Graduate Professionalism Academy
The Graduate Professionalism Academy is an optional, flexible and self-paced program designed to help graduate students build valuable skills while earning badges/certificates along the way. Through the academy, you’ll be able to:
- Boost your resume or CV.
- Build personal and professional skills that last a lifetime.
- Explore current career trends and tools.
- Earn digital badges and certificates to showcase your achievements.
This year, you’ll have the chance to earn credentials from Beyond Graduate School, SDSU Credly and Coursera. Digital badges are verified credentials that recognize your skills, knowledge and accomplishments. They can be shared on LinkedIn, added to your resume and even included in your email signature.
is a career training platform for master’s students.
Finish the lessons in the Deep Dive. Take the quiz to test your knowledge. Earn 80% or higher and be eligible for a badge.
Complete all the quizzes for the Deep Dives listed below and be eligible for a certificate of completion.
To earn your certificate of completion, you'll need to complete the quizzes for all seven in the platform.
Email member@beyondgradschool.com to request your badge or certificate of completion.
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Coursera provides SDSU students access to a robust catalog of non-credit courses and certificates at no cost through the global online learning platform.
Current SDSU students can access the Coursera platform through single sign-on (using your @jacks.sdstate.edu email and password).
It's important to join and search in the SDState Coursera instance to ensure the content you are interested in is available. If you are prompted to input payment details, you are in the wrong place!
Three-Minute Thesis Competition
This year’s Three-Minute Thesis competition will be held in the Lewis and Clark Room, University Student Union, on Feb. 12, 2026, at 5 p.m. We encourage all graduate students to participate. Interested students must register no later than Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. More detailed information will be sent out to registered students after that date.
