SE Fundamentals Certificate (282)

The Systems Engineering Department offers Systems Engineering Fundamentals Certificate (282) and a variety of advanced standalone four-course certificates that can lead to an MSSE or MSSEM degree.

282: Systems Engineering Fundamentals Certificate
This certificate is designed to provide graduate level foundation courses in systems engineering to anyone interested in deepening their understanding of how DoD designs, develops and produces large complex systems. Students learn a disciplined approach to finding the right solution to the right problem: on-time, on-budget, supportable, and with minimal risk.

Successful completion of the 282 certificate makes a student eligible for stackable pathway towards either the MSSE or MSSEM.

MSSEM Pathway

To qualify for the MSSE Pathway (OS3180, SE3100, SI3400, and SE3302), a student must have completed a college level calculus sequence of at least one year.

Successful completion of the 282 certificate makes a student eligible for stackable pathway towards the 722 Master’s Degree which includes 218 (offered by the Department of Acqusition and Financial Management), along with the SEM Capstone Sequence.

218:Advanced Acquisition Studies
The Certificate in Advanced Acquisition Studies is graduate academic certificate program available to NPS distance learning students. Designed for students interested in Defense system acquisition and program management processes, the program operationalizes the business of Defense acquisition and creates Acquisition Warriors for the DoD. This program supports continuous acquisition reform initiatives mandated by Congress and senior leaders and also supports initiatives to educate operational warfighters in the business of acquisition. The program contributes to Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) certifications in Program Management, Test & Evaluation, Production & Quality Management career fields. Additionally, the program provides education supporting for Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.