Note: certificates may still be awarded for students who complete the required courses, but we are not actively maintaining the programs. Some required courses may no longer be available or may become unavailable in the future. New certificates for the programs may also become unavailable in the future. Remember that every active Saylor Academy course still provides its own certificate of completion.
Certificates should automatically be awarded a short time (usually 24 hours) after all required courses have been completed.
General Education Curriculum
Communication
ENGL001: English Composition I
ENGL002: English Composition II
Information Technology/Logical Reasoning
CS101: Introduction to Computer Science
Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning (Choose 1)
MA005: Calculus I
MA121: Introduction to Statistics
Natural and Physical Sciences (Choose 2)
BIO101: Introduction to Molecular and Cellular Biology
CHEM101: General Chemistry I
PHYS101: Introduction to Mechanics
PHYS102: Introduction to Electromagnetism
Humanities (Choose 1)
ARTH101: Art Appreciation and Techniques
HIST103: World History in the Early Modern and Modern Eras (1600-Present)
[Social/Human Sciences:]
Economics (Choose 1)
ECON101: Principles of Microeconomics
ECON102: Principles of Macroeconomics
Political Science (Choose 1)
POLSC101: Introduction to Politics
POLSC221: Introduction to Comparative Politics
Behavioral Science
PSYCH101: Introduction to Psychology
SOC101: Introduction to Sociology
Ethics
PHIL103: Moral and Political Philosophy
Customer Service Specialization
Saylor Academy’s Customer Service specialization focuses on the fundamental skills essential to effective customer service, including computer skills, business communications, and best customer service practices.
Students who complete this program are prepared to operate in multiple business environments to provide service to customers, clients, and colleagues.
Courses in the Customer Service Specialization program
All of these courses:
PRDV002: Professional Writing
PRDV003: Word Processing Using Microsoft Word
PRDV004: Spreadsheets
CUST104: Business Communications
CUST105: Customer Service
Business Administration Curriculum
Saylor Academy’s Business Administration curriculum is designed to prepare students for a leadership role in today’s highly competitive, global business environment. The Business Administration curriculum, which consists of a selection of courses that focus on cross-functional business competencies, provides a range of general business knowledge common to all business career paths.
Students take thirteen core courses and then specialize in a functional area of business by taking six electives. The program concludes with a capstone course, in which students implement and apply the sum of information learned throughout the program in a strategic development project.
Students who complete this program are prepared to succeed in leadership roles in modern, complex organizations.
All of these courses:
BUS105: Managerial Accounting
ECON101: Principles of Microeconomics
ECON102: Principles of Macroeconomics
BUS202: Principles of Finance
BUS203: Principles of Marketing
BUS204: Business Statistics
BUS205: Business Law
BUS206: Management Information Systems
BUS208: Principles of Management
BUS209: Organizational Behavior
BUS210: Corporate Communication
BUS300: Operations Management
BUS301: Human Resource Management
BUS303: Strategic Information Technology
BUS305: Small Business Management
BUS401: Management Leadership
BUS402: Project Management
BUS403: Negotiations and Conflict Management
BUS501: Strategic Management
Computer Science Curriculum
Saylor Academy’s Computer Science curriculum is designed to provide students with a breadth of experience in software, hardware, and mathematics, crucially complementing the many “learn to code” resources available online. Within the 20 courses required within this rigorous program, 13 are foundational to the CS discipline, three are required mathematics courses, and four courses are electives for students to gain insight into some of the more common specializations within Computer Science.
Students who complete this program are prepared to work in diverse Computer Science fields.
All of these courses
CS101: Introduction to Computer Science I
CS102: Introduction to Computer Science II
CS107: C++ Programming
CS201: Elementary Data Structures
CS202: Discrete Structures
CS301: Computer Architecture
CS302: Software Engineering
CS303: Algorithms
CS401: Operating Systems
CS402: Computer Communications and Networks
CS403: Introduction to Modern Database Systems
CS404: Programming Languages
CS405: Artificial Intelligence
Any 4 of these courses:
CS304: Compilers
CS305: Web Development
CS406: Information Security
CS408: Advanced Artificial Intelligence
CS409: Cryptography
CS410: Advanced Databases
CS412: Mobile Application Development
All of these courses:
MA101: Single-Variable Calculus I
MA005: Calculus I
MA111: Introduction to Mathematical Reasoning
MA121: Introduction to Statistics