Certificates and Professional Programs Summer 2008

Jump-start your career with a certificate program from the continuing education arm of UC Berkeley. A UC Berkeley Extension certificate is a widely respected credential certifying successful completion of a high-caliber, in-depth course of study. We also offer targeted programs, sequences, teaching credentials, and licensure courses to make sure you get the training you need to succeed in your career and in your life.

Certificate Programs
Professional Sequences
Teaching Credentials
Series and Programs
Licensure Courses for ceu

Many programs offer free, no-obligation Information Sessions at the beginning of each term, where instructors and staff are on hand to answer your questions.

Certificate Programs

Certificate programs focus study in a particular subject area, enabling students to acquire the needed skills, analytical tools, and resources to achieve intellectual mastery and/or technical expertise in the subject. The courses in the certificate curricula build from core competencies to advanced levels, balancing theory and practice as appropriate to the discipline. Some certificate programs are designed primarily to enhance the skills of practicing professionals, while others are tailored for students who are new to the field or a particular aspect of it.

Certificate programs require a minimum of 210 hours of coursework, generally 7 to 10 required and elective courses. Students may take one or two courses in a program prior to registering in the certificate program. Prerequisites vary by program.

There is a $100 nonrefundable registration fee.

Accounting

Accounting (Online)

Alcohol & Drug Abuse Studies

Business Administration

California Water Management and Ecosystem Restoration

College Admissions and Career Planning

Computer Information Systems

Computer Information Systems (Online)

Construction Management

Facilities Management

Finance

Garden Design

Human Resource Management

HVAC

Interior Design & Interior Architecture

Landscape Architecture

Management

Marketing

Marketing (Online)

Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Visual Arts

Project Management

Project Management (Online)

Teaching English as a Second Language

Technical Communication

UNIX/Linux System Administration

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Professional Sequences

Each professional sequence focuses on one area of specialization and is tailored to a specific audience and objective. The curriculum combines sets of knowledge and/or skills that reflect a complexity and integration beyond what normally would be covered in one course, and exposes students to multiple perspectives on the subject. Sequences typically consist of three or more coordinated, sequential courses and require at least 90 hours of evaluated learning activity.

There is a $75 nonrefundable registration fee. If during the course of the sequence you decide that a related certificate program would be more appropriate for you, some sequence coursework can be applied toward certain certificate programs.

Adult Education and Instruction Teaching Credential and Professional Program

Analog Design

Bioinformatics: Quantitative and Computational Methods

Biotechnology Business & Marketing

California Teaching Credential Program in Career and Technical Education and Professional Program in Vocational Education and Instruction

Clinical Research Conduct and Management

Computer Programming

Database Management

Digital Signal Processing

Editing

Editing (Online)

Graphic Design

Integrated Circuit Design and Techniques

Integrated Marketing Communications

Java Programming

Personal Financial Planning

Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Health Professions Program

Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Medical Program

Project Management for Biopharmaceuticals

Software Project Management

Sustainable Design

Sustainable Environmental Design and Stewardship

Systems Analysis

Technical Communication

Telecommunications Fundamentals

Using the SAS System

Wealth Management

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Teaching Credentials

TO BECOME A TEACHER: Credential programs are designed for those who want to enter the teaching profession in the areas of adult or vocational education. These programs vary widely in terms of time required to complete. Prerequisites, fees, and the application requirements also vary and application fees are nonrefundable.

California Teaching Credential in Adult Education
California Teaching Credential in Career and Technical Education

FOR PROFESSIONAL TEACHERS: In addition to Certificate Programs for educators, Extension offers individual courses for teachers who need to complete, or "clear," their preliminary credential for certification in California, or who want to earn a certificate specialization in areas such as Cross-Cultural Language and Academic Development. There is no application fee.

Cross-Cultural Language and Academic Development (CLAD) Program

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Series and Programs

These short, highly specialized series focus on technical areas. No application is required.

Aging and Mental Health

Microarray Technology

Microsoft Access Series

Paralegal Studies Program

Professional Program in Child and Adolescent Treatment

Professional Program in Neuropsychological Assessment

Professional Program in the Treatment of Anxiety Disorders

Professional Program in the Treatment of Mood Disorders

Professional Program in The Study of Loss & Grief

Wine Studies

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Meet Licensure Requirements in Your Profession

Many professions require practitioners to meet continuing education goals to remain licensed or accredited in their field. UC Berkeley Extension offers a wide variety of courses approved to meet these requirements. Course offerings vary each term, and new courses are continually in development. To find current courses, use the initials below to do a search.

APA—American Psychological Association

BRN—Board of Registered Nursing

CADAAC—California Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors

CPA—Certified Public Accountant, California Board of Accountancy

CCTC—California Commission on Teacher Credentialing

DHS/AHERA—California Department of Health Services, Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act

EPA/AHERA—Environmental Protection Agency, Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act

LCSW—Licensed Clinical Social Worker, California Board of Behavioral Sciences

LX—Life Agent, Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc.

MCLE—Mandatory Continuing Legal Education, State Bar of California

MFT—Marriage and Family Therapist, California Board of Behavioral Sciences

PMI—Project Management Institute, Registered Education Provider #1173.

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