Professional Certificates & Career Training

Continuing and Professional Education at SMU

Are you ready to up your game, sharpen your skills, and expand your possibilities? SMU CAPE offers engaging learning opportunities for all types of learners. Short courses, certificates, specializations and customized programs taught by world-class instructors will give you the knowledge and skills to transform your world!

CAPE is a division of Southern Methodist University, the nationally ranked, globally recognized comprehensive research university in metropolitan Dallas.

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Entrepreneurship Course Bundle

Deepen your entrepreneurial acumen through a curated selection of courses designed to equip you with the practical skills and strategic insight needed to develop, grow, and confidently lead your business.

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TWC Approved Eligible Training Provider (ETP)

Select certificate programs are now eligible to receive funds through the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).

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Stack Your Skills

BUILD A RESUME THAT STACKS UP FROM SHORT COURSES TO CERTIFICATES

Showcase Your Achievements

DIGITAL BADGES

Partnering with faculty and industry professionals, SMU CAPE offers a wide range of noncredit programs to help students advance in their careers or transition successfully to new ones. The SMU CAPE catalog includes certificates, bootcamps, workshops, short courses, and other offerings in on-campus and online formats.

Representing your skills as a badge gives you a way to share your abilities online in a way that is simple, trusted and can be easily verified in real time. Badges provide employers and peers concrete evidence of what you had to do to earn your certificate and what you’re now capable of.

The CAPE Connection

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