Colorado State University offers a variety of classroom-based and online professional development certificates of completion and courses to help you reach your career goals. Use them to build expertise in new areas, further your existing knowledge, or prepare for professional certification exams.
Both credit and noncredit courses are available. These do not require admission to the University; simply select the course(s) in which you are interested and enroll when registration is open.
| Program | Description | Credit or Noncredit | Online or Classroom |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communication for Science and Engineering Professionals Digital Badge* | Build and refine critical professional skills as you improve your ability to communicate more effectively in the workplace | Noncredit | Online |
| Construction Management | Learn to supervise the construction process from development to conclusion | Noncredit | Classroom |
| Cottage Foods Training | Learn the safety standards required by the Colorado Cottage Foods Bill | Noncredit | Online |
| Creative Organizational Innovation Digital Badge* | Discover how to leverage strategic thinking, creativity, and innovation to build thriving organizational cultures | Noncredit | Online |
| Crucial Business Management Skills for the 21st Century Digital Badge* | Learn valuable job skills that can help you better manage your personal brand, work objectives, and other people | Noncredit | Online |
| CSU Extension Certified Gardener Digital Badge* | Learn gardening fundamentals, and earn digital badges to demonstrate your knowledge | Noncredit | Online |
| CSU Extension Living Mindfully Digital Badge* | Learn fundamental mindfulness concepts, principles, and practices that can help you cultivate greater awareness, better manage stress, and tap into more joy, gratitude, and compassion | Noncredit | Online |
| Dalcroze Training | Bring your music classes to life with Dalcroze-based eurhythmics | Credit and noncredit options available | Classroom |
| Developing a Safe Food Business | Learn food safety practices needed to start your own food company | Noncredit | Online |
| Director Qualifications | Take coursework necessary to meet the requirements to become a director or substitute director of a childcare center in Colorado and many other states. | Credit | Online |
| Ergonomics | Learn to recognize, evaluate, and control ergonomic risks factors | Noncredit | Online |
| Foundations of 3D Printing Digital Badge* | Learn basic 3D printing principles and processes, and earn digital badges to demonstrate your knowledge | Noncredit | Online |
| Goodwill Industries of Denver's Essential Soft Skills for Employment Digital Badge* | Develop skills to help you succeed in the workplace, and earn digital badges to demonstrate your knowledge | Noncredit | Online |
| LinkedIn: Building a Robust LinkedIn Profile Digital Badge* | Learn how to optimize your LinkedIn profile and discover how to leverage this growing cross-industry professional network | Noncredit | Online |
| PHR/SPHR Certification Preparation | Prepare for your PHR and/or SPHR Certification Exam | Noncredit | Classroom |
| Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Health | Take courses to prepare for medical, dental, pharmacy, optometry, veterinary, or physical therapy programs | Credit | Online |
| Project Management – Denver | Learn valuable project management techniques and earn a certificate of completion | Noncredit | Classroom |
| Project Management – Online | Take advantage of our project management curriculum in a convenient online format | Noncredit | Online |
| Project Management – PMI® Exam Prep Workshop | Receive expert instruction from PMP®-certified instructors | Noncredit | Classroom |
| Radiation Safety | Keep your knowledge current in ionizing and non-ionizing radiation, and prepare for the Health Physics Exam | Credit and noncredit options available | Online |
| Seed Technology Training | Prepare for qualifying exams required to work as a Registered Seed Technologist | Credit | Online |
| Spanish for Animal Health and Care Fields Digital Badge* | Enhance your ability to effectively communicate animal healthcare concepts to Spanish speakers | Noncredit | Online |
| Sustainable Community Development | Gain skills to empower and organize people and communities | Noncredit | Online |
| Veterinary Medicine | Earn continuing education hours with courses for currently licensed veterinarians and technicians | Noncredit | Online |