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Certificates and Minors

Round Out Your Education with a Career-Defining Certificate or Minor

Whether you want to better follow a passion, improve your career advancement opportunities, make a career switch, or simply want to complement your current major with a skill-building minor, the University of Minnesota College of Continuing and Professional Studies (CCAPS) has your program. Earn a certificate or pursue a minor to help build a brighter, more fulfilling future for you and your family.

certificates

Each certificate program offered through CCAPS is designed to help you maximize your education at a cost-effective price. Some also offer specialty tracks that can help you more closely align your education to your personal and professional goals.

APPLIED BUSINESS

Enhance your ability to compete in the marketplace with a credential that gives you the know-how to make business decisions in an effective, innovative, and ethical way.

PROGRAM SNAPSHOT

15

Credits

Courses can cover marketing, leadership, financial management, and more

Choose from 3 specialty tracks or design your own

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT

Gain an in-depth understanding of the design, technology, communication, and management skills required for career advancement in construction.

PROGRAM SNAPSHOT

19

Credits

Courses in contracts, planning, scheduling, estimating, building codes, and more

Aligned to BAS in Construction Management, also available as a minor

HEALTH SERVICES MANAGEMENT

Improve your changes of moving into a position where you could make an immediate, valuable impact on the delivery and management of care.

PROGRAM SNAPSHOT

21-22

Credits

Courses in patient safety, delivery systems, health care finance, and more

Aligned to BAS in Health Services Management, also available as a minor

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE

Develop the knowledge and skills to design, implement, and maintain the IT infrastructure that organizations need to manage daily business practices.

PROGRAM SNAPSHOT

14

Credits

Courses can cover IT operations, data management, data science, and more

Choose from 6 specialty tracks or design your own, also available as a minor

LONG TERM CARE MANAGEMENT

Your online pathway to obtaining Licensed Nursing Home Administrator and Assisted Living Director credentials in Minnesota.

PROGRAM SNAPSHOT

12

Credits

Courses in finance, long term care support, organizational management, and more

100% online, also available as a minor

minors

Every minor CCAPS offers is designed to supplement and complement your major, giving you the tools you need to dive deeper into an area of study or branch out to provide a well-rounded understanding of multiple fields.

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT

Equip yourself with the industry insight and business skills you need to succeed in the construction management field.

PROGRAM SNAPSHOT

19

Credits

Courses in contracts, planning, scheduling, estimating, building codes, and more

Also available as a certificate

HEALTH SERVICES MANAGEMENT

Gain a conceptual understanding of the business aspects of health care, along with analytical and problem-solving skills.

PROGRAM SNAPSHOT

21-22

Credits

Courses in ethics and law, health care delivery systems, administration, and more

Also available as a certificate

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE

Gain an industry-identified set of competencies and business skills essential for a career in information technology infrastructure.

PROGRAM SNAPSHOT

18-19

Credits

Courses can cover IT operations, data management, data science, and more

Choose from 6 specialty tracks or design your own, also available as a certificate

Long Term Care Management

Gain valuable long experience and a better understanding of the skills required to operate a nursing home, assisted living, or home-and-community-based service.

PROGRAM SNAPSHOT

12

Credits

Courses in finance, long term care support, organizational management, and more

Also available as a certificate

Maximize Your Education. Maximize Your Future.

Round out your education and give your career a skill-building boost with a minor or certificate program from CCAPS.

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