Jump-start your education, your career, your future with a Penn State Berks certificate program.
What is a certificate program?
A certificate program is a sequence of classes that provides you with core competencies in a specific area. Because certificate programs focus on a specific skill set, you are able to earn this Penn State credential in a relatively short time. Penn State Berks offers a number of professional and technical certificate programs that can help you meet your career goals.
Credit Certificate Programs
We offer the following credit certificate programs:
- Labor Studies and Employment Relations
- Information and Cyber Security Certificate
- Energy Systems Certificate
- Certificate in Business Essentials for Professionals
How to Register
View registration instructions to register for certificate courses as a nondegree undergraduate student.
- Undergraduate Nondegree Enrollment Form (PDF opens in new window)
- Registration Drop/Add Form (PDF opens in new window)
For more information about these credit certificate programs: E-mail Solange Israel-Mintz
(BK-AdultStudent@psu.edu) or call 610-396-6222
Non-Credit Certificate Programs
Receive a certificate for completion of these non-credit courses:
In addition, we also offer courses to help prepare you for your professional certification and licensing exams:
- Professional Engineer Exam Review
- Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) Human Resource Certification Exam Review
For more information about the non-credit certificate programs:
E-mail Elaine Berish (emb1@psu.edu) or call 610-396-6230
Things your employer should know:
We offer a wide variety of certificate programs designed by university and business experts in response to the needs of businesses and organizations throughout Pennsylvania. We deliver the programs at your site or ours at times that suit your workplace schedule. These high-quality education programs are affordable and backed by Penn State's reputation. If your employer would like more information on how certificates can benefit their employees and their business, have them E-mail Elaine Berish (emb1@psu.edu) in the Continuing Education office or call 610-396-6230.
Penn State Berks
Continuing Education
P.O. Box 7009
Tulpehocken Road
Reading, PA 19610
610-396-6220
OR
1-800-BERKS-CE

