Digital Badges | Florida Gulf Coast University

Elevate Your Career With Your Degree "AND" Digital Badges

Explore The Power of "AND" with FGCU digital badges and micro-credential programs. You have the opportunity to gain marketable skills, bridge knowledge gaps and increase your career readiness in response to ever-changing workforce needs.

What is a Digital Badge?

Digital badges at FGCU are micro-credentials that enhance your resume by verifying to employers that you have the skills they want.

Benefits of a Digital Badge

Enhance your resume, social media profile and career readiness

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Earn a guaranteed interview in your field upon graduation (in some badges)

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Upskill, reskill and refine your skills for a new phase in your career

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for SWFL Residents

Explore the Digital Badges Offered at FGCU

Available for FGCU Students and members of the Southwest Florida community.

List of Badges

No cost. No additional courses. Available for active, currently enrolled, undergraduate FGCU Students.

List of Badges

Available for FGCU Students and members of the Southwest Florida community.

LIST OF BADGES

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between digital badges and micro-credentials?
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What types of digital badges does FGCU offer?
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How would a digital badge benefit my career?
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FGCU works with industry partners to identify skills in demand in today’s workforce and then offers digital badges aligned with these skills. Earning digital badges helps students develop these valuable skills both in and outside of the classroom. Digital badges help students demonstrate what they can do. They give students a competitive advantage and are recognized by employers.
How are digital badges different from a major or minor?
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They differ from traditional degrees because they are more narrowly focused on specific workforce-related skills and are offered in shorter or more flexible timespans. Digital badge metadata demonstrates earned competencies in ways a degree program typically does not.
What are the next steps to earn a digital badge?
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Engage in a series of curricular and extra-curricular activities that develop a specific skill. Demonstrate your competency in a skill through a non-credit bearing assessment, earn the digital badge. The steps to earn an FGCU digital badge will vary according to the requirements of the badge. Each badge lists the earning requirements. Get started with your digital badge.

Digital Badge Earning Process
What does it cost to earn a digital badge?
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Degree-seeking FGCU students are not charged any additional fees to earn Industry-Specific and Transferable Skills digital badges or digital badges that are connected to credit-bearing courses. These are the majority of all digital badges offered by FGCU. Industry-Specific digital badge fees are linked to tuition fees for credit-bearing courses. Continuing Education & Skills Academy badges are free for Lee County residents.
How long does it take to earn a digital badge?
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The time it takes to earn an FGCU digital badge will vary according to the badge. Students should review the badge’s earning requirement for each badge to determine the time commitment. Explore the list of Digital Badges FGCU offers.
How will I receive my digital badge?
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Questions about the FGCU Digital Badge Program? Contact the office of Innovative Education and Partnerships.

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