When you have completed your certificate requirement, notify an Independent Learning adviser, and we'll issue your certificate. These certificates are granted by University of Wisconsin Extension . Each requires that you complete 30 university credits through University of Wisconsin Learning Innovations Independent Learning. This certificate shows your employer or potential employers and educators that you've completed a sequence of university courses similar to that required of college freshmen. It can help you get accepted to a college, and if the college lets you transfer the credits, it can count as your freshman year or go toward a degree.
Most students enroll in one or two courses at a time.
You're required to take the basic English composition course as part of your humanities credit unless you've already taken it at the college level. Here's a sample General Studies Certificate program. You can customize your own program. Different courses count toward your certificate as long as you meet the humanities and social studies requirements. Below are subjects we offer for General Studies Certificate humanities and social sciences credit.