Cross Institutional Studies Certificate (XISC)
What is an Certificate in Cross Institutional Studies?
This is a vocation-focused program that prepares students with entry-level knowledge to be successful in employment of their chosen career path. Students study a balanced core of courses in their chosen Career Focus Area in addition to courses that enhance their employability skills with the goal of moving them toward their career goals and/or further learning.
Entry into this program requires approval from an advisor.
Cross Institutional Courses
Your cross institutional courses will prepare you for success in either a future career or when pursuing a four-year degree. In this program, you’ll take classes like:
- Major Decisions
- Workplace Readiness
- Work Culture Responsibilities
- Career Development
- Career Focus Area Courses
Bachelor’s Transfer Schools
Pennsylvania offers statewide program-to-program articulation. This allows students who graduate with specific associate degrees to transfer as juniors into a bachelor’s degree program in a similar field of study at a participating four-year college. Learn more about transferring to a four-year school.
Your certificate in cross instituional studies prepares you to transfer to the following four-year colleges or universities: