bearing and graded UT Dallas courses that can be applied toward a degree program.

Professional Listing

Professional certificates consist of noncredit courses aimed at full-time professionals who are seeking additional knowledge and certification related to their industries.


* Online certificate program
** Joint certificates
† Available to companies and not to individual students
^ Offered only to UT Dallas graduate and doctoral students