Click "Register For Upcoming Programs" tab on the left-hand side of this page, and search for the program you are interesting in taking. We are continuously updating the courses we offer, so check back at a later date for new dates and courses!

After you register for a certification course, you'll recieve a confirmation email from pce@jmu.edu with your course details and fee summary. 

A week before your course is scheduled to start, you'll receive an orientation email from our program coordinator with instructions on how to access your course through canvas.instructure.com. 

After you register for a test prep class, you'll receive a confirmation email from info@etctestprep.com with course details, online class access information, and directions on attending your live-online class sessions.

If you haven't received an email, make sure to check your spam/junk folder for emails from these addresses. 

Yes! JMU Faculty & Staff are eligible for a discount, and their high school and college-aged children can get a discount on our Test Prep courses. 

To find out if you're eligible for a discount on our programs, contact our Enrollment Specialist, Elizabeth Sacco, at saccoeg@jmu.edu.

Professional Development manages all Test Prep offerings, which are hosted virtually in partnership with Educational Testing Consultants, a leader in higher education test preparation. ETC and SPCE Test Prep updates their yearly schedules in the fall and spring. 

If you have any questions, please direct them to testprep@jmu.edu. 

We're so glad you enjoyed your professional development experience with JMU's School of Professional and Continuing Education! 

We do offer discount codes for returning students. Email cpdtraining@jmu.edu with your feedback and ask about receiving your code to use for any of our course offerings. 

For most of our programs (Paralegal, Project Management, and SHRM), registration closes the Friday before the class start date, so textbooks can be shipped out and delivered to students the first week of class.

Lean Six Sigma course registration closes the day before the class start date. 

The orientation email is sent out by the Program Coordinator to the course attendees (students), and includes vital information about the course such as: 

• confirmation of the date textbooks are shipped or e-book access will be granted
• the link to the course learning management system (Canvas)
• the Zoom link, which is used for the duration of the program
• information about the course-specific online learning system, including when to expect access to be granted
• instructor name and contact information
• the course schedule
• the end-of-course timeline

Orientation emails for Paralegal, Project Management and SHRM are sent the Friday before the course start date, when registration closes. 

Orientation emails for Lean Six Sigma courses are sent the day before the course starts, when registration closes. 

Within 15 business days of successfully completing your course, you'll get a congratulatory email from our Program Coordinator that will include information about shipping out your physical certificates of completion*. If your address changes during your course, please let our team know as soon as possible to avoid shipping errors.

JMU's School of Professional and Continuing Education also awards digital badges through Badgr, a digital platform that creates and stores your learning acheivements. Through Badgr, you can share or download your badge to include it on social media sites such as LinkedIn, or attach it to your email signature, to share your accomplishments. Instructions on accessing your badge will be included in your course completion email.

*You may request a digital copy of your certificate, or your transcript, by emailing cpdtraining@jmu.edu, or by ordering one online. For the Paralegal Studies Certificate, the congratulations email will offer students the option to include their printed non-credit transcripts in the mailer along with their certificate.

All of our non-credit certification courses are offered online, with virtual classes taking place over Zoom. We offer in-person options for Foundations of Project Management in Roanoke, VA at the Roanoke Higher Education Center, and at the Ice House in downtown Harrisonburg, VA. 

Your main student portal will be located at canvas.instructure.com, for which you'll receive an email invitation to access the Friday before your course begins. Your course syllabus, schedule, assignments, grades, e-textbook access instructions and course Zoom links are located here, so feel free to bookmark the webpage!

Depending on your course, you may also use other online learning systems to access coursework or engage in research. Instructions on how to access these systems will be included in your orientation email, and on your Canvas course page. 

All materials are included in your course fee; this includes textbooks, online learning system access, support from your instructional team and a physical certificate mailed upon successful completion of the course.

Project Management Certificate students receive a complimentary Professional Development 8"x11" notepad and pen in your textbook mailer to use for course notes.