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Kaplan Continuing Education
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Make Your Next Career Move
Online
Our
continuing education Studies programs let
you expand your career options. Kaplan University
offers a wide range of programs designed to help
you enhance your career opportunities.
Choose the online Kaplan Continuing Education program that fits your
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Business and
Finance
Advance your career at
Kaplan University: get the professional
knowledge and skills to propel you forward.
Become a financial planner, project manager,
risk manager, Six Sigma quality professional, or
executive coach – lucrative and rewarding career
choices to leverage your talents.
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Certificate
in Financial Planning
Establish a financial
planning career as you guide your clients to
identify their financial strengths and
weaknesses to achieve their financial goals. Our
online Certificate in Financial Planning is a
CFP Board-Registered Program* that qualifies you
to sit for the CFP® Certification
Examination. The CFP® certification
offers consulting prestige that will attract
clients and create greater opportunities with
banks, brokerage firms, insurance companies,
accounting firms, and more.
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Project Management
Certificate
Project managers are among
the most high-profile employees at large
corporations and, as such, are often afforded
the best promotion opportunities. The Project
Management Certificate offers both the
organizational skills to help you advance your
career and the qualifications to make a career
move. Project management skills are an integral
part of success in the corporate world. The
Project Management Certificate can be
specialized to suit one of three fields:
business, information technology, or
construction.
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Risk
Management Certificate
The Sarbanes-Oxley act has
greatly increased the need for financial
compliance for corporations in all fields.
Meanwhile, the cumulative effects of major
events such as terrorist acts, natural
disasters, and labor strikes have Fortune 500
companies paying closer attention to risk
management functions. The insurance industry,
for example, is experiencing rising costs and
decreasing coverage, a potentially problematic
trend for corporations. With a Risk Management
Certificate, you can work as a consultant or in
corporate departments dedicated to risk
management, loss prevention, operations,
accounting and more in a variety of industries.
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Executive Coaching
Certificate
Launch a career dedicated
to coaching leaders to develop high-performing
cultures that strengthen business results.
Establish your own business as a corporate
consultant, or work internally with upper
management, executives, and board members at
corporations, non-profits, or government
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Six Sigma
Certificate
Impact a company’s success
by maximizing the performance of its business
management processes. Apply the Six Sigma levels
of quality methodology to effect breakthrough
improvements in productivity, reliability, and
profitability of goods and services. Increase
levels of customer satisfaction and help raise
employee morale. Enjoy high-growth career
opportunities in a broad range of industries
such as manufacturing, information technology,
marketing, media, and much more.
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Health Care
Your health care career can
become more rewarding, more flexible, and more
lucrative. Become a geriatric care manager, case
manager, life care planner, forensic nurse, or
legal nurse consultant—professions that are
experiencing exponential growth.
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Geriatric
Care Management
Work with elderly clients
and their families in your own Geriatric Care
Management practice. Learn to identify and
assess senior health and social services needs.
Recommend, coordinate, monitor, and evaluate
care and services to assure that quality,
cost-effective care results in an optimal
lifestyle for your senior clients.
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Life Care
Planning
If
you are a rehabilitation professional or
registered nurse interested in facilitating the
care, treatment, and/or rehabilitation of
individuals with significant disabilities or
chronic health problems, consider the rewarding
field of life care planning. The self-paced Life
Care Planning Certificate is the first step on
the path to the prestigious CLCP credential.
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Case
Management
Become instrumental in the
promotion of quality, cost-effective health
care. Learn to perform assessments, conduct
research, analyze data, and plan and manage
services and care. Apply case management skills
in a variety of settings, including acute and
long-term care, occupational health, managed
care, and workers’ compensation.
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Forensic
Nursing
Be
both crime solver and victim counselor. Learn
about collecting crime-scene evidence, giving
testimony, and supporting survivors of violent
crimes and accidents. Explore opportunities in
medical examiners' offices and crime scene
units, or consult for hospitals.
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Legal Nurse
Consulting
Provide expertise and
research in medical lawsuits and insurance
claims. Learn how to use your nursing background
and find gainful employment at law firms and
insurance offices. |
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Pharmacy
Technician
Consider Kaplan
University's online Pharmacy Technician
Certificate program if you are interested in
seeking entry-level employment as a pharmacy
technician in retail, hospital, or mail-order
pharmacies; or in home health care settings.
Work under the supervision of a licensed
pharmacist, handling many of daily operations of
pharmacy, including transcribing and preparing
physicians'
prescriptions. |
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Medical
Coding
Gain
the technical skills and knowledge necessary to
becoming an entry-level medical coder. Abstract
clinical information from medical reports and
assign diagnostic and procedure codes
to patient records. Work to assist
insurance and health care providers to insure
proper reimbursements, assess clinical care, and
support medical
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Information
Technology
Help improve your technical
skills and learn about new advanced
certifications while enhancing your career in
the growing information technology industry.
Graduates may apply their skills and knowledge
in business, government, health care, and many
other sectors of the economy. Options include
several Microsoft certifications, as well as the
Certified Information Systems Security
Professional.
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Microsoft
Certified Systems Administrator
Certificate
Students will receive
instruction on the Microsoft Windows Server 2003
platform. The Microsoft Certified Systems
Administrator (MCSA) credential is considered a
valid and reliable measure of technical
proficiency and expertise to successfully manage
and maintain typically complex computing
environments. This certificate is appropriate
for systems administrators, network
administrators, information systems
administrators, network operations analysts,
network technicians, and technical support
specialists. This program will provide the
foundation for students to prepare for Microsoft
Certified Systems Administrator certification
exams. |
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Microsoft
Certified Technology Specialist
Certificate
Students will study how to
support Microsoft Windows, Web, or distributed
applications that use the .NET Framework 2.0 and
Visual Studio 2005 development. There are four
MCTS certification tracks: (1) .NET Framework
2.0 Web applications, (2) .NET Framework 2.0
Windows applications, (3) .NET Framework 2.0
distributed applications, and (4) Windows Vista
configuration. Students will be trained to
target specific technologies and become
proficient in troubleshooting and debugging.
This program will provide the foundation for
students to prepare for Microsoft Certified
Technical Specialist certification exams. |
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Microsoft
Certified Systems Engineer
Certificate
Study the planning,
implementation, maintenance, and support of
information systems. This certificate is
appropriate for systems engineers, technical
support engineers, systems analysts, network
analysts, and technical consultants. The MCSE
credential is considered demonstration of the
skills necessary to lead organizations in the
successful design, implementation, and
administration of the most advanced Windows
operating system. This program provides the
foundation for students to prepare for the
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer
certification exams. |
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Microsoft
Certified Professional Developer
Certificate
Students should become
proficient in Windows development, Web
application development, or enterprise
applications development that use the .NET
Framework 2.0 and Visual Studio 2005. There are
three Microsoft Certified Professional Developer
(MCPD) certification tracks for
students to choose from based on their career
goals: (1) MCPD—Web development, (2)
MCPD—Windows applications development, and (3)
enterprise applications development .
Professional developers assist in building the
technical infrastructure for organizations. This
program will provide the foundation for students
to prepare for Microsoft Certified Professional
Developer certification exams. |
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Certified
Information Systems Security
Professional
Study a wide range of
information security topics. This program is
based on the 10 domains that comprise the (ISC)
² Common Body of Knowledge and serve as the
foundation for the Certified Information Systems
Security Professional (CISSPO examination. The
CISSP certification is considered a premier
international credential for establishing the
necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities for
competent practice of information security. This
program will provide the foundation for students
to prepare for Certified Information Systems
Security Professional exam. |
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For-Credit
Certificates
Our
for-credit certificate programs offer you a
perfect way to gain credentials and at the same
time get a head start on an associate’s or
bachelor’s degree.
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Criminal Justice
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Private
Security Certificate
Learn about fraud
examination, criminal investigation, security
management, and other specialized knowledge
necessary to seek employment in private and
corporate security.
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Corrections
Certificate
Prepare for entry-level and
supervisory careers in corrections. If you are
already working in corrections, this online
certificate program may meet certain regulatory
requirements of continuing education.
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Management and Supervision Certificate in Criminal Justice
Gain the foundational knowledge and skills you need to help become
an effective manager or supervisor in the criminal justice field.
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Education
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Teacher Intern
Certificate
This accelerated, online
graduate certificate program is geared toward
career changers who hold a bachelor's degree and
want to transition into the field of secondary
education.
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Information
Technology
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Information
Technology Pathway
This program is designed to
prepare you for entry-level employment in an IT
field or get you started on the road to an IT
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Internet and
Website Development
Learn basic website
creation in HTML for entry-level employment as
well as career advancement. Graduates are
prepared for the CompTIA I-Net+ certification
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Legal Studies
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Legal Secretary
Certificate
Get the knowledge and
skills needed to pursue a career as a legal
secretary or legal administrative assistant.
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