Plan your gap year with Penn—online
Considering postponing your plans for college? You may decide to delay starting a degree program, but you don’t need to put off your academic goals at the same time. Penn LPS Online offers fully online courses and certificates for bright and ambitious students who know that transitional times call for nontraditional measures.
Designed and led by our world-class faculty and expert practitioners, Penn LPS Online courses and certificates allow you to experience Ivy League education on your schedule, wherever you are.
Certificates
Penn LPS Online certificates are short, focused programs of study designed to develop your skills and knowledge in specific subject areas such as writing, science, and leadership. Complete four or more accelerated courses in a program to earn an academic certificate. Please note that credit transfer is granted at the discretion of your home institution.
Penn LPS Online certificates include:
- Applied Positive Psychology
- Climate Change
- Creative Writing
- Data Analytics
- Digital Strategies and Culture
- Global and Regional Studies
- Leadership and Communication
- Neuroscience
- Organizational Anthropology
- Professional Writing
- Science Foundations
- Upskill Certificate
Courses
Take one course or several in any of the subjects offered by Penn LPS Online, from mythology to mathematics and science to cinema. Learn a new skill, explore a new interest, and get a feel for the online Ivy League experience.
Course subjects include:
- Applied Positive Psychology
- Cinema
- Classics
- Climate Change
- Creative Writing
- Cross-Cultural Communication
- Data Analytics
- Digital Culture
- English Literature
- Ethics
- Global and Regional Studies
- Leadership and Communication
- Mathematical Sciences
- Music Studies
- Neuroscience
- Organizational Anthropology
- Physical and Life Sciences
- Professional Writing
- Religion and Culture
- Scientific Practice
- Social Science
