January 18, 2024; 2-3:30 p.m.

Whether you call them non-degree credentials, microcredentials, or incremental credentials, there has been a proliferation of new credential types to serve learners, address employer demand, and complement degree programs. Navigating this fast-changing ecosystem can be a challenge. In this event, Credential As You Go and the Council of Graduate Schools explored how the credential landscape is changing and the ways in which non-degree credentials can serve as pathways into careers and graduate degree programs for learners from diverse backgrounds.

Conference Materials

• Invitation
• Webinar Registration
• Making the Case for Incremental Credentialing (Webinar Recording)
• Summit Slide Deck
• Summit Transcript
• Microcredentials and the Master's Degree (Publication by CGS)
• CGS Report Delves Into Under-Researched Field of Graduate-Level Microcredentials (Diverse: Issues in Higher Education Article re: CGS publication)
• Reporter Summary of Event

Presenters:

• Suzanne Ortega, President, Council of Graduate Schools
• Julie Masterson, Associate Provost and Dean of the Graduate College, Missouri State University
• Holly Zanville, Co-Lead, Credential As You Go
• Nan Travers, Co-Lead, Credential As You Go
• Graham L. Hammill, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Graduate School, University at Buffalo
• Matthew Linton, Senior Manager, Programs and Publications, Council of Graduate Schools
• Kristen Vanselow, Assistant Vice President, Innovative Education and Partnerships, Florida Gulf Coast University
• Stephen E. Schmid, Strategic Program Development Consultant, Universities of Wisconsin