Certificate Programs
The University of San Diego offers the certificate programs listed below. Further information about these programs is available through the Undergraduate Bulletin or the Graduate Bulletin.
| College of Arts and Sciences | ||
|---|---|---|
| Certificate of Advanced Study in Pastoral Care & Counseling [post-Master's, 18 units] | ||
| Certificate in Spiritual Direction [post-baccalaureate, 12 units] | ||
| School of Business Administration | ||
| Accountancy Certificate [post-baccalaureate, 15 units] | ||
| Certificate in Global Strategy and Management (GSM) | ||
| Certificate in Personal Financial Planning [post-baccalaureate, 15 units] | ||
| Certificate in Supply Chain Management [post-baccalaureate, 18 units] | ||
| School of Law | ||
| Diploma in Taxation [post-J.D., 10 units] | School of Leadership and Education Sciences | |
| American Humanics certificate [undergraduate, 11 units] | ||
| American Humanics National Nonprofit certificate [post-baccalaureate] | ||
| Certificate for Nonprofit Leadership and Management [post-baccalaureate, 9 units] | ||
| Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) [post-bacc, 12 units] | Specialist Certificate in Character Development [post-baccalaureate, 9 units] | |
| Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science | ||
| USD's nurse practitioner and clinical nurse specialist programs meet the requirements for certification by the Board of Registered Nursing of the State of California as well as requirements of national certification agencies. |
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| Post-Master's Certificate Programs | ||
| Adult Clinical Nurse Specialist certificate [31 units] | ||
| Adult Nurse Practitioner certificate [34 units] | ||
| Adult Nurse Practitioner certificate with Geronotological option [38 units] | ||
| Executive Health Care Leader certificate [17-18 units] | ||
| Family Nurse Practitioner certificate [36 units] | ||
| Pediatric Nurse Practitioner certificate [34 units] | ||
| Post-Certification Nurse Practitioner (NP) Programs | ||
| Adult NP certificate for Family NP: FNP to ANP [7 units] | ||
| Adult NP certificate for Gerontological NP: GNP to ANP [18 units] | ||
| Family NP certificate for Adult NP: ANP to FNP [13 units] | ||
| Family NP certificate for Gerontological NP: GNP to FNP [21 units] | ||
| Family NP certificate for Pediatric NP: PNP to FNP [13 units] | ||
| Gerontological NP certificate for Family NP: FNP to GNP [10 units] | ||
| Gerontological NP certificate for Adult NP: ANP to GNP [7 units] | ||
| Pediatric NP certificate for Family NP: FNP to PNP [10 units] | ||
| Other | ||
| Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps [undergraduate] | ||
| Paralegal Certificate [post-baccalaureate] | ||
The University of San Diego reserves the right to add or withdraw programs whenever such changes are adjudged by it to be desirable or necessary.

