Enrollment

SCE does not require formal enrollment to begin a certificate track. It is recommended that you express your intent to the Program Manager responsible for the certificate so he or she can actively monitor your progress. Each certificate has unique curriculum requirements, and your path toward certificate completion begins with registering for a program that fulfills a requirement. Curriculum requirements, prerequisites and the most up-to-date list of program offerings are available on each individual certificate webpage. Almost all courses may also be taken individually without the pursuit of a certificate.

Prior Education and Training

SCE does not grant credit toward curriculum requirements for prior education and training. The majority of certificates offer varying pathways to completion and incorporate recent developments in subject content. Participants should select certificate tracks that provide an opportunity to build off of prior education and training with new content.

Grading

Participants in SCE’s programs receive either a “satisfactory” or “unsatisfactory” designation to indicate their performance in a course. Satisfactory designation is implied for all participants that receive a verification of attendance/completion certificate at the end of the course. Only courses for which a participant receives a satisfactory designation can be applied toward the curriculum requirements for a certificate.

• To receive a satisfactory designation in a classroom based (face-to-face) course, participants must attend and participate in all clock hours
• To receive a satisfactory designation in a distance based (online) course, participants must access all modules and complete all required activites.
• To receive a satisfactory designation in a capstone (if applicable), participants must submit a project that meets all established requirements for the capstone.

Participants are not suspended or dismissed from a certificate track due to unsatisfactory designations, nor are there probationary periods attributed to unsatisfactory designations; however, courses for which a participant receives an unsatisfactory designation don’t apply toward the cumulative curriculum requirements for the certificate. Participants would be required to retake the course, or take a different course that satisfies the curriculum requirement of a certificate. Retaking or substituting a course may result in additional registration fees incurred (per the discretion of the certificate Program Manager).

Attendance

SCE focuses on condensed training that allows participants to accelerate their progress toward certificate completion. Missing days or tardiness can result in a substantial portion of the class content being missed. As such, attendance is the primary consideration in the assignment of satisfactory designations. The implication of tardiness toward the completion of curriculum requirements is at the discretion of the certificate Program Manager; however, a general guideline would be to consider tardiness of two or more clock hours to result in an unsatisfactory designation for the course.

If participants know in advance that an absence is an issue or there is need for SCE to initiate the cancellation of a course, SCE has the following cancellation policy pertaining to certificate programs in place:

• A full refund is issued to program participants if the School of Continuing Education cancels a program for any reason. Participant withdrawals made at least two weeks (14 days) prior to the start of a program can receive a 100% refund. When a participant withdraws less than two weeks prior to the program start, participants may have their fees transferred one time to any currently available program, otherwise participants receive a refund minus a 20% administrative fee. For programs with a fee of $35 or less, no refund is given, if a participant withdraws within two weeks of the start date. Once a program has begun, refunds are no longer issued.

Certificate Completion

Upon completion, participants are awarded a framed certificate to acknowledge their accomplishment. SCE maintains a student record system for noncredit courses, and can issue a transcript listing all of a participant’s noncredit courses per their request. Program Managers maintain a strong network of certificate holders, and frequently communicate news, trends and employment opportunities pertaining certificate content.

UW-Milwaukee’s Career Planning and Resource Center maintains a public facing website devoted to career and employment related topics. Resources on careers, resumes, cover letters, interviewing, salary and negotiations can be found at: https://uwm.edu/careerplan/.

Participant Conduct and Disciplinary Procedures

The School of Continuing Education is one of the UWM’s Schools/Colleges, and falls under the umbrella of the University of Wisconsin System. As such, SCE’s policies on participant conduct are rooted in the following UW System Administrative Code:

• UWS Chapter 14 – Student Academic Disciplinary Procedures
• UWS Chapter 17 – Student Nonacademic Disciplinary Procedures
• UWS Chapter 18 – Conduct on University Lands

Participants who violate standards contained within UW System Administrative Code may be placed on probation, suspended from, or dismissed from all UWM functions.

List of Certificates and Affiliated Program Managers

• Advanced Spanish Language Certificate — Samantha Meyer
• AI Python Certificate — Christine Sigrist
• AODA Clinical Supervision Certificate — Star DeLuca
• Architecture and Urban Planning Certificate Track — Ben LaDuke
• Art & Design Certificate Track — Ben LaDuke
• Business Administration Certificate — Stephanie Hobbins
• Business Analysis Certificate — Christine Sigrist
• Business and Interpersonal Communication Certificate — Stephanie Hobbins
• Creative Powerhouse Certificate — Christine Sigrist
• Data Analysis – Advanced Certificate — Christine Sigrist
• Data Analysis Certificate — Christine Sigrist
• Data Science Certificate Track — Ben LaDuke
• Digital Marketing Certificate — Christine Sigrist
• Dimensioning and Tolerancing Certificate — Aaliyah Schoclet
• Elastomer Technology Certificate — Aaliyah Schoclet
• Electrical Engineering Certificate — Aaliyah Schoclet
• EMDR Therapy Basic Training Certificate — Star DeLuca
• Emerging Leaders Certificate — Stephanie Hobbins
• Facility Management Certificate — Aaliyah Schoclet
• Family Mediation Certificate — Star DeLuca
• Gear Technology Certificate — Aaliyah Schoclet
• German Language Certificate — Samantha Meyer
• Grant Writing Skills Certificate — Shirley Burks
• Healing Focused Care Certificate — Star DeLuca
• Introductory Nonprofit Certificate — Shirley Burks
• Labor Relations Certificate — Stephanie Hobbins
• Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt — Aaliyah Schoclet
• Master Trainer Certificate — Christine Sigrist
• New Manager/Supervisor Certificate — Stephanie Hobbins
• Nonprofit Skills: Board Fundamentals Certificate — Shirley Burks
• Plastics Technology Certificate — Aaliyah Schoclet
• Portuguese Language Certificate — Samantha Meyer
• Professional Certificate in Nonprofit Management — Shirley Burks
• Project Management – Advanced Certificate — Anne O'Meara
• Project Management Certificate — Anne O'Meara
• Six Sigma Black Belt for Services and Transactions Certificate — Aaliyah Schoclet
• Six Sigma Black Belt Training Certificate — Aaliyah Schoclet
• Six Sigma Green Belt for Services and Transactions Certificate — Aaliyah Schoclet
• Social Media Manager Certificate — Christine Sigrist
• Solution-Focused Business Professional Certificate — Star DeLuca
• Spanish Language Certificate — Samantha Meyer
• Train the Trainer Certificate — Christine Sigrist
• Trauma Counseling Certificate — Star DeLuca

*   Certificates marked with an asterisk can also be taken for University Credit. The information in this guide pertains to the noncredit option. To acquire information about the University Credit option, please contact the Program Manager directly.