Cloud Computing Graduate Certificate

Graduate Certificate

Leverage your technical experience and gain necessary knowledge and skills to enhance your career trajectory in an organization that utilizes cloud computing. The Graduate Certificate in Cloud Computing is a 4 course, 12-semester-credit-hour program that equips technical professionals with the knowledge and technical skills necessary for a career in cloud computing. This certificate is designed to provide a common framework for cloud computing, as well as allow for specialization in specific areas, such as cyber security, cloud infrastructure, and applications in cloud.

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Why Pursue a Cloud Computing Graduate Certificate

The Occupational Outlook Handbook 2018, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, reports the employment of computer and information technology occupations is projected to grow 13% from 2016 to 2026, faster than the average for all occupations. These occupations are projected to add about 557,100 new jobs. Demand for these workers will stem from greater emphasis on cloud computing, the collection and storage of big data, and information security.

Students will be trained to thrive in today’s high-tech landscape and be provided opportunities to compete for some of the best technical jobs available.

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Admission & Application Requirements

Applications are submitted through the UTSA Graduate Application. Please upload all required documents (listed below) on your UTSA Graduate Application. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure completion and submission of the application, a nonrefundable application fee, and all required supporting documents are on file with UTSA by the appropriate application deadline.

For international students, please note that student visas are not issued at UTSA for non-degree-seeking students, including certificate programs. For more information, visit our international students admission page.

Cloud Computing (CERT)
	Required Degree	Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university in the United States or have proof of equivalent training at a foreign institution.
	Minimum GPA	3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) Departments may consider GPA of last 60 semester credit hours
	Transcripts*	Required from all institutions attended; international transcripts must be recorded/translated to English
	Credential Evaluation	Required if you have earned university-level credit from foreign institutions. Submit an evaluation of your transcripts from Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE) directly from the graduate admission application platform
	English Language Proficiency	23-24 App: Scores are currently waived for this program through the 2023-24 academic year. 24-25 App: 550 TOEFL Paper / 79 TOEFL Internet / 6.5 IELTS / Duolingo 100
*Unofficial transcripts will be taken into consideration for admissions; however, if admitted into the program, you must submit official transcripts to the University.

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Admission Deadlines

Applicants are encouraged to have their admission file completed as early as possible. All applications, required documents and letters of recommendation, if applicable, must be submitted by 5:00 PM U.S. Central Time on the day of the deadline. Deadlines are subject to change.

Cloud Computing (CERT)
Completed applications will be reviewed for admission on a rolling basis. Decisions generally will be made and sent to applicants within 4 to 6 weeks of receiving the application.
Academic Year 2023-24	Priority	International	Domestic
Fall 2023	Not Available	June 1	August 1
Spring 2024	Not Available	November 1	December 1
Summer 2024	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available
Academic Year 2024-25	Priority	International	Domestic
Fall 2024	Not Available	February 1	February 1
Spring 2025	Not Available	October 1	October 1
Summer 2025	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available

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Career Options

UTSA prepares you for future careers that are in demand. The possible careers below is data pulled by a third-party tool called Emsi, which pulls information from sources like the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Census Bureau, online job postings, other government databases and more to give you regional and national career outlook related to this academic program.

Amazon
Booz Allen Hamilton
Capital One
Deloitte
IBM

KPMG
Microsoft
Oracle
Raytheon Corporation
VMWare

Entry Course: Cloud Computing for Business
Two courses from one of the available tracks: Applications, Security or Infrastructure
Capstone Project: Independent Study in the field of Cloud Computing