AI Fundamentals Microcredentials
Turning AI breakthroughs into workforce skills
To bridge the gap between cutting-edge artificial intelligence research and real-world workforce needs, Oregon State University offers a suite of AI fundamentals microcredentials — making foundational, ethically grounded AI education accessible to students and working professionals worldwide.
These three-course offerings give learners the ability to quickly gain AI skills. All Oregon State AI microcredentials are delivered online and on campus. Upon completion of a microcredential, students receive an OSU digital badge that demonstrates evidence of their skills and knowledge to employers.
National leadership in AI education
Oregon State combines top-tier research, ethics and applied learning to help shape the future of AI.
Interdisciplinary faculty expertise
OSU faculty in engineering, science and the humanities connect innovation with practical impact.
Flexible pathways for all learners
The AI microcredentials are designed for students and professionals and can be taken in person or online.
About AI fundamentals at OSU
A microcredential is an academic offering that consists of typically three courses and allows learners to add specialized skills in focused subject areas in less time than a full degree program.
Each microcredential provides a broad-based introduction to artificial intelligence that is built on ethical principles and tailored to real-world contexts. Each consists of three courses:
- AI for Everyone: A non-coding, accessible introduction to AI and machine learning
- AI Ethics: Tackling urgent topics like bias, surveillance, misinformation and power
- AI in [Discipline]: Such as psychology, public policy or business analytics
Together, these microcredentials provide learners with in-demand skills and the ability to understand, question and apply AI in ways that create value and uphold human-centered principles
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Featured AI fundamentals microcredentials
Explore Oregon State’s growing collection of AI fundamentals microcredentials — delivered online and on campus, with new options launching regularly.
- AI Fundamentals for Agricultural Sciences
- AI Fundamentals for Business Analytics
- AI Fundamentals for Earth Systems
- AI Fundamentals for Natural Resource Management
- AI Fundamentals for Psychology
- AI Fundamentals for Public Policy
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Microcredential details
All AI fundamentals microcredentials consist of three courses, follow OSU’s quarterly term calendar and are delivered online and on campus. All course credits used to complete a microcredential must be completed at Oregon State. Transfer credit and placement tests may not be used toward microcredential course credits. Read other important microcredential details »
Time it takes to complete a microcredential
Microcredentials allow you to gain specialized skills in focused subject areas in less time than it takes to complete a full degree or certificate program. Typically, you can complete a microcredential in nine to 12 months. All microcredential courses follow the same academic term schedule as other OSU courses.
Earning your OSU digital badge
Once you complete all classes in this microcredential, you'll receive a digital badge from Oregon State University. You can add the OSU digital badge to your résumé and on LinkedIn, GitHub or other social media profiles. It provides employers with proof of the skills and discipline-specific knowledge you gained from the microcredential. Oregon State's digital badges are issued by Credly, the world's largest digital credential network.
Apply to enroll in a microcredential
- Apply to earn a microcredential as a current student: If you’re a current OSU student interested in pursuing a microcredential online or on campus, please submit this form. Note: You must complete at least one of the microcredential courses after having been accepted into the microcredential.
- Apply to earn a standalone microcredential: To pursue a microcredential (not alongside any other OSU degree or certificate program), you will apply to Oregon State as a nondegree student. Learn more about the application and the nondegree student experience.
Questions about AI fundamentals microcredentials?
If you have general questions about Oregon State’s AI fundamentals microcredentials, send an email to Devin Miles, director of alternative credentials in OSU’s Division of Educational Ventures.
About Alternative Credentials
The Alternative Credentials unit provides students and working professionals with shorter-term pathways to gain specialized skills and earn a credential or digital badge that can help them advance their careers.
