CERTIFICATES
The time to complete a certificate is much shorter than a degree program and concentrates on a specific field of expertise. Embedded certificates add value to your degree by recognizing skill enhancement and specialization areas. Certificates can also lead to career growth opportunities and help those in the workforce stay updated with industry trends.
Most of our certificates are embedded as a part of a longer degree program, but you do not have to complete the full program to earn a certificate. Students will work with their advisor to select courses and programs to meet their individual goals. Students will submit a graduation application for each certificate track that they complete.
Click on a program below for a list of available certificates.
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*Students can enroll in the certificate program independently of a longer degree program.
MICRO-CREDENTIALS
A micro-credential is a short, competency-based qualification that demonstrates a specific set of skills. Micro-credentials may be earned through coursework, non-credit activities, projects, or workshops.
A badge is a digital representation of an earned micro-credential. Murray State College's digital badges are hosted by Credly. Students that earn a micro-credential are awarded a digital badge through the Credly platform to showcase their skills on résumés, email signatures, workforce profiles and social media.
Read the Credly Badge Earner Guide for more information on how to use your digital badge.
Some micro-credentials require completing a college course. For these, you’ll need to apply for admission, complete the acceptance process, and meet with an academic advisor to enroll in the required classes. Others can be earned through a workshop or activity and don’t require college admission—just contact the sponsoring department for details.
Description:
Earners of the Advanced Spreadsheets digital badge are competent in the use of Microsoft Excel to manage, organize, and manipulate data stored in spreadsheets.
Skills:
Chart and Graph Creation • Data Management • Excel Formulas & Functions • Excel Macros • Pivot Tables • Data Analysis • Data Organization
Earning Criteria:
Successfully complete the MSC course BM-2723 Spreadsheet Applications.
Description:
Earners of the Artificial Insemination badge have developed the skills needed to effectively artificially inseminate a heifer or cow. They are competent in skills such as practice with working with young heifers and cows, estrous synchronization, palpating the cervix, and negotiating the AI gun through the cervix.
Skills:
Artificial Insemination • Cattle Breeding • Livestock Reproduction
Earning Criteria:
Description:
Earners of the Maintenance and Measurement micro-credential can perform routine and emergency maintenance on mechanical systems. They possess the knowledge and experience to accurately work with a wide variety of hand tools, measurement tools, and blueprints.
Skills:
Blueprint Reading • Machine & Equipment Maintenance • Micrometers • Unit Conversion • Measurement Tools • Calipers • Instrumentation • Monitoring & Measurement
Earning Criteria:
Successfully complete the MSC courses IET-1113 Introduction to Industrial Engineering Technology, IET-1512 Blueprint Reading, and MTH-1123 Technical Math I.
Description:
Earners of the Small Business Management micro-credential are knowledgeable and skilled in theories of business management. They are capable of developing a business plan for small enterprise creation, growth, and operation, as well as opportunity recognition, basic accounting and finance, management, and marketing.
Skills:
Basic Accounting • Bank Reconciliations • Bookkeeping • Business Planning • Small Business Development • Ledgers • Financing • Marketing
Earning Criteria:
Successfully complete the MSC courses BM-2533 Small Business Ownership & Management, BM-2123 Marketing, and ACC-1113 Introduction to Accounting.
Description:
Earners of the Advanced Word Processing digital badge have demonstrated knowledge and skill in the use of Microsoft Word to create, organize, and process data.
Skills:
Business Document Creation • Data Processing • Microsoft Word • Document Formatting • Word Processing • XML • Project Management
Earning Criteria:
Successfully complete the MSC course BM-2603 Specialized Word Processing.
Description:
Earners of the Electrical Design micro-credential are knowledgeable in electrical design, practices, and application. This includes working with electrical diagrams and practical installations for residential or industrial purposes.
Skills:
Circuit Design • Electrical Design • Electrical Diagrams • Electrical Safety • Relays & Switches • Troubleshooting • Repair & Maintenance
Earning Criteria:
Successfully complete the MSC courses IET-1223 AC/DC Electrical Systems, IET-1333 Electrical Relay & Computer Control, and IET-1413 Electrical Wiring & Fabrication.
Description:
Earners of the Maintenance Math micro-credential are trained to work common mathematical problems that occur when performing maintenance or upkeep on mechanical and electrical systems.
Skills:
Calibration • Machine & Equipment Maintenance • Ratios • Unit Conversion • Troubleshooting • Metric Conversion • Ratios • Problem Solving
Earning Criteria:
Successfully complete the MSC courses IET-1113 Introduction to Industrial Engineering Technology, MTH-1123 Technical Math I, and MTH-1233 Technical Math II.