Value of an Undergraduate Certificate
Are you interested in enhancing your studies with an undergraduate certificate? In addition to major areas of study, UTSA offers a variety of programs that provide valuable contributions to students' academic careers. While pursuing a certificate, students have the opportunity to explore personal interests and passions outside of their major program or complement their current major, helping them further stand out in the job market.
Why Pursue a Certificate in Engineering Projects in Community Service
Students who complete this 15-hour certificate prove they can proactively solve real-world problems before graduation. Working with real clients, students improve communities and grow as professionals through teamwork and networking. The Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS) certificate allows students to watch their ideas take shape in every stage of the project, from identification and conceptual design to developing the prototype and maintenance.
Project-Based Learning
As part of this program, students initiate, design, and develop their projects with constant help and guidance from a mentor. In addition to regular meetings with team members, students practice being accountable to a client by giving updates through two presentations during the semester. The production phase of the project is realized either at a lab or at The Makerspace, which is is fully stocked with state-of-the-art tools and technologies.
Apply Certificate Courses to Your Degree
One of the added benefits of the Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS) certificate is the ability to apply courses from this program to a student’s major area of study. Students should contact their advisors to learn more.
What You’ll Study
Students will be required to complete a minimum of 15 semester credit hours for this certificate.
All students must complete 6 credit hours of the following:
- First Year Participation in Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS)
- Sophomore Participation in Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS)
- Junior Participation in Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS)
- EPICS Engineering Co-op
- Senior Participation in Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS)
- Senior EPICS Design I
- Senior EPICS Design II
All students must complete a maximum of 3 credit hours of the following:
- Bilingual Families, Communities, and Schools: National and Transnational Experiences
- The Impact of Modern Technologies on Society
- Introduction to Community and Public Health
- Society and Social Issues
- Social Problems
All students must complete a maximum of 6 credit hours of the following: (Other major-specific classes, core or elective, related to community needs and benefits may also be petitioned under this category.)
- Probability and Statistics for the Biosciences
- Construction Materials and Methods
- Applied Probability and Statistics for Engineers
- Electronic Devices
- Mathematical Statistics
- Engineering Economic Analysis
- Machine Element Design
- Environmental Architecture and Sustainability
Adding a Certificate
Add On to Your Major - recommended path
Currently enrolled in a bachelor's degree program and looking to enhance your degree with an undergraduate certificate? Contact the Certificate Program Advisor listed below, and request permission to enter into the program. Approval to enter into a certificate program must be granted by the Certificate Program Advisor and the Dean of the college in which the certificate program is housed.
Not currently pursuing an undergraduate degree at UTSA but interested in an undergraduate certificate program? You can apply as a non-degree seeking student. Prospective students must apply for admission to UTSA as non-degree seeking and indicate on their application their interest in an undergraduate certificate. Prospective students are required to meet UTSA's admission requirements for special students at the undergraduate level. Once admitted, students can contact the Certificate Program Advisor listed below, and request permission to enter into their desired program. Approval to enter into a certificate program must be granted by the Certificate Program Advisor and the Dean of the college in which the certificate program is housed.
