University of Maryland Global Campus accepts many industry-standard certifications and professional courses for college credit. To be considered for credit, please send a record of your industry certification(s) to studentrecords@umgc.edu after you apply to UMGC. Computer certifications must have been earned within the past five years to be considered.
You may be able to earn credit for industry certifications. UMGC articulates credit for several industry certifications as follows:
| Industry Certification/Exam | Course Equivalent |
|---|---|
| AWS Certified Machine Learning - Specialty | CMSC 447 |
| AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate | (3 Credits, CMIT 426) |
| AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner | (3 Credits, CMIT 326) |
| Industry Certification/Exam | Course Equivalent |
|---|---|
| Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) | (3 Credits, CMIT 351) and (3 Credits, CMIT 352) |
| Exam: Implementing Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies (350-401 ENCOR) | (3 Credits, CMIT 455) |
| Exam: Implementing Cisco Enterprise Advanced Routing and Services (300-410 ENARSI) | (3 Credits, CMIT 456) |
| Industry Certification/Exam | Course Equivalent |
|---|---|
| A+ | (3 Credits, CMIT 202) |
| Cloud+ | (3 Credits, CMIT 326) |
| CySA+ | (3 Credits, CMIT 421) |
| Linux+ | (3 Credits, CMIT 291) |
| Network+ | (3 Credits, CMIT 265) |
| PenTest+ | (3 Credits, CMIT 386) |
| Security+ | (3 Credits, CMIT 320) |
| Industry Certification/Exam | Course Equivalent |
|---|---|
| Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) | (3 Credits, CMIT 321) |
| Industry Certification/Exam | Course Equivalent |
|---|---|
| GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH) | (3 Credits, CMIT 460) |
| GIAC Reverse Engineering Malware (GREM) | CMIT 340 |
| Industry Certification/Exam | Course Equivalent |
|---|---|
| (ISC)2 Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) | (3 Credits, CMIT 436) |
| (ISC)2 Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) | (3 Credits, CMIT 425) |
| Industry Certification/Exam | Course Equivalent |
|---|---|
| Certified Computer Examiner (CCE) | (3 Credits, CMIT 424) |
| Industry Certification/Exam | Course Equivalent |
|---|---|
| LPIC-1 | CMIT 391 |
| Industry Certification/Exam | Course Equivalent |
|---|---|
| Exam AI-100: Designing and Implementing an Azure AI Solution | CMSC 447 |
| Exam AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals | (3 Credits, CMIT 336) |
| Exam MD-100: Windows 10 | (3 Credits, CMIT 380) |
| Exam MD-101: Managing Modern Desktops | (3 Credits, CMIT 420) |
| Exam MS-100: Microsoft 365 Identity and Services | (3 Credits, CMIT 382) |
| Exam MS-101: Microsoft 365 Mobility and Security | (3 Credits, CMIT 422) |
| Industry Certification/Exam | Course Equivalent |
|---|---|
| Project Management Professional (PMP) | (3 Credits, IFSM 438) |
| Industry Certification/Exam | Course Equivalent |
|---|---|
| CERT Computer Security Incident Handler (CSIH) | (3 Credits, CMIT 460) |
If you earned the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP certification on Jan. 1, 2017 or later, you may be able to earn up to 9 credits for courses that are required as part of UMGC’s curriculum for undergraduate human resource management programs. The certifications articulate to UMGC courses as follows:
Undergraduate Certificate in HR People Analytics:
Undergraduate Certificate in Human Resource Management:
Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resource Management:
If you earned the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP certification on Jan. 1, 2017 or later, you may be able to earn up to 6 credits for courses that are required as part of UMGC’s curriculum for the graduate certificate in strategic human resource management and master’s degree in management specialization in human resource management. The certifications articulate to UMGC courses as follows:
SHRM-CP:
SHRM-SCP:
You may be able to receive credit for ACE-reviewed courses, which are listed in the National Guide to College Credit for Workforce Training, and courses reviewed by the National College Credit Recommendation Service.
To be considered for credit, please have the organization(s) where you took the course(s) send a record of your course completion and the syllabus for the course (s) to studentrecords@umgc.edu after you apply to UMGC.
