Microcredentials have stand-alone value, but can also complement other credentials or degrees, which is why UT institutions are focused on providing these offerings to currently enrolled students, as well as to adult working professionals and displaced workers.
Microcredentials for Currently Enrolled Students
UT institutions are committed to producing graduates who are both broadly educated and specifically skilled. With funding support from Strada Education Network’s Beyond Completion Challenge Grant, University of Texas System academic institutions have pilot projects underway to incorporate industry microcredentials into undergraduate degree experiences. We believe that pairing a bachelor’s degree with an industry-recognized credential will give students a competitive edge in the labor market while also enhancing their overall undergraduate experience.
Additionally, because many of the top industry-created credentials are offered exclusively through the Coursera platform, UT System executed a three-year agreement with Coursera to incentivize embedding industry credentials into undergraduate degree programs and experiences at no additional costs to students.
Microcredentials for Adult Professionals
University of Texas institutions offer a vast array of micro-credentials designed for working adult professionals that provide lifelong learning opportunities for workforce and professional development:
- The University of Texas at Austin Extended Campus
- University of Texas at Arlington Division for Enterprise Development
- The University of Texas at Dallas Academic and Professional Certificates
- The University of Texas at El Paso Professional and Public Programs
- The University of Texas Permian Basin Continuing Education and Enrichment
- The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Professional Education and Workforce Development
- UT San Antonio Professional and Continuing Education
- UT Tyler Continuing Education
