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7 Tiers of College/University Certificates (Credentials). - Life Long Learning - 03-27-2018
7 Tiers of College/University Certificates (Credentials).
Tier 1 - Executive Program Certificates ($$$$ and only 1-4 weeks), Alumni Status
Tier 2 - Graduate Certificates ($$$ and very time consuming), Alumni Status
Tier 3 – Undergraduate Certificates (official University Certificate and Transcript), Alumni Status
Tier 4 - Undergraduate Certificates (official Community College Certificate and Transcript), Alumni Status
Tier 5 – College/University Continuing Professional Education Certificates, may or may not receive Alumni Status
Tier 6 - MOOC Certificates (FREE Certificate & Transcript) No Alumni Status
Tier 7 - MOOC Certificates (you must pay $ for a Certificate), no Alumni Status
I have numerous Tier 4, Tier 5, and Tier 6, and Tier 7 Certificates.
I plan on getting a Tier 1 Certificate.
I have yet to find a flexible Tier 3 Certificate.
I will skip Tier 2
Open 2 Study ones provide FREE 2-page Certificate & Transcript
**https://www.open2study.com/courses,
RE: 7 Tiers of College/University Certificates (Credentials). - Toastmaster - 03-27-2018
Subscribed. Thank you!
RE: 7 Tiers of College/University Certificates (Credentials). - Ideas - 03-27-2018
Just adding that some schools have a separate "extension school" like Harvard. Most schools don't give full alumni status for certificates through their extension schools. You are an alumni of only HES not Harvard, in other words.
RE: 7 Tiers of College/University Certificates (Credentials). - Life Long Learning - 03-27-2018
(03-27-2018, 10:38 PM)Ideas Wrote: Just adding that some schools have a separate "extension school" like Harvard. Most schools don't give full alumni status for certificates through their extension schools. You are an alumni of only HES not Harvard, in other words.
Wikipedia says BOTH?
Upon graduation, students are eligible for membership in the Harvard Alumni Association (HAA)[94] and the Harvard Extension Alumni Association (HEAA).[95] Graduates also take part in the commencement ceremonies with all other schools of Harvard.[96]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_Extension_School#Alumni
RE: 7 Tiers of College/University Certificates (Credentials). - Ideas - 03-27-2018
Well, I don't know for sure about Harvard, but I saw some saying no.
Seemed like most schools has a separate AA.
RE: 7 Tiers of College/University Certificates (Credentials). - cookderosa - 03-28-2018
https://www.extension.harvard.edu/registration-admissions/pursuing-certificate
How do certificates differ from degrees? (Harvard University Extension School)
Our Extension School graduate degrees require 10 to 12 courses, specific admission requirements, and a formal application process. With only three to five courses, no admissions requirements, and no application required, certificates offer a quicker path to a graduate-level credential. Certificate awardees do not participate in Commencement or receive alumni status.
RE: 7 Tiers of College/University Certificates (Credentials). - ajs1976a - 03-28-2018
For Executive Certificates it really depends on the school and its reputation. These can go from adding value to being a money grab.
"Extension School" - can mean different things to different schools. At Harvard University it is a separate school or college that specializes in more non-traditional students. At other schools it is an older name for online or distance education. (I know if it more complicated than that for Harvard as others have point out).
RE: 7 Tiers of College/University Certificates (Credentials). - eriehiker - 03-28-2018
This is really an interesting subject. I did not realize that certificates sometimes allow a person to be categorized as alumni. I did just a little bit of search and found that some Columbia University certificates allow for some kinds of alumni status. Columbia is WAY expensive, but if Columbia is doing it, I'd imagine that lots of schools classify certificate holders as alumni.
https://www8.gsb.columbia.edu/execed/certificates
Also, some colleges allow membership in alumni associations without any degree or certificate. The University of Wisconsin Alumni Association is basically open to anybody as long as you pay the money. They even give you a Wisconsin alumni email address. So, someone could pick up one of the cheaper UW certificates, even from one of the smaller campuses, join the alumni association and put an alumni association email on the resume. Convoluted.
https://www.uwalumni.com/membership/faqs/
RE: 7 Tiers of College/University Certificates (Credentials). - burbuja0512 - 03-28-2018
HES does some cool ones that I REALLY want to do. I have to wait until the stars align, part of which means having an employer that will pay for it. I know that someday it'll happen.
RE: 7 Tiers of College/University Certificates (Credentials). - happyjen - 04-12-2018
UCLA Extension offer Tier 3 ::For their Certificate programs. I am taking a construction management and I get the Cert, get the credits, and they have a pretty good alumni resources group. They also do graduations for certificate holders :
I'm pretty impressed with it so far. They have a wide array of programs to take. https://www.uclaextension.edu/pages/str/exclusivelyForAlumni.jsp