Sharpen your skills. Advance in your career. Noncredit programs offer fast, skill-based learning at an affordable cost.

The School of Continuing and Professional Studies offers several noncredit course and program options to help students prepare to take the next step professionally. These courses are often shorter in duration than typical credited academic programs and offered at a lower cost.

GreenFig Programs

UVA SCPS partners with GreenFig, an industry-driven education company that delivers practical digital skills and hands-on experience to prepare learners for high-growth careers, to offer three noncredit academic programs. These programs use UVA-approved curricula developed by GreenFig, and the courses are taught by GreenFig instructors. After successfully completing a course, you’ll receive an Affirmation of Completion from the University of Virginia.  

Digital Marketing

This Digital Marketing Science program, run in partnership with GreenFig, will transform you into a digital marketer with expertise in the most in-demand marketing domains. Delivered online, this 10-week on-demand program is taught by industry experts and supplemented with optional live/online instructor-led classes. 

You’ll leave the course with industry-recognized certifications and qualifications, including Google Ads Search Certification, Google Analytics Individual Qualification, and HubSpot Email Marketing Certification. The course curriculum covers in-demand digital marketing channels, such as SEO, SEM, Facebook Ads, Content Marketing, Marketing Automation, and much more. 

Whether you're focused on a new job search, switching careers, or advancing your current role, you'll find the support you need to succeed and meet your unique career goals.  

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Business Analytics

Our Business Analytics Science program, provided in partnership with GreenFig, is taught by industry experts and covers the critical knowledge areas required to effectively leverage data to answer business questions and guide business strategy. 
Delivered online, this 10-week comprehensive on-demand program is supplemented with optional live/online instructor-led classes. Students will learn key analytics concepts and methodologies, get hands-on practice (with expert feedback) and finish the program prepared to take the Tableau Desktop Specialist Certification Exam.  

Students walk away with in-demand practical skills and a Strategic Business Analytics Playbook that showcases their data analysis, data modeling, data visualization, SQL, and analytical reasoning skills to current and future employers. 

Whether focused on a new job search, switching careers, or advancing your current role, you'll find the support you need to succeed and meet your unique career goals.  

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Sales Operations

Our Sales Operations Science program, offered in partnership with GreenFig, covers all the critical areas required to effectively drive the productivity and capacity of a company’s selling resources. 

Delivered online, this 10-week comprehensive on-demand program is taught by industry experts and supplemented with optional live/online instructor-led classes. You’ll learn strategic concepts such as Sales Ops Structure, Lead Management, Forecasting, Business Model Canvas, Performance Metrics & KPIs, and Pyramid Analysis. In addition, you’ll walk away with a curated collection of Salesforce Trailhead badges, including Sales Productivity, Data Management, Reports & Dashboards for Lightning Experience, Sales Team Enablement, and Sales Territory Planning.

Whether you're focused on a new job search, switching careers, or advancing your current role, you'll find the support you need to succeed and meet your unique career goals.  

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Other noncredit options

Certified Financial Planning

The noncredit Certified Financial Planning Certificate provides the skills and knowledge necessary for obtaining CFP® Certification. Coursework addresses competencies in financial planning, insurance, investment planning, income tax planning, retirement planning, estate planning, and ethics.

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