Format: Online or On Campus

Format: Online or On Campus

Northern’s Entrepreneurship Certificate offers a flexible and affordable opportunity to learn to:

• Identify business and innovation opportunities
• Communicate the value of products and services to potential customers, and
• Write business plans

It's designed for aspiring and current entrepreneurs and is open to current Northern students as well as community members who are not seeking to earn a degree.

Northern's executive banking certificate is among Northern's various academic offerings preparing you for a successful career in banking, along with the Bachelor of Science in Banking and Financial Services, offered on campus and online; the Master of Science in Banking and Financial Services, offered online; the Intermediate Banking Certificate; and Banking and Financial Services Minor

Northern's GIS Certificate will provide you with skills for careers related to Geographic Information Systems.

Format: Online or On Campus

This certificate is available only online at the undergraduate and graduate level.

Format: Online or On Campus

Hybrid Flexible (HyFlex) teaching and learning is a student-centered delivery mode that integrates face-to-face synchronous, online synchronous, and online asynchronous modes in one course. HyFlex pedagogy is an emerging field of scholarship developing best practices in HyFlex course design, teaching and learning.

The NSU Intermediate Banking Certificate is among Northern's various academic offerings preparing you for a successful career in banking, along with the Bachelor of Science in Banking and Financial Services, offered on campus and online; the Master of Science in Banking and Financial Services, offered on

Northern's Jazz Pedagogy Certificate provides instrumental and vocal music education students with the necessary knowledge and skills to cultivate a jazz curriculum as future professional music educators. The certificate will enable you to oversee all aspects of K-12 jazz education, including the teaching of beginning jazz improvisation; applying appropriate rehearsal techniques to small and large group jazz ensembles; selecting suitable repertoire for these groups; and providing an overview of jazz appreciation, history and styles.

Format: Online or On Campus

A leadership certificate from Northern State University is designed to help you confidently move your organization forward as a strong leader who can drive productivity, innovation, employee engagement, and organizational success.

Through soft skills development, practical strategies, and a growth-oriented mindset, courses in this certificate prepare you to lead effectively in today's dynamic business landscape. 

Specialized courses include:

Format: On Campus

Northern’s undergraduate certificate in marketing and digital design prepares you to integrate the business strategy of marketing with the visual power of graphic design.

This certificate complements many majors, but will also benefit professionals looking to upskill, pivot in their career, and stay competitive in the ever-evolving digital landscape.