You may browse all courses for free to learn for your personal enrichment; there are no requirements.
To obtain a certificate:
- Show in the registration fields that you have the appropriate prerequisites to be certified. The prerequisites are different from course to course. Read the course homepage to find out what is required.
- Complete all the reading requirements.
- Complete all quizzes and pass with a 70% with unlimited attempts.
- Some courses have peer or mentor activities that must be completed. Check each course homepage for specific information.
- Successfully complete the final exam with a minimum of 70% and a maximum of 3 attempts.
- Complete the self and course evaluation forms.
To obtain credit
- Complete all requirements listed above for the certificate.
- Your learning institution or workplace should approve the partner-university-sponsored NextGenU.org course for educational credit, as they would for their learner taking a course anywhere.
- NextGenU.org is happy to provide your institution with:
- a link to and description of the course training, so they can see all its components, including the cosponsoring universities and other professional organization cosponsors;
- your grade on the final exam;
- your work products (e.g. peer and mentored activities), and any other required or optional shared materials that you produce and authorize to share with them;
- your evaluations — course, self, and peer assessments;
- a copy of your certificate of completion, with the co-sponsoring universities and other organizations listed.
NextGenU.org also co-sponsors degree programs with institutional partners. To obtain a degree co-sponsored with NextGenU.org, registrants must be enrolled in a degree program as a student of a NextGenU.org institutional partner.
If you think that your institution might be interested in offering a degree with NextGenU.org, contact us.
