Certificate Programs

Earn a Certificate for Professional Development from the University of Illinois Office of Continuing Education upon completion of a selected series of courses.

Client-Side Web Programming Certificate
Featuring AJAX, this series will give you the skills and experience needed to create rich user experiences on the Web, from beginning HTML to Google Maps APIs. > more

Linux/Unix System Administration Certificate
Learn how to administer Linux/Unix systems and gain real experience with a root access account. The four-course series covers the Unix file system, networking, Unix services, and scripting. > more

PHP/MySQL Certificate Series
PHP and MySQL go hand in hand; the former has been carefully adapted, through the efforts of the open-source community, to the latter. This brand-new series will take you from novice to expert in a four courses.  >more

Web Programming Certificate
Learn how to develop web applications and pick up valuable hands-on experience. The six-course series covers HTML, JavaScript, XML, SQL, Perl, and Unix. > more

Open Source Programming Certificate
Acquire the skills necessary for a complete understanding of programming using open source operating systems, languages, libraries, and databases. This five-course series covers CGI programming with Perl, SQL database programming, PHP programming, object-oriented programming with Java, and basic Linux/Unix system administration. > more

.NET Programming Certificate
Beginning and intermediate programmers will get a solid foundation in .NET programming. The certificate series includes these three courses: Learn XML; Learn Object-Oriented Programming Using Java; and Learn C#. > more