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Badge Offerings
Badges you can earn from Pace
Use this list to learn about badges currently offered at Pace University. Be sure to check back frequently, as new badges are approved and added on a regular basis.
School of Education
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Credit Badge
Level: Graduate
Instruction Method: Online
Earners of this badge have developed expertise in the literacy education field with competencies in children's and adolescents' multicultural literature, digital composing for storytelling, media production formats for teaching and learning, reading strategies and writing development. Teachers will have strengthened their knowledge of literacy and technology use for teaching and learning. Coaching and mentoring approaches for specialists are enriched.
Earning Criteria:
ED 754 Literature and Digital Storytelling
ED 758 Instructional Approaches for Teaching Writing, Digital Composing, & Media Production
Learn more about Literacy Enrichment: Reading, Writing, & Digital Technology
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Credit Badge
Level: Graduate
Instruction Method: Online
Earners of this badge will be provided with the foundational skills and knowledge for working with students with disabilities and at multiple ability levels through coursework that addresses diverse learning and learning strategies, differentiated instruction, history of special education. Effective special education is a critical need throughout the NYC region. As students continue to be taught in more fully inclusive educational settings, now more than ever before all teachers must have an understanding of how to effectively teach and educate all learners.
Earning Criteria:
For individuals with a Bachelor’s Degree - ED 670 Trends and Issues in Special Education and ED 675 Literacy for Students with Disabilities
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For individuals with Teacher’s Certification - ED 675 Literacy for Students with Disabilities and ED 677 Students with Severe Disabilities
Learn more about Learning to Work with Students with Special Needs: A Badge for Special Education
Dyson College of Arts and Sciences
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Non-Credit Badge
Level: Undergraduate
Instruction Method: Online & In-Peron
Earners of this badge will learn skills that enable them to react with thoughtful leadership and peer-mentoring skills in moments of crisis and disruption. Earners will form mentor partnerships and generate communities of care and support designed to provide guidance to first-year students for moments of crisis. Earners will collaborate with faculty to design and implement social justice initiatives on campus and within downtown NYC.
Earning Criteria:
WS 002a: Crisis Leadership Mentor: A Peer to Peer Mentoring Program to Create Community, Justice and Connection During the Pandemic
Learn more about Peer to Peer Mentorship & Leadership Training – Mentor
To learn more about and apply for the Peer to Peer Mentorship & Leadership Training - Mentor Badge please email mnayak@pace.edu.
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Non-Credit Badge
Level: Undergraduate
Instruction Method: Online & In-Person
Earners of this badge will learn skills that enable them to react with thoughtful leadership and community-building skills in moments of crisis and disruption. Earners will form mentor partnerships and generate communities of care and support designed to provide guidance for moments of crisis and introduce them to one another, the University, and the NYC community. Earners will collaborate with faculty to design and implement social justice initiatives on campus and within downtown NYC.
Earning Criteria:
WS 002a: Crisis Leadership Mentor: A Peer to Peer Mentoring Program to Create Community, Justice and Connection During the Pandemic
Learn more about Peer to Peer Mentorship & Leadership Training – Mentee
To learn more about and apply for the Peer to Peer Mentorship & Leadership Training – Mentee Badge please email mnayak@pace.edu
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Non-Credit Badge
Level: Undergraduate
Instruction Method: Online & In-Person
Earners of the Women's Leadership Certificate have developed leadership skills related to collaboration and teamwork, creative and critical thinking, relationships, communication, goal setting, self-development, inclusion, and equity. They have worked individually, with mentors, and in organizations to develop and strengthen their leadership skills.
Earning Criteria:
Sustained participation in at least 1 registered student organization – attendance at a minimum of 5 organization meetings and/or position on a student organization’s e-board.
Participation in at least 3 service learning experiences (in addition to AOK1 required hours).
Participation in at least 2 additional practical applications including internships, academic competitions, conferences, employer site visits, developing your own event and/or other professional development or political action activities.
Badge earner must submit an essay (minimum 2 pages) reflecting on these experiences as well as describing leadership competencies they gained in the process.
Learn more about Women’s Leadership Certificate
The Women’s Leadership Certificate Badge is only available to students currently enrolled in the Women’s Leadership Initiative. To learn more about and apply for the Women’s Leadership Certificate Badge please email ezaslow@pace.edu.
Seidenberg School of CSIS
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Credit Badge
Level: Undergraduate
Instruction Method: Online
Earners of the Seidenberg Scholars badge will have developed basic game development skills, including designing 2D games using software like Unity. They are familiar with sprites, tiles, collisions, game physics, audio, and creating your own behaviors through scripting in C#. This badge leads to three college credits which can be applied to your undergraduate degree at Pace University’s Seidenberg School.
Earning Criteria:
Complete two 2D games that fulfill the programming requirements of the class.
Present finished games to the instructor.
Learn more about and register for the Seidenberg Scholars – Game Development (Credit Bearing Badge)
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Non-Credit Badge
Level: Undergraduate/Pre-College
Instruction Method: Online
Earners of the Seidenberg Scholars badge will have developed basic game development skills, including designing 2D games using software like Unity. They are familiar with sprites, tiles, collisions, game physics, audio, and creating your own behaviors through scripting in C#.
Earning Criteria:
Complete two 2D games that fulfill the programming requirements of the class.
Present finished games to the instructor.
Learn more about and register for the Seidenberg Scholars – Game Development
Continuing Education and Professional Development
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Non-Credit Badge
Level: Continuing Education and Professional Development
Instruction Method: Online & In-Person
Earners of the Construction Project Management certification have developed the entry-level knowledge and skills needed for a construction-oriented profession. They are competent in skills such as project cost estimation, project scheduling, and managing key business concepts in the field of construction.
Earning Criteria:
Complete Construction Project Management course.
Learn more about and register for the Construction Project Management Certificate.
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Non-Credit Badge
Level: Continuing Education and Professional Development
Instruction Method: Online
Earners of the Pace University Career Development Program badge have completed a series of sessions focused on career awareness, personal and professional development, and career decision-making skills. They will complete an individualized strengths assessment, participate in career coaching, career development programs, and an independent career planning project.
Earning Criteria:
Complete Pace University’s Career Development Program
Present an individual career plan project
Learn more about and register for the Pace University Career Development Program.
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Non-Credit Badge
Level: Continuing Education and Professional Development
Instruction Method: Online
Earners of the Essential Workplace Skills badge have developed basic skills needed to function effectively in the modern workplace. They have demonstrated competence in time management, team building and problem solving, as well as basic leadership skills.
Earning Criteria:
Successfully complete three 20-hour Career Skills Development courses that qualify towards this badge. Qualifying courses are: Leadership Workshop; Problem Solving and Decision Making; Team Work and Team Building; Time Management; Cross Cultural Communication in the Workplace; Developing an Entrepreneurial Mindset; New Approaches to Digital Marketing and Social Media.
Learn more about and register for the Essential Workplace Skills Badge.
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Non-Credit Badge
Level: Continuing Education and Professional Development
Instruction Method: Online
Earners of the Workplace Communication Skills badge have developed essential skills needed to communicate effectively at work. They have demonstrated competence in verbal and written skills including giving presentations, communicating across cultures and communicating effectively with customers.
Earning Criteria:
Badge earners must successfully complete at least three 20-hour Career Skills Development courses that qualify towards this badge. Qualifying courses are: Professional Writing Skills, Cross-Cultural Communication in the Workplace, Professional Presentation Skills, Communicating Effectively with Customers.
Learn more about and register for the Workplace Communication Skills Badge.
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Non-Credit Badge
Level: Continuing Education and Professional Development
Instruction Method: Online
Earners of the Psychology for the Global Workplace badge have developed basic skills and knowledge to use psychology effectively in the global workplace. They have demonstrated competence in learning effectively and applying psychological awareness to various workplace situations such as working with children, working in a multi-cultural environment, starting a new business and working with customers.
Earning Criteria:
Badge earners must successfully complete at least three 20-hour Career Skills Development courses that qualify towards this badge. Qualifying courses are: Child Psychology and Development; Multicultural Psychology; Psychology in the Workplace; Consumer Behavior; Developing an Entrepreneurial Mindset: First Steps Towards Success; Learning How to Learn.
Learn more about and register for the Psychology for the Global Workplace Badge.
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Non-Credit Badge
Level: Continuing Education and Professional Development
Instruction Method: Online
Earners of this badge will: learn about career resources offered to students and alumni, counseling techniques, assessment tests, data analysis methods, marketing to drive student participation, and ways to partner with employers; assist students and alumni with creating or updating resumes and job and internship searches; provide interview preparation and mock interviews; conduct career related workshops; work with student organizations to provide programming; research student placements.
Earning Criteria:
Complete Career Service Intern Training Sessions. Modules include: Exploring Values Interests, Personality, Skills; Resume Writing: Don’t Let a Resume be Eliminated by the Bots; Pitch Perfect: 30-Seconds of Personal Branding ; Uncover the Truth of Cover Letters (and thank you too!); Online Profiles; Jobs Search Strategies; Information Interviewing; Data Report for Career Services; Social Media and Career Services.
Asynchronous, virtual training and assessment modules in Classes: INSPIRE Program overview; Rock Your Resume; CPT Guidelines; Winning Strategies for a Job Search; Ace Your Interview
Complete internship assignment with Career Services' Counseling Team. Acquire real-world experience with students and recent alumni via 1:1 appointments, workshops, employer spotlights, panels, and career fairs. Acquire skills to understand data and goals, and career preparation strategies to drive student success.
To learn more about and register for the Career Services Certification: Higher Education Career Preparation Badge please email careers@pace.edu.
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Non-Credit Badge
Level: Continuing Education and Professional Development
Instruction Method: Online
Earners will gain: mastery of the collection process, analysis and reporting of student and recent graduate outcomes; understanding of how Operations units assemble data for report generation; insight in supporting Planning, Assessment, and Institutional Research in a University; competence in collecting and organizing data with a focus on quality assurance and verification; skill in project management, delegation, program assessment, and identifying learning outcomes.
Earning Criteria:
Career Services Intern Training sessions. Modules include: Synchronous virtual training modules in Zoom; Exploring Values Interests, Personality, Skills; Resume Writing: Don’t Let a Resume be Eliminated by the Bots; Pitch Perfect: 30-Seconds of Personal Branding; Uncover the Truth of Cover Letters (and thank you too!); Online Profiles; Jobs Search Strategies; Information Interviewing; Data Report for Career Services ; Social Media and Career Services
Asynchronous, virtual training and assessment modules in Classes/Brightspace: INSPIRE Program overview; Rock Your Resume; CPT Guidelines; Winning Strategies for a Job Search Assessment
Learning Outcome Training Data Analytics and Database Structure/Maintenance Training
Complete internship assignment with Career Services' Operations Team. Acquire real-world experience in higher education operations and assessment through the lens of Career Services. Acquire skills to understand data and utilize to drive student success.
To learn more about and register for the Career Services Certification: Higher Education Career Operations Badge please email careers@pace.edu.
