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Industry Training for Cannabis Professionals Certificate

The Cal Poly Humboldt Industry Training Certificate for Cannabis Professionals provides the industry knowledge and resources that are relevant to those in the cannabis industry.

What you’ll learn

The program includes three courses: 

  • Cal/OSHA Industry Training for Cannabis Professionals teaches students how to protect their employees from health and safety hazards associated with their work
  • Introduction to Licensing provides an overview of permit compliance, including mandatory rules and regulations for both state and local municipalities
  • Security Regulations provides insight into the different sectors of the cannabis industry and ways to limit external and internal theft.

Program Highlights

Along with the CEEGE certificate, students will also receive the Cal/OSHA 30-hour general industry-recognized course completion card and certificate for General Industry, related to the aspects of the cannabis industry.

The North Coast provides a unique learning lab for students—connecting their education to practical experiences that can’t be found elsewhere.

Stem Cell Biology & Regenerative Medicine Certificate

The Cal Poly Humboldt Certificate in Stem Cell Biology & Regenerative Medicine prepares biomedical scientists dedicated to advancing cell-based therapies. 

Since 2008, The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) has funded this program, and ten paid internship positions a year through its CIRM Bridges initiative. Over 100 Cal Poly Humboldt CIRM Bridges alumni are working in the field as clinicians, researchers, and/or laboratory technicians.

What you’ll learn

Participants receive training in research methods, laboratory techniques, good manufacturing practices, and biomedical ethics. 

Program highlights

Participants also participate in a 12-month internship at one of these outstanding collaborating host institutions: Cedars-Sinai Board of Governors Regenerative Medicine Institute,The Gladstone Institute, The Institute for Stem Cell Biology at UC Santa Cruz, The Stanford University Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Takeda California, and UC Davis Stem Cell Program.

The North Coast provides a unique learning lab for students—connecting their education to practical experiences that can’t be found elsewhere.
 

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Student Loan Planning Certificate

The Student Loan Planning certificate program is designed for professional financial advisors who want to gain skills to help college students repay their student loans. Learn the role and responsibilities of an advisor, and the ability to analyze and plan loan repayment in the context of tax and financial planning. 

The Cal Poly Humboldt  School of Business has aligned with the Certified Student Loan Advisors Board of Standards (CSLA BOS) to provide this program. Through this joint effort, CSLA BOS will assist in the delivery of education courses, proctored examination, and the Certified Student Loan Professional designation.

What you’ll learn

Taught by world-class instructors who bring extensive advisory experience, courses provide an overview of the size and scope of the student debt epidemic, such as who is most affected, the types of student loans and loan programs, and more. Learn the intricacies of repayment plans, and the process of advising and preparing taxes.

Program highlight

Learn by doing; analyze case studies while applying the major components of student loan planning. The more than 60 hours of lessons and supplemental readings are self paced. 

Maritime Archaeology Certificate

The Maritime Archaeology certificate program is an interdisciplinary field of study that merges knowledge in maritime history and archaeology to focus on how humans of the past interfaced with the world’s waterways. The certificate helps prepare students for graduate school in this field. Through this program, students with no diving experience will gain advanced diving qualifications and basic maritime archaeological skills that will allow them to assist in maritime archaeological projects.

What you’ll learn

Learn how to study, manage and preserve maritime cultural heritage, including shipwrecks, submerged cultural landscapes and shoreline settlements. Students are required to complete emergency response and first aid courses, and three semesters of diving class, including Beginner, Master, and Scientific Diving classes. Upon completion, students will have diving qualifications and basic maritime archaeological skills to prepare them for graduate school programs in maritime archaeology and to assist in maritime archaeological projects.

Classes are offered through the Department of Anthropology and the School of Applied Health. 

Women's Studies Certificate

Grounded in Gender Studies, the Women’s Studies certificate program is an interdisciplinary area of academia that focuses on the intersection of race, class, age, nationality, ethnicity, sexuality, and other aspects that shape political, cultural, economic and societal experiences in the developed and developing world. As the academic branch of women’s movements, Women’s Studies challenges assumptions upon which the Western tradition of scholarship has been based.

What you’ll learn

The curriculum for the Women’s Studies certificate focuses on analyzing gender as it is constructed within and through differences of race, ethnicity, class, sexuality, (dis) ability, and nationality. It enables students to interpret the diverse lives, issues, and voices of women in our multiethnic and transnational world. After completing core courses, students can complete the remainder of the certificate by choosing between more than 29 elective courses that range from Anti-colonial Women’s Movements and Queer Women’s Lives to Ecofeminism and Health & Body Politics.

Program highlights

The Women’s Studies certificate program is more in-depth than a minor, offering the opportunity to focus on a topic or sub-field of interest. This program can be particularly useful for students who want to pursue careers in counseling, social work, health care, teaching, human resources, or student affairs. It also helps prepare students for graduate programs in the humanities and/or social sciences.
 

New Designs for Fundraising Certificate

In this online certificate program, students will discover best practices for fundraising while invigorating their passion for nonprofit organizations. The program is uniquely designed to meet the needs of small to midsize organizations. It offers a practical education for nonprofit organizations, development departments, and individuals interested in creating or strengthening fundraising efforts. 

What you’ll learn

Learn how to become a responsible and ethical fund-raising program manager. Participants will develop a more comprehensive view of nonprofit fundraising, explore principles of fundraising, case statements, fundraising strategies, donor development and engagement, annual campaigns, major gift campaigns and special events. 
 

Program highlights

The program’s flexible format allows students to take courses consecutively to earn a certificate, or individually for professional development in a specific subject area. Students also have access to faculty, provide one-on-one consultation via video chats, phone, and e-mail.

Natural Resource Policy & Administration Certificate

The Natural Resource Policy & Administration Certificate prepares you for positions at advanced managerial levels in agencies and corporations that are responsible for the management of natural resources. 

What you’ll learn

To make decisions and create programs related to natural resources requires a broad understanding of history, law, economics, policy issues and more. This program does just that. For example, you will explore laws, policy, and institutions used to regulate natural resource management and protect the environment. Examine public lands through the lens of previous major statutes, agency evolution, and resource management policies. Apply economic principles to public policies and management of natural resources (water, air, fisheries, forestry).

Museum & Gallery Practices Certificate

Through the Museum & Galleries Practices certificate program, students have the opportunity to gain practical experience in the documentation, preservation, and conscious curation of museum and gallery collections. This program equips students with the necessary skills for pursuing careers as curators, or for further studies in archives and preservation, conservation, museum studies, curatorial studies, and related fields.

What you’ll learn

Learn curatorial strategies, grant-writing, exhibition design, preparation and programming, and other skills that help ensure museums and galleries are accessible and engaging to a wide range of audiences. The certification teaches students the history and development of museums and galleries as well as museological theory. Additionally, students gain a deeper familiarity with the techniques, ethics, and practices of museums through hands-on work at both on and off campus institutions. 

Program highlights

The certificate in Museum & Gallery Practices is interdisciplinary and includes specialized tracks for Anthropology, Art, Environmental Science & Management, History, and Native American Studies majors. After completing core courses, students intern with off-campus museums, galleries and nonprofit institutions including the Clarke Historical Museum, Humboldt Natural History Museum, Ink People Center for the Arts, Morris Graves Museum of Art, and National Forest Service.

The Certificate in Museum and Gallery Practices offers Humboldt students the exciting opportunity to prepare for careers in museums and galleries, and graduate programs in archives and preservation, conservation, museum studies, curatorial studies, and related fields of study. 

The Certificate in Museum and Gallery Practices is interdisciplinary and includes specialized tracks for Anthropology, Art, Environmental Science & Management, History and Native American Studies majors (please select the below Certificate of Study links to find information about course requirements for each specialized track).

The core courses for the Certificate in Museum and Gallery Practices teach students about the history and development of museums and galleries as well as museological theory. Additionally, students learn how to produce exhibits through hands-on work in the on-campus Goudi’ni Native American Arts and Reese Bullen Galleries. Through ART 356: Museum and Gallery Practices, students learn curatorial strategies, grant-writing, exhibition design, preparation and programming, among other skills.

After completing introductory coursework, students intern with off-campus museums, galleries and non-profit institutions including the Clarke Historical Museum, Humboldt Natural History Museum, Ink People Center for the Arts, Morris Graves Museum of Art, and National Forest Service. In addition to interning at local institutions, students have the opportunity to complete their internships further afield at museums throughout the United States. Through hands-on museum work, students gain a deeper familiarity with the techniques, ethics, and practices of museums and related institutions.

Many of our graduates have pursued graduate degrees as well as museum and gallery careers. They have found employment both locally and nationally at institutions such as the Contemporary Art Center of New Orleans, De Young Memorial Museum, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Morris Graves Museum of Art, Portland Art Museum, Trinidad Museum and San Diego Natural History Museum.

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Geospatial Certificates

Whether you're considering a career change or looking to advance or augment your current career, the Geospatial Certificate Program will give you the tools to stay current in an exciting and expanding field. 

Geospatial sciences are critical to solving some of the world's greatest challenges, as well as local problems like sea-level rise, emergency preparedness, and providing health services. The data and methods involved require experts that are trained in geospatial skills and how to apply these skills to other disciplines.

There are two certificate options available:

This provides foundational concepts and methods in GIS, Remote Sensing, and Cartography that are transferable and relevant across disciplines and industries. This accelerated program has a flexible course sequence and is devised to meet your career interests. Courses are 100% online—ideal for working people who want to advance in their current career, break into a new field, gain points towards a license, or advance their organizations. Courses are offered in fast-paced 8-week compressed terms, designed to be completed in 11-14 months. The course sequence is flexible—most classes can be taken in any order.

Basic Online Certificate Information

The Advanced Geospatial Certificate builds on the foundation of the Basic Geospatial Certificate, teaching advanced geospatial methods and techniques, and giving students the skills to create professional maps and advanced remote sensing techniques. Elective courses allow the student to delve deeper into GIS, cartography, or remote sensing or to learn to automate GIS tasks with programming.

Advanced Certificate Requirements

What you’ll learn

Through a series of classes and labs, you’ll learn traditional and computer lab activities to further develop understanding of scale, coordinate systems, geodesy, direction, projections, traditional land surveying techniques, global positioning systems (GPS), remote sensing, geographic information systems (GIS), and cartography.

Program highlights

The North Coast provides a unique learning lab for students—connecting their education to practical experiences that can’t be found elsewhere.

Geospatial sciences apply to a wide range of interests within the natural and social sciences. Field experience, community involvement, knowledge of particular world regions, and development of a global awareness are emphasized.

We strive for societal and economic improvement, demonstrated in our personal passions and the professions that we pursue.
 

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