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Micro-Credentials and Badges

Quinnipiac’s extensive library of micro-credentials and digital badges are awarded to students to acknowledge their acquisition of specialized training, skills and abilities. Structured as a series of fast-paced and stackable courses, micro-credentials and badges provide learners with a unique indicator of their accomplishments to share with colleagues, managers and prospective employers.

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Why earn a micro-credential?

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By earning a micro-credential, learners across a wide array of industries, verticals and professional fields are able to showcase the acquisition of specialized knowledge that offers unique value in the workplace. Micro-credentials are flexible and versatile, designed and delivered in an accelerated format by our experienced faculty and industry thought leaders who understand critical shortages and skills gaps.

All students who complete a micro-credential associated with academic credit or co-curricular experiences will receive a designation on their transcript and a digital badge through Credly. Micro-credential earners are encouraged to share their achievements on resumes, social media platforms and e-portfolios.

Learners can begin their pursuit of micro-credentials at any level; individuals who are new to the field are best suited for Participation or Level I badges, whereas experienced professionals might be more interested in advanced Level III Badges or Level IV Certifications. More information about our micro-credential taxonomy can be found below. 

From awareness to proficiency and mastery

Participation

These badges recognize that a professional or community member attended a physical or virtual course, conference or seminar and acknowledge the learner's introduction to a particular topic of interest.

Level I

These badges reflect the learner's acquisition of skills, vocabulary or best practices that will be beneficial and relevant outside of the classroom within an authentic working environment.

Level II

These badges signify that learners are able to perform or produce an observable product that will be useful in professional environments. Subject matter experts will evaluate the artifacts produced by learners for quality.

Level III

These badges are awarded to learners who have demonstrated mastery of tactical skills and knowledge that can be applied in professional working environments. Learners must showcase their ability to apply a collection of competencies or industry standards in true-to-life environments.

Level IV

The highest level of micro-credentials we offer, Level IV badges are recognized by employers as a means of identifying learners who are qualified and capable of performing particular skills or sharing specialized knowledge within professional environments.

Certified

These badges are awarded to learners who complete learning experiences that result in the achievement of industry-recognized professional certifications. These certifications demonstrate the individual's mastery across a collection of competencies that are immediately applicable within professional environments.

Micro-credentials and digital badges at Quinnipiac

Applied Google Data Analytics (Undergraduate, For Credit)

Audience Level: Undergraduate

Credit Status: For Credit (6 credits)

Description: The Applied Google Data Analytics micro-credential is awarded to learners who complete two courses, earn a Google Data Analytics Certification and demonstrate the application of a collection of competencies resulting in a portfolio of their work. Earners apply working knowledge of essential data analysis platforms including when and how to use them in the data lifecycle, translate a business question into a data analysis exercise, distill findings from data into actionable takeaways and work with data responsibly.

Registration:

Current students can register for DS205 and DS206 on Self Service

Non-matriculated students should contact Jill Shahverdian to register

Applied Research (Undergraduate or Graduate, Non-Credit)

Audience Level: Undergraduate or Graduate

Credit Status: Not for Credit

Description: The Applied Research micro-credentials, offered at both Level III and Level IV, are awarded to student employees who demonstrate excellence in applied research skills relevant to a research project or study, communications related to an academic discipline or field of study, creative problem-solving and professionalism. 

Only student employees (paid or volunteer) who are engaged in a research project or study with a faculty or staff member are eligible to receive the Level III badge.

Only student employees (paid or volunteer) who co-present at a professional conference or co-author scholarly work are eligible to receive the Level IV badge.

Registration:

Contact Kafui Kouakou to learn more about the Applied Research micro-credentials

Community and Civic Engagement (Undergraduate or Graduate, Non-Credit)

Audience: Undergraduate or Graduate

Credit Status: Not for Credit

Description: The Community and Civic Engagement micro-credential is awarded to students who demonstrate excellence in and commitment to community and civic engagement. 

Registration:

Contact Vincent Contrucci to learn more about the Community and Civic Engagement micro-credential

Engineering Writing (Undergraduate, For Credit)

Audience: Undergraduate

Credit Status: For Credit (3 Credits)

Description: The Engineering Writing micro-credential is awarded to engineering students who demonstrate exceptional skills in writing within a range of tasks, such as lab reports, memos, feasibility plans and analyses. Learners must meet a set of particular benchmarks set by professionals as well as faculty, including language conventions, logical development, problem-solving and synthesis of appropriate evidence.

Registration:

Contact Ari Perez to learn more about the Engineering Writing micro-credential

Enterprise Cybersecurity Risk Management in Healthcare (Graduate, For Credit)

Audience: Graduate

Credit Status: For Credit (1 Credit)

Description: Earners of the Enterprise Cybersecurity Risk Management in Healthcare badge will be proficient in establishing, implementing and maturing an Enterprise Cybersecurity Risk Management (ECRM) program. Earners will review case studies of healthcare organizations and determine how they did or did not secure their health information. Earners will know how to organize for effective security defense including governance, people, process, technology and engagement. Earners will gain hands-on experience using risk management tools.

Registration:

Current students can register for CYB612 on Self-Service

Non-matriculated students should contact Fred Scholl to register

Learn more about each of the Cybersecurity in Healthcare badges

Foundations of Web Development (Undergraduate, For Credit)

Audience: Undergraduate

Credit Status: For Credit (9 Credits)

Description: The Foundations of Web Development micro-credential is awarded to students demonstrating foundational skills in client-side and server-side programming of web development as well as web analytics. Through projects in a series of courses, students learn and apply design principles, responsive layouts, accessibility, performance optimization, version control systems, architectural patterns, database integration, authentication, authorization, security, measurement planning, data collection, audience characteristics and more.

Registration:

Current students can register for CIS267, CIS381 and BAN310 through Self-Service

Non-matriculated students should contact Kiku Jones to register

Gender and Society (Undergraduate, For Credit)

Audience: Undergraduate

Credit Status: For Credit (6 Credits)

Description: The Gender and Society micro-credential is awarded to learners who demonstrate competencies surrounding contemporary issues of gender, sexuality and women’s studies in local and global contexts. Learners gain nuanced, interdisciplinary understandings of various concepts through several fields and are able to analyze current social and political issues about sex and gender through a contemporary lens to address inequity and oppression. Learners are able to identify social problems across institutions and apply new knowledge in a range of contexts.

Registration:

Current students can register for courses through Self-Service. A full list of approved courses is included below. 

Non-matriculated students should contact Lauren Sardi to register

Approved Courses:
AN 210/WGS 211, AN/WGS 252, CJ/WGS 232, CJ/WGS 253, CJ/WGS 275, DR/WGS 288, EN/WGS 235, EN/WGS 338, HS/WGS 308, HS/WGS 309, HS/WGS 326, HS/WGS 328, LE/WGS 250, PL/WGS 330, PO/WGS 219, PO/WGS 387, PS/WGS 210, PS/WGS 262, PS/SO/WGS 284, SO/WGS 202, SO/WGS 255, SO/WGS 302, SO/WGS 303, SO/WGS 304, SO/WGS 306, SO/WGS 392, WGS 101, WGS 301, WGS 395

Hands-On HIPAA Compliance Risk Management (Graduate, For Credit)

Audience: Graduate

Credit Status: For Credit (1 Credit)

Description: Earners of the Hands-On HIPAA Compliance Risk Management badge are introduced to the HIPAA Privacy, Security and Breach Notification Regulations. With a focus on regulations and compliance, earners will be able to: list the principle requirements of the HIPAA Privacy Rule, Security Rule and Breach Notification Rule; evaluate these rules within an organization using an automated tool; assess the rules in their own healthcare organizations and; earn hands-on experience with assessment tools.

Registration: 

Current students can register for CYB610 on Self-Service

Non-matriculated students can contact Fred Scholl to register

Learn more about each of the Cybersecurity in Healthcare badges

Hands-On HIPAA Security Risk Analysis and Risk Management (Graduate, For Credit)

Audience: Graduate

Credit Status: For Credit (1 Credit)

Description: Earners of the Hands-On HIPAA Security Risk Analysis and Risk Management badge will be knowledgeable of both theory and practice of enterprise cybersecurity risk management focused on healthcare organizations. Beyond compliance risks, earners will know the risks related to safeguarding the exploding quantities of healthcare data, systems and devices. Earners will have knowledge of best practices for risk analysis and the demands of the Office for Civil Rights. Earners will demonstrate proficiency in using a risk analysis tool.

Registration:

Current students can register for CYB611 on Self-Service

Non-matriculated students should contact Fred Scholl to register

Learn more about each of the Cybersecurity in Healthcare badges

Interprofessional Healthcare Education (Undergraduate or Graduate, Non-Credit)

Audience: Undergraduate or Graduate

Credit Status: Not for Credit

Description: The Interprofessional Healthcare Education micro-credential is awarded to students who demonstrate the ability to: list each of the core competencies of interprofessional healthcare (IPEC, 2018); describe each core competency; identify each competency in patient simulations and standardized patient cases; apply each competency when working in an interprofessional team of students when given a patient; and analyze a patient or healthcare scenario. Students graduate with distinction.

Contact Kimberly Hartmann to learn more about the Interprofessional Healthcare Education micro-credential

Undergraduate Nursing Research Distinction (Undergraduate, Non-Credit)

Audience: Undergraduate

Credit Status: Not for Credit

Description: The Undergraduate Nursing Research Distinction micro-credential is awarded to students who demonstrate ethical standards for the protection of human subjects in research while conducting selected elements of the research process with the guidance of an experienced research faculty mentor or engagement in improvement science. Students collaborate with nurses or other healthcare professionals in the process of disseminating either research evidence or the application of scientific evidence as a poster, podium presentation or publication.

Registration

Contact Cindy Barrere to learn more about the Undergraduate Nursing Research Distinction micro-credential

How to register

Current students

Current students at Quinnipiac University can register for micro-credential courses using the Self-Service Platform. Students can filter the results by selecting the appropriate "Subjects" and "Terms" before registering for the class.

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Non-matriculated students

If you are interested in earning a micro-credential but aren't currently enrolled in full-time study at Quinnipiac, you can register for certain courses as a non-degree-seeking student. In some cases, credits earned from completing these micro-credentials can be applied toward a graduate program should you decide to enroll at a later date.

  1. Using the Self-Service Platform, filter the results by "Subjects" and "Terms."

  2. Record the Course Term, Course Number and Course Section for the selected micro-credential before completing our course registration form to reserve your spot.

Interested in designing a micro-credential?

The Department of Lifelong Learning and the Center for Teaching and Learning assists in the development of micro-credentials, certifications and digital badges to formally recognize innovative student learning. Primarily, we help to envision educational and professional experiences that can be meaningfully sequenced so that particular skills and outcomes are easily recognized by multiple audiences, including peers, colleagues and employers. 

Quinnipiac faculty members who are interested in developing micro-credentials are encouraged to review the documents and resources housed on MyQ. Once all of the required information has been gathered, educators must submit the micro-credential prospectus form to the Lifelong Learning Advisory Council.

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Continuing Education

At Quinnipiac, we embrace students who share our commitment to lifelong learning and the personal and academic advancement that comes from it. With a wide array of online, on-campus and hybrid programs including graduate and post-graduate degrees, specialized micro-credentials and certifications in high-demand areas and customizable degree-completion programs, we have the resources to help you continue to quench your thirst for knowledge.

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The Center for Teaching and Learning

The Center for Teaching and Learning is a dedicated and passionate network of faculty and staff who work to build stronger educational communities and deliver more meaningful learning outcomes for our students. Together, we explore the principles of effective teaching, support scholarship and encourage collaboration across our three campuses, eight professional schools and the College of Arts and Sciences.

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Corporate Education and Partnerships

Partnering with Quinnipiac University enables you to strengthen your organization, advance the skills of your workforce and improve employee retention and satisfaction. As a partner, your company will gain access to customized learning solutions designed to provide a distinct advantage over your competitors. Meanwhile, your employees will immediately be eligible for significant savings on tuition as they work to complete their degrees, pursue graduate study or earn professional certifications

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Frequently Asked Questions

Micro-credentials are digital records that recognize the successful completion of learning activities and lead to industry-recognized and applicable skills and competencies. 

Much like for-credit courses, micro-credentials and digital badges adhere to a specific taxonomy framework that recognizes the level of involvement a learner needs to complete in order to earn the badges. Learners earn different levels of badges based on the intensity of learning activities and the rigor of assessments.

No. Learners can pursue any level of micro-credential or digital badge. Badges do not need to be earned concurrently or stacked upon one another.

Current students at Quinnipiac University can register for micro-credential courses using the Self-Service Platform. If you are interested in earning a micro-credential but aren't currently enrolled in full-time study at Quinnipiac, you can register for certain courses as a non-degree-seeking student by completing our course registration form to reserve your spot.

All students who complete a micro-credential associated with academic credit or co-curricular experiences will receive a designation on their transcript and a digital badge through Credly. Micro-credential earners are encouraged to share their achievements on resumes, social media platforms and e-portfolios.

Educators who are interested in developing micro-credentials can begin the process by submitting the micro-credential prospectus form to the Lifelong Learning Advisory Council.

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