Evening Certificate Programs (ECPs)

Overview

Campus Photo UC Irvine Extension offers nearly 40 ECPs led by instructors with extensive industry and professional experience. The courses integrate you, the international professional, with American professionals and offer the latest in cutting-edge research and technologies, while utilizing the collaborative and practical approach in the classroom that you can apply immediately on the job. Many ECPs can be completed in six months of full time study. Attend a Professional Communications Seminar to gain a deeper understanding of your courses and to further develop your English skills for greater success. Visit our website for a complete list of ECPs.

Certificate Requirements

All certificate program course requirements and electives must be completed with a grade “C” or better in each course, unless otherwise noted.

All certificate programs at UC Irvine Extension require professional-level English language proficiency in listening and note-taking, reading comprehension and vocabulary, written expression, and oral presentation. International students who do not meet certificate program admissions requirements are invited to enroll first in one of our English language program offerings.

Admission Requirements

	2012	2013
Winter	Jan 4 - Mar 15	Jan 3 - Mar 21
Spring	Mar 22 - Jun 7	Mar 27 - Jun 13
Summer	Jun 14 - Sept 6	Jun 19 - Sept 5
Fall	Sept 13 - Dec 13	Sept 19 - Dec 12

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Graduate-level Professional Certificates

"Studying in classes alongside other working professionals from all fields and learning from practicing professionals, provided me the knowledge and skills I needed to further develop my career."
Ekaterina Andronova, Russia
ECP Project Management

Length of Time

Some certificates can be completed in six months of full-time study; many take nine months to a year. The time required to complete a certificate program can vary depending on a variety of factors, including course sequencing, scheduling and demand.

Tuition Price

Campus Photo Quarterly tuition includes an international student fee of $1,300 ($1,500, effective summer 2011) and the individual course fees. Average quarterly tuition: $4,000 (for other costs see Tuition & Fees).

All ECPs are designed for professionals and are mainly attended by Americans. Make life-long friends by working and studying along side of your American counterparts. For a full list of our ECPs, visit the Certificates area of the main Extension web site.

A partial list of ECPs includes:

30+ Years of English and Certificates of Internationals