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Participants must register and complete the course on by Dec. 31, 2023. 

Registrants should receive a confirmation message about 15 minutes after completing the registration form.  That – and additional emails – will be sent from the domain. Please add it – and the credly.com domain – to any safesenders lists to avoid issues with junk and spam filters.

The contents and the quizzes of this certificate program is available immediately and for free of charge. While these are available free of charge, you need to upgrade to the paid version in order to earn the USF certificate and Credly badge. The participants who get 70% minimum of each of the eight quizzes and who are upgraded to the paid version earn the certificate and the Credly badge. If you fail any of the quizzes, you can retake them as many times as you want.

The modules for are available free of charge. There is a $99 charge if you want to get a certificate and a badge (this is a hard cost to us). Unfortunately there is no scholarship for this as the information is provided for free of charge.

Yes. It does not matter if you are in an audit track. All participants who score at least 70 percent on all eight quizzes and are upgraded will receive the certificate.  The "audit track" notation does not matter.

There can be several reasons why you might be having trouble.

1. There was a typo or error in the email address when you registered on mooc.academiacentral.org.
2. You have inserted a space in your public username field.
3. The automated activation email message was caught by your spam filter. 
4. Your email provider might have blocked the automated email message.

Here's what you can do:

• Check your spam or junk mail folder for an email from certificate@academiacentralmooc.org.  Add certificate@academiacentralmooc.org to your email contacts or approved senders list.
• Remove any spaces in your public username.
• Try registering again with the same email address. If the account already exists, you'll see an error indicating that there is a duplicate email address.
• From the mooc.academiacentral.org log in page, click "Need Help Signing In? and then click "Forgot my password." The password reset message will activate your account.

Please to remove yourself from the academiacentral platform.  If you also want to be removed from any future emails or newsletters, email us and we will unsubscribe you from the college’s mailing list.

Once registered, participants can watch the pre-recorded content and take quizzes immediately.

No, though some presenters may provide optional reading materials for a particular module.

No. While the program is targeted toward those in business, a business education background is not required. Many concepts will, of course, require an understanding of essential business practices.

The pre-recorded sessions include automatic captioning.  Additionally, transcripts are available on the academiacentral platform.

Recorded content is available on for each module where registered participants can access links to any resources the faculty member or other presenters shared.

Quizzes are administered via academiacentral and participants have an unlimited number of attempts to earn the 70 percent passing grade (once a score of 70 percent is earned, there is no need to take it again). Participants are encouraged to re-watch content from that module before taking the quiz again.

This program qualifies for 2.0 CEUs from the 51ÔÚÏß.  This will be noted on the .  Any questions regarding credit hours for a specific profession should be directed to a state licensing board or appropriate contact (reach out to SHRM, HCRI, etc. for these questions; USF did not apply for any special certification credits). Modules do not count toward any degree-seeking program at USF.

No. As a non-credit training program, it will not apply toward any degree programs.

There will be a multiple choice quiz after each module. Upgraded participants must score a 70 percent or higher on each quiz to earn the certificate. The quizzes have unlimited attempts. Quizzes will be available through December 31, 2023. There is no final exam.

Once all eight quizzes are completed, an invitation to accept the certificate and badge will be sent by admin@credly.com.  The quiz platform will remain open until December 31, 2023.  Quizzes may not be taken after the platform closes. The badging platform allows users to print a PDF certificate. No hard copies are mailed.

Once the digital badge is earned and claimed, employers will be able to click on the digital credential to verify the certification and view information on the topics that were covered in the program.

Presenters, faculty and guest speaker contact info will be shared on the website, provided the speakers are open to such outreach.

Once all eight quizzes are completed, an invitation to accept the certificate and badge will be sent by USF's Office of Corporate Training and Professional Education (via Credly).  Kindly add admin@credly.com to any safesender lists to avoid any issues with spam filters. Participants should check their junk and spam folders for it; those who cannot find it can reach out to certificate@academiacentralmooc.org for assistance.

Participants who earn the certificate will receive an email inviting them to accept the credentials. A new login is required on the Credly site as it is separate from academiacentral. It requires a separate login.

USF will not print certificates but participants are welcome to download and print their own certificate.

After claiming the badge and email, participants can display the badge on social media, electronic resumes or in email signatures. about managing the badge.