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Accounting — Post Baccalaureate

CGS partners with the College of Business Administration to offer a part-time 24-credit post-baccalaureate certificate in accounting. The program is designed for working adults, with courses offered part-time, in the evenings.

Communication

The 24-credit communication certificate helps students enhance their professional written and oral communication skills.

Community Health Assessment

CGS’s 18-credit community health assessment certificate provides an understanding of how social, economic, and environmental factors impact a community’s well-being.

Corporate and Community Relations

This 18-credit corporate and community relations certificate at Pitt CGS will help you communicate strategically and effectively with internal and external audiences.

Digital Media

Our 18-credit digital media certificate helps students gain practical experience with multimedia content production, including video, audio, and graphic design.

NEW: Disability Studies

This 18-credit disability studies certificate gives students a flexible framework of courses, bringing a Disability Studies lens to their home fields of study and engaging with Disability Studies as a rich interdisciplinary field in its own right.  

Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies

The 18-credit gender, sexuality, and women’s studies certificate program at Pitt CGS provides an understanding of the role gender plays in society.

Information System Design

This 18-credit certificate in information system design provides students a foundation in database management, user-centered design, security, and other IT topics. 

Leadership - for degree seeking students only

Grow as a leader and advance your career with an 18-credit leadership certificate from University of Pittsburgh College of General Studies.

*This certificate can only be pursued in conjunction with a degree and has a pre-requisite requirement.

Managing Health Services and Programs

This 18-credit certificate in managing health services and programs provides students with marketable management skills to advance their healthcare careers. 

National Preparedness and Homeland Security

This 18-credit certificate in national preparedness and homeland security from Pitt CGS prepares students to respond to emergency situations, from weather-related to terrorism.

Nonprofit Management

Advance your career and build on your nonprofit and fundraising skills with an 18-credit nonprofit management certificate program at Pitt CGS.

Writing

The 21-credit writing certificate helps students improve their writing ability, whether for business communications or creative careers. 

Writing for the Professions

The 18-credit writing for the professions certificate helps students improve their writing proficiency—a valuable skill in today’s marketplace.