The Center for Inter-American and Border Studies at the University of Texas at El Paso offers an online Border Studies Certificate program consisting of three courses that can be taken for undergraduate academic credit, or for non-credit, professional development. The courses provide an integrating view of the US - Mexico border, along with an emphasis on border culture and on the institutions, mechanisms, problems, and solutions of border governance. Students who wish to pursue the non-credit option should link on Professional Development Online (PDO) for application, registration, cost, and payment instructions. Information listed within these UTTC pages is for academic students and may vary from the professional development offering.

The program is designed for working professionals in fields in which knowledge of the border is desirable, including business, political science, criminal justice / law enforcement, education, health, environmental studies, social work, and public administration. The program is also beneficial to undergraduate students enrolled in these same areas, particularly those with aspirations in professional or graduate programs in law, medicine and health, industry and business.

Students completing the program will possess useful knowledge concerning the history of many border problems as well as knowledge of the institutional means for dealing with them. The program develops practical knowledge of the workings of cross-border interactions, as well as strategies that can be used to improve professional (commercial and public) interactions.

COURSES offered via the UT TeleCampus for the Certificate
Link to a listing of the UTTC courses required for the program. To find out when the courses will be offered, link to the UTTC course catalog, select the program and click search. Catalog search results will return the schedules for at least two semesters, but not all programs are scheduled that far in advance.