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Enhance your portfolio with a Credential

SETTING LEARNERS UP FOR SUCCESS

The UChicago Harris Credential Programs are tailored to equip individuals with the necessary skills for either pursuing graduate school ambitions or advancing professionally. These programs enhance participants' curricula by incorporating expertise in areas such as data analytics, coding, persuasive writing, and contemporary subjects. Below are some key advantages of enrolling in a certificate program:

  • Engaging with distinguished UChicago faculty members
  • Obtaining personalized feedback on sought-after skills and learning
  • Connecting with driven learners worldwide

Start your application today for 2025!

IS A CREDENTIAL PROGRAM RIGHT FOR YOU?
Credential Programs add the most value for those:

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Considering a graduate degree or career in social impact.

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Seeking a robust foundation in policy skills and topics.

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Passionate about joining a global network with UChicago community.

ALUMNI INSIGHTS

Throughout the program, participants engage with students hailing from diverse backgrounds worldwide, each bringing unique experiences and motivations for joining these programs. Whether their goal is to pursue further education or make a difference in their local communities, read on to discover inspiring stories from our alumni who have made significant strides following their experience with us.

DYNAMIC AND FLEXIBLE PROGRAMS
   

APPLICATION OPEN

Data & Policy Summer Scholar Program

Join the UChicago community and initiate your introduction to data analytics and coding in R programming. This flagship program offers a holistic and interactive learning environment and features a faculty-led research project.

  • Duration: 7 weeks
  • June 30 - August 22, 2025
  • Virtual Online
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APPLICATION OPEN

Policy Research and Innovation Bootcamp

Immerse yourself in the 2-week Chicago-based holistic research-focused program. Learn how to conduct quantitative research work while exploring social impact career pathways for your next-step academic and professional development.

  • Duration: 2 weeks & optional jumpstart week
  • July 28 - August 8, 2025
  • In person
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APPLICATION OPEN

Policy Analytics Credential

Learn data analytics and programming in R with hands-on coding practice using real-world dataset guided by UChicago graduate instructors. Ideal for participants with no prior experience.

  • Duration: 9 weeks
  • March 31 - May 30, 2025
  • Virtual Online
Learn about our full list of credential programs, or attend one of our upcoming events and get in touch with a member of our team.

Short-term learning, lifelong skills

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Credential alumni rated the program beneficial for their academic and professional growth

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Credential alumni became graduate students at UChicago Harris

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Credential alumni across the globe

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Faculty Spotlight

Austin Wright

"It makes me happy that many students complete the credential programs with excitement about what comes next and seeing Harris as a potential home."

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David Chrisinger
Faculty Spotlight

David Chrisinger

"Whether you're applying for graduate school, you're trying to pivot in your career, you want to make an impact on public policy, the skills and the tools in the frameworks that you learn in the Credential Program will pay huge dividends to you"

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Faculty Spotlight

Thomas Coleman

Thomas Coleman  is a Senior Lecturer at the Harris School of Public Policy, and previously served as the Executive Director and Senior Advisor at the Becker Friedman Institute for Research in Economics.

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Faculty Spotlight

Shaoda Wang

Shaoda Wang is an Assistant Professor at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy, and a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). He also serves as the Deputy Faculty Director at the Energy Policy Institute at UChicago, China center (EPIC-China). 

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Faculty Spotlight

John Burrows

John Burrows is senior lecturer in leadership at the University of Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy and an associate fellow at Oxford University’s Saïd Business School. He also teaches healthcare leadership in a newly launched double masters degree program in health policy taught jointly by the University of Chicago and the London School of Economics & Political Science. 

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Faculty Spotlight

Rebecca Wolfe

Dr. Rebecca J. Wolfe is a leading expert on political violence, conflict and violent extremism. She is a Senior Lecturer at the Harris School for Public Policy at the University of Chicago, where she also is an associate at the Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts. 

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