Professional Certifications
Professional certification provides an opportunity for you to demonstrate your core competencies in specialized areas. As part of coursework you gain the knowledge, expertise and skills in preparation to pass an industry exam or be awarded certifications. Professional certifications hold great value in building your credentials, building a specialized area of expertise and enhancing marketability.
- Acquire technical knowledge and skills you’ll need to assume significant management responsibilities.
- Develop core competencies in a compressed time frame.
- Immediately apply concepts learned in class to the work environment.
- Develop the ability to examine, challenge, and continually improve business processes.
- Take courses on campus or via asynchronous, distance learning through CAETE.
- Take courses on campus or via asynchronous, distance learning.
- Study on the go with flexible and portable distance learning tools that accommodate your busy schedule.
- Learn from faculty with extensive real-world experience in Fortune 500 technology organizations.
- Enjoy a student centered, interactive learning experience.
- Apply course credits towards a Masters of Engineering in Engineering Management
Six Sigma Belt Certification
Program Flier (PDF)
The Engineering Management Program offers a complete and comprehensive program enabling individuals to earn varying levels of Six Sigma Certification.

Six Sigma Belt Certification
The courses associated with each level of Certification have been designed and are taught by faculty with real-world experience in the Quality Sciences. Our faculty have been certifying individuals who have completed this training for the last 10 years.
All of the courses within this program are available via distance learning technology, making certification at the Green, Black, or Master Black Belt levels possible where ever you are in the world. Because the courses are offered asynchronously, you have the flexibility to schedule your learning around your professional and personal commitments.
Private firms often charge $20,000 to $30,000 for Black Belt Training and Certification. As part of the University of Colorado, the Engineering Management Program offers the courses at a standard academic rate, which means you can obtain Black Belt Certification for 30-50% of the usual cost.
| Professional Certification |
Courses | Equivalent Graduate Certificate |
| Green Belt Certification |
|
Quality Systems and Engineering |
| Additional Courses for Black Belt Certification |
|
Managing Applied Research + Green Belt courses |
| Additional Courses for Master Black Belt Certification |
|
Performance Excellence +Black Belt courses |
Note: The only prerequisite for these courses is the successful completion of the Statistics requirement.

