UMBC microcredentials demonstrate specific, verifiable skills and knowledge gained from the classroom, the field, or elsewhere. Find your starting point below—whether you’re earning, proposing, or hiring using microcredentials.
Find Your Starting Point
For Earners
Build a portfolio of recognized competencies — from internships, coursework, service learning, and more — that travels with you beyond a single transcript or program.
For Faculty & Staff
Recognize the learning already happening in your program. Digital Credential Innovation partners with you to design, build, and issue microcredentials — at no cost for standard projects.
For Employers & Community Partners
UMBC microcredentials carry rich metadata on the exact skills behind the credential — so you can evaluate candidates and partners on demonstrated competency, not just a course title.
UMBC microcredentials are more than badges — they’re dynamic representations of a learner’s journey, capturing engagement, knowledge, skills, and mastery as they unfold. In an inclusive community that welcomes inquisitive minds from every background, microcredentials provide utility and distinction wherever the next step leads — a job application, graduate study, or a lifetime of learning still ahead.
Have Questions?
Digital Credential Innovation supports the full microcredential lifecycle at UMBC — from first concept to issuance. We also welcome conversations with external stakeholders shaping the future of learning recognition.
Questions about microcredentials at UMBC? Check out the FAQs or submit a support ticket.