University of South Florida Online Artificial Intelligence Graduate Certificate

This is a fully online AI certificate from the Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing at the University of South Florida. It is built to be flexible, with no final capstone, and some courses count toward two of the school's master's degrees. Ask for the credit count and total tuition before you apply.

The Artificial Intelligence Graduate Certificate comes from USF's Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing in Tampa, Florida. The school describes it as fully online and built for flexibility. USF is a large public university in Tampa with about 49,600 students.

One feature stands out. The school says some courses count toward the Master of Science in Data Intelligence and the Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence. That makes the certificate a lower-risk way to try graduate work in the field and keep the credits if you decide to continue.

The school says the certificate is fully online and built for flexibility. Full-time students complete it in two semesters, and part-time students take three to four semesters.

That gives you two ways to plan. Two semesters is fast and demands a heavy weekly workload. Three to four semesters stretches the same coursework over more time, which suits a full-time job. Ask whether classes meet live or run on your own schedule, and how often you will need to log in at set times.

Who It Fits

• You are considering a master's in data intelligence or artificial intelligence and want to test it first.
• You need flexibility, since the school builds the program to fit around work and offers a part-time pace.
• You want a certificate without a final capstone project.

Who Should Skip It

• You want a capstone to show employers. The school says there is no final capstone project.

The school says there is no final capstone project, which means your credential is earned through coursework alone.

Ask the school for the course list, the number of required credits and which courses are the ones that count toward the master's degrees. If you plan to continue, get the transfer rules in writing, including any grade minimums and time limits on how long credits stay valid. A short conversation with an advisor before you apply can save you from taking courses that do not stack.

USF is a public university, and public schools often charge different per-credit rates to residents and non-residents, so ask which rate applies to you as an online student.

Before you apply, request the total tuition, the per-credit rate and the fees. It also helps to ask whether the same rate applies if you stay in the program longer than planned, and whether financial aid or employer assistance can be used.

You would earn a Graduate Certificate from the University of South Florida through the Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing.

The real value here is the link to the master's degrees. The school says some courses count toward the Master of Science in Data Intelligence and the Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence. Ask which courses qualify and whether you would need to be admitted to the master's program separately.

Ask too how the certificate appears on your transcript, so you can describe it accurately on a resume or application. USF's reported graduation rate is 77% and its reported admit rate is 43%. Those figures describe the whole university, not this certificate, so ask what completion looks like for the certificate itself.

Where this degree can lead: Data Scientist Jobs, Jobs You Can Get With an AI Degree.

The full rubric is on the methodology page.

• There is no final capstone project, so there is no single finished piece of work to show.
• Full-time pace is two semesters, which is demanding if you also work.
• The 77% graduation rate describes the whole university, so it tells you little about whether certificate students finish.

• How many credits does the certificate require, and what is the total tuition?
• Which courses count toward the master's degrees in data intelligence and artificial intelligence?
• Do I need to apply separately to the master's program to use those credits?
• Are classes live or self-paced, and how often are the fixed meeting times?
• What prior math or programming should I have?
• Is the online per-credit rate different for students outside Florida?

Offered by USF's Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing.

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