Accelerate Your Learning

How Professional Certificates build

into degrees from Illinois Tech

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 Youʼll be hearing from Illinois Tech

Paige Wolfe Norma Scagnoli Yuhan Ding

Assistant Director, Vice Provost for Learning Program Director,
Graduate Admissions Innovation Master of Data Science

Ray Trygstad
Krishna Erramilli
Associate Chair, Department of
Director, Master of Business Information Technology and
Administration Management

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 As well as Coursera

Quentin McAndrew, PhD Aida Rodriguez-Nieves India Vieria

Global Academic Strategist Enrollment Counselor Enrollment Counselor

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 Agenda 01 About Illinois Tech
02 What is prior learning credit?
03 How does it work?
How the Bachelor of IT, M.B.A. and
04 Master of Data Science recognize
prior learning on Coursera
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FAQs

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Ask questions as we go,
using the Q&A feature

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 A high-ranking #29 best value #1 for earnings Outcomes
Best College Ranked #29 on US power focused
Illinois Tech ranks #23 News and World #1 in the Chicago 2022 graduates enjoyed
in the nation and #1 in Reportʼs list of best region for occupational a 91% employment
Illinois on the Wall value colleges in the earnings power, rate and earned
Street Journal and US. according to the starting salaries well
College Pulseʼs list of Brookings Institute. above the national
Best Colleges. average.

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 A flexible, more accessible path to a tech-savvy degree

Tech experts 6 start dates Performance-based

Donʼt wait for the admission
Learn from faculty who
have a wealth of academic calendar, get Skip the process of taking
experience in the tech started when youʼre admissions tests, paying
industry. ready with six start application fees, and other
dates. Plus, classes run hurdles associated with
for 8-weeks, so you can traditional applications.
move through your Take and pass three
requirements at a pathway courses to gain full
faster pace. acceptance into the
program.

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 Top Employers for Illinois Tech Grads
Illinois Tech graduates obtain positions at companies and organizations of all sizes including
start-ups, early-stage companies, and Fortune 500 corporations.

College of Computing Stuart School of Business

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS GRADUATE STUDENTS GRADUATE STUDENTS

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Degree credits are a timeline

In a bachelorʼs or masterʼs program,

youʼre required to complete a set BACHELORʼS
number of credits to earn your 127Bachelor’s
credits or 3-5 years
= 127 credits
degree.

Typically, you earn credits by

successfully passing courses youʼre MASTERʼS & M.B.A.
Master’s = 30 credits
enrolled in. How quickly you finish 33-36 credits or 2 years
your degree will depend on the
number of credits a university
requires.
Year one Year two Year three Year four Year five

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Prior Learning
Credit

On Coursera, you may be able to

leverage select Professional
Certificates youʼve earned for Place your full, floating screenshot here if you need a bigger image size
credit in an Illinois Tech online
bachelorʼs or masterʼs program.
Itʼs a unique opportunity that
can reduce the total cost of a
degree as well as how long it
takes to earn your degree.

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How familiar were you with prior learning credit prior to this
webinar?

1. Very familiar
2. Somewhat familiar
3. Not at all familiar

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 Prior learning credit lets you build on what
youʼve learned and earned

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Professional Certificates
Select IBM and Google Professional Certificates
on Coursera are eligible for prior learning credit

Performance-based admission
Plus, thanks to Illinois Techʼs performance-based
admission, youʼll gain full acceptance to the
degree program if you take and pass three 3 2 Bachelorʼs & Masterʼs
pathway courses
Illinois Tech may accept Professional
Certificates youʼve completed for credit in
their online bachelorʼs and masterʼs
programs

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 Letʼs get more specific
Your Coursera learning
goes further

How it works

Complete an eligible Professional Certificate

Join a degree via performance-based admissions

Submit completed certificates to request recognition

of prior learning when you're admitted to the degree
3-9 credits
Potential total credits
Benefits
● Accelerate your time to graduation $1,250 - $2,727
● Reduce the overall cost of your degree Potential savings
● Enhance your skill set
● Add strong credentials—a degree and
Professional Certificates—to your resume
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How does prior learning credit recognition impact your
interest in pursuing a degree with Illinois Tech?

1. More interested
2. Somewhat interested
3. Does not change
4. Less interested

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Bachelor of Information Technology
Programs on Coursera eligible for Prior Learning Credit Admissions requirements
Professional Certificates ● Minimum transfer requirement of 61
● Google Project Management credits
● IBM Cybersecurity Analyst ● Complete three pathway courses with
at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA on a 4.0
Requires additional proficiency exam for credit scale
● Meta Front-End Developer
● Preparing for Google Cloud Certification:
Cloud Security Engineer Explore this $18,000 program
COURSE COURSE

Max potential savings: Up to $2,454

Max potential prior learning credit

recognition: 9 toward core curriculum

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Master of Data Science
Programs on Coursera eligible for Prior Learning Credit Admissions requirements
Professional Certificates ● Bachelorʼs degree
● Google Data Analytics ● Complete three pathway courses with a
● Google Advanced Data Analytics 3.0 cumulative grade-point average on
● Google Business Intelligence a 4.0 scale or better
● IBM AI Engineering
● IBM Applied AI
● IBM Data Engineering
● IBM Data Science Explore this $15,000 program
COURSE COURSE
● IBM Data Analyst
● DeepLearning.AIʼs Deep Learning
● IBM Applied Data Science

Max potential savings: Up to $2,727

Max potential prior learning credit

recognition: 6
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Master of Business Administration
Programs on Coursera eligible for Prior Learning Credit Admissions requirements
Professional Certificates ● Bachelorʼs degree
● Google Project Management ● Complete three pathway courses with a
● Google Data Analytics 3.0 cumulative grade-point average on
● Google Advanced Data Analytics a 4.0 scale or better
● Google Business Intelligence
● Google Digital Marketing &
E-Commerce
● IBM Data Analyst Explore this $15,000 program
COURSE COURSE
● IBM Data Science
● Microsoft Power BI Analyst

Max potential savings: Up to $1,250

Max potential prior learning credit

recognition: 3

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What are your goals for continuing your education?

1. To start my career in the tech industry

2. To advance my career in the tech industry
3. To get a credential that academically demonstrates my knowledge and skills
4. For my own personal development

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Next steps you can take

Schedule time with an enrollment counselor

India Vieira
Enrollment Counselor for Illinois Techʼs Bachelor
of Information Technology program

At Coursera, our enrollment counselors

are specially trained to discuss your
unique learning goals and help you find
the best degree program to achieve
them
Aida Rodriguez-Nieves
Enrollment Counselor for Illinois Tech M.B.A. and
Master of Data Science programs

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Next steps you can take
Take a pathway course
Thanks to Illinois Techʼs
performance-based admissions, you can
get started with a pathway course, which
leads into full admission when you take
and pass two additional courses with a B
average or better.
Take for-credit, non-degree open content
Not ready to jump into a degree? You can
still take for-credit, non-degree open
content from Illinois Tech on Coursera,
and make sure itʼs the right fit for you
before moving into the full degree
program.
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FAQs

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Commonly asked questions

● How do I submit recognition of prior learning for a Professional Certificate at Illinois

Tech?

● How can I receive credit for a pathway course if I have Coursera Plus?

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Letʼs hear
from you

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Thank you

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 Are you considering a degree?

1. Yes, in the next 12 months

2. Yes, in the next 24 months
3. Iʼve been thinking about it, but Iʼm not sure
4. Not in the foreseeable future
5. Other (please specify)

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Qualify for
in-demand
roles
Earning an online degree
from Illinois Tech can lead
to high-paying roles in
cybersecurity, IT, software
development, and more

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