Undergraduate
Certificates

Undergraduate Certificates Offer Mastery of Skills and Knowledge

West Virginia University at Parkersburg’s Undergraduate Certificates are designed to help students gain skills quickly for current or potential employment. These Certificates feature specialized training for a specific career or technology objective.

The Undergraduate Certificate is awarded to students who have demonstrated mastery of skills and knowledge.  They must attain a minimum 2.0 grade-point average in all classes to be issued a Certificate by the respective academic division. The Certificate will be noted on the student’s transcript.

Many of the Undergraduate Certificates are one semester in length.  Offered are the following:

• Architectural Design
• CAD Animation
• Communication Arts
• Communication Skills
• Electricity Basics
• Electric Motors & Motor Controls
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Graphic Design
• Health Insurance Customer Service
• HVAC
• Machinery Maintenance and Troubleshooting
• MS Office
• Medical Office Assistant
• Pipefitting
• Preventive Maintenance
• Print and Schematic Reading
• Project Management
• Purchasing Competency
• Safety
• Valve Operation
• Welding Maintenance
• Wood Technology

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Architectural Design (top of page)
Requirements for Undergraduate Certificate: 12 credit hours

• DRAF 115 - Computer-Aided Drafting - 3 hrs.
• DRAF 315 - Architectural Technology - 3 hrs.
• MECH 202 - Technology Statics - 3 hrs.
• MECH 230 - Technology Strength of Materials - 3 hrs.

Students interested in this certificate should contact the Technology Division, 424-8303.

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CAD Animation  (top of page)
Requirements for Undergraduate Certificate: 12 credit hours

• DRAF 115 - Computer-Aided Drafting - 3 hrs.
• DRAF 116 - Customized AutoCAD - 3 hrs.
• JOUR 410 - Graphic Design - 3 hrs.
• DRAF 397 - 3-D Studio - 3 hrs.

Students interested in this certificate should contact the Technology Division, 424-8303.

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Communication Arts  (top of page)
Requirements for Undergraduate Certificate: 12 credit hours

• SPCH 111 - Fundamentals of Speech - 3 hrs.
• SPCH 112 - Interpersonal Communication - 3 hrs.
• ENGL 251 - Creative Writing - 3 hrs.
• SPCH 131 - Oral Interpretation - 3 hrs.
  or
• SPCH 287 - Readers Theatre - 3 hrs.*
  or
• THEA 102 - Acting 1 - 3 hrs.

* cross-listed as THEA 287 Readers Theatre. May be taken under either the Speech or Theatre department.

Students interested in this certificate should contact the Humanities Division, 424-8301.

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Communication Skills  (top of page)
Requirements for Undergraduate Certificate: 12 credit hours

• SPCH 111 - Fundamentals of Speech - 3 hrs.
• SPCH 112 - Interpersonal Communication - 3 hrs.
• ENGL 107 - Technical Writing - 3 hrs.
  or
• ENGL 101 - Composition 1
• ENGL 103 - English Grammar, Usage and Style - 3 hrs.

Students interested in this certificate should contact the Humanities Division, 424-8301.

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Electricity Basics  (top of page)
Requirements for Undergraduate Certificate:  6 hours

• MTEC 250 Electricity Basics 1 - 2 hrs.

• MTEC 251 Electricity Basics 2 - 2 hrs.

• MTEC 252 Electrical Wiring - 2 hrs.

Students interested in this certificate should contact the Technology Division, 424-8303.

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Electric Motors & Motor Controls (top of page)
Requirements for Undergraduate Certificate: 6 hours

• MTEC 254 Electric Motors & Motor Controls - 2 hrs.

• MTEC 256 Generators & Motors 4 hrs.

Students interested in this certificate should contact the Technology Division, 424-8303.

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Entrepreneurial Studies (top of page)
Requirements for Undergraduate Certificate: 12 hours

• ENT 200 Entrepreneurship 1 - 3 hrs.

• ENT 206 Managing and Marketing - 3 hrs.

• ENT 207 Financing and Information - 3 hrs.

• ENG 208 New Venture Accounting - 3 hrs.

Students interested in this certificate should contact the Business/Economics Division, 424-8289.

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Graphic Design  (top of page)
Requirements for Undergraduate Certificate: 12 hours (15 hrs. if CS 101 is needed)

• JOUR 220 - Photography - 3 hrs.
• JOUR 410 - Graphic Design - 3 hrs.
• BTEC 270 - Introduction to Web Page Design* - 3 hrs.
• ART 111 - Drawing 1 - 3 hrs.
  or
• JOUR 112 - Printing Processes - 3 hrs.

* Prerequisite CS 101 or instructor’s consent

Students interested in this certificate should contact the Humanities Division, 424-8301.

Health Insurance Customer Service (top of page)
Requirements for Undergraduate Certificate: 12 credit hours

• BTEC 253 - Medical Terminology - 3 hrs.

• BTEC 255 - Medical Billing - 3 hrs.

• BTEC 256 - Medical Coding - 3 hrs.

• GBUS 202 - Business Communications - 3 hrs.

Students interested in this certificate should contact the Business/Economics Division, 424-8289.

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HVAC (top of page)
Requirements for Undergraduate Certificate: 9 credit hours

• MTEC 260 HVAC&R Technology - 3 hrs.

• MTEC 262 HVAC&R System Controls - 3 hrs.

• MTEC 264 HVAC&R System Troubleshooting - 3 hrs.

• MTEC 130 Lubrication Principles - 2 hrs.

• MTEC 132 Fluid Mechanics Basics - 2 hrs.

• MTEC 133 Fluid Mechanics Troubleshooting - 2 hrs.

• MTEC 134 Centrifugal Pumps - 4 hrs.

• MTEC 136 Industrial Seals and Applications - 2 hrs.

• BTEC 235 - Microsoft Word/Windows - 3 hrs.
• BTEC 204- Advanced Excel - 3 hrs.
• BTEC 206 - Advanced Access - 3 hrs.
• BTEC 275 - Advanced Microcomputer Applications in Business - 3 hrs.

Students interested in this certificate should contact  the Business/Economics Division, 424-8289.

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Medical Office Assistant (top of page)
Requirements for Undergraduate Certificate: 12 credit hours

• BTEC 253 Medical Terminology - 3 hrs.

• BTEC 254 Medical Billing - 3 hrs.

• BTEC 255 Medical Coding - 3 hrs.

• BTEC 256 Medical Transcription - 3 hrs.

Pipefitting (top of page)
Requirements for Undergraduate Certificate: 2 credit hours

• MTEC 140 Pipefitting - 2 hrs.

Students interested in this certificate should contact the Technology Division, 424-8303

Preventive Maintenance (top of page)
Requirements for Undergraduate Certificate: 5 credit hours

• MTEC 240 Laser Alignment - 1 hr.

• MTEC 241 Machine Vibration - 2 hrs.

• MTEC 242 Basics of Thermography - 2 hrs.

Students interested in this certificate should contact the Technology Division, 424-8303.

Print and Schematic Reading (top of page)
Requirements for Undergraduate Certificate: 4 credit hours

• MTEC 110 Print and Schematic Reading - 4 hrs.

Students interested in this certificate should contact the Technology Division, 424-8303.

Project Management  (top of page)
Requirements for Undergraduate Certificate: 8 credit hours

• INDT 231 - Engineering Economics - 3 hrs.
• INDT 420 - Project Conception/Definition - 1 hr.
• INDT 422 - Project Economics/Justification- 2 hrs.
• INDT 424 - Project Organization/Implementation - 2 hrs.

Students interested in this certificate should contact the Technology Division, 424-8303.

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Purchasing Competency  (top of page)
Requirements for Undergraduate Certificate: 12 credit hours

• GBUS 202 - Business Communication - 3 hrs.
• GBUS 370 - Principles of Purchasing - 3 hrs.
• GBUS 371 - Business Logistics - 3 hrs.
• GBUS 372 - Contract Administration - 3 hrs.

• MTEC 112 Workplace Safety - 2 hrs.

• MTEC 230 Valve Operation - 1 hr.

• WELD 111 Basic Oxyacetylene - 3 hrs.

• WELD 121 Basic SMAW - 4 hrs.

• WELD 134 Basic GMAW - 4 hrs.

• MTEC 232 Wood Technology - 3 hrs.