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The American Women's College Certificates

The American Women's College offers online undergraduate certificates for credit. These online certificates may be earned outside of a degree program. They also can complement a college degree you are working towards now or have already earned.

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Online certificates offered through The American Women’s College (TAWC) provide working adults with high-quality, career-related and workforce-ready learning experiences that will enhance skills and knowledge in a variety of fields.

All TAWC undergraduate certificates are appropriate for those with or without prior college-level learning. You will earn college credit for a completed certificate.

Credits you earn have the potential to be stacked later into one of our undergraduate degree programs for women. Your Admissions Counselor can help you assess which prior college credits and certificate credits may be accepted into your degree program. 

TAWC online certificates are also appropriate if you have earned a bachelor’s degree already and now wish to complement your undergraduate degree with additional professional expertise.

Business and Leadership Certificates:

Cybersecurity Certificate:

Health, Science and Human Services Certificates:

Course Prerequisites

Some TAWC Certificates require students to have completed prerequisite coursework prior to enrollment. Specific course prerequisites are noted on each individual Certificate description page. If Certificate prerequisites exist, unofficial transcripts will be required during the admissions process to verify that prerequisites have been met. A course grade of C- or higher will be eligible to meet the Certificate prerequisite. 

Certificate Admission Requirements

To apply for admission, please follow these instructions:

  1. Fill out the free online Application for Admission
  2. Complete a short phone interview with your Admissions Counselor
  3. Submit  unofficial transcript(s) to your Admissions Counselor if you plan to pursue one of the following certificates:
    - Business Analytics
    - Entrepreneurship
    - Digital Marketing Management
    - Human Services & Rehabilitation
    - Life Science

Continuing Your Education Beyond a Certificate

Women enrolled in a TAWC Certificate program are invited to consider extending their education to include completing a degree. The American Women's College offers online degrees at both the associate and bachelor's levels with numerous major options.

Certificate students seeking acceptance into a degree program should contact an admissions counselor at 413.565.1700.

Certificate Start Dates

Business Analytics | Start in March
Digital Forensics | Start in November or May
Digital Marketing Management | Start in July
Entrepreneurship | Start in July
Food Science & Safety | Start in July or January
Health & Wellness | Start in July
Human Services and Rehabilitation | Start in January
Leadership and Organizational Studies | Start in September
Life Science | Start in Any Session
Nonprofit Management | Start in July

Certificate Completion

At the end of the semester in which you successfully completed your final course, you will be awarded a Certificate of Completion issued by Bay Path University. Bay Path University is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE).

Complete the TAWC Admissions Process by April 19

To Enroll in the Session Starting April 30

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When Financial Aid Can Be Used

Financial aid funds may be used to support TAWC undergraduate certificates that total at least 16 credit hours. Certificates qualifying now for financial aid include Food Science & Safety; Health & Wellness; Life Science; and Human Services & Rehabilitation.

Financial aid funds cannot be used to support other TAWC certificates at this time. However, certificates pursued while enrolled in a 60- or 120-credit degree program may be eligible for financial aid. 

For further information on financial aid or payment plan options, please contact our Student Financial Services office at sfs@baypath.edu.

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Certificate Cost

The cost to earn a certificate is determined by the number of credits required to complete the certificate. Cost per credit at The American Women’s College of Bay Path University is currently $410. Most courses are three credits and therefore will cost $1230 each.

Fees

For certain courses, a modest Day One Access Fee may be charged. Courses with an online lab component also have an associated fee that generally ranges from $150 to $180 per lab.

Bay Path University is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE).

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