ASU exemplifies a new prototype for the American public research university.
More than a decade ago, ASU set forth a new and ambitious trajectory to become a comprehensive knowledge enterprise dedicated to the simultaneous pursuit of excellence, broad access to quality education, and meaningful societal impact.
Accelerate ASU is one of the nation’s largest university dual enrollment providers, offering students access to college-level courses taught by ASU faculty. By removing traditional barriers like GPA requirements, applications, and transcript reviews, Accelerate ASU empowers students to earn widely transferable college credits while still in high school, supporting college readiness and future academic success.
Career-related studies (CRS)
Accelerate ASU works with IB as a CRS strategic provider to provide college courses in pathways that lead to further/higher education, apprenticeships or employment to IB students enrolled in the Career-related Programme (CP).
Students can choose from these Mastery Certificates:
Mastery Certificate – Google Information Technology Support
In this online program, students work through five ASU Universal Learner Courses (ULC) that leverage the Google IT Support Certificate, as well as supplemental industry material that is aimed at giving them the best preparation possible to begin a career in Information Technology. 12 credit hours.
Mastery Certificate – Applied Business Data Analytics
In this online program, students work through six ASU Universal Learner Courses and learn the skills used by business analysts to streamline business processes and decision-making with data. 18 credit hours.
Mastery Certificate – Project Management
In this online program, students work through four ASU Universal Learner Courses. They learn the skills used by project managers to understand a project life cycle, determine time and sequencing, create a needs assessment and cost estimation, and plan project resource management. 12 credit hours.
Customizable Certificates
Schools have also the ability to use the Universal Learner Course catalog (ULCs) to create a customized certificate pathway for their students.
Schools work with ASU Accelerate Partner Managers to create a specific career-related pathway that best meets the needs of their students, community, and school or to complement an already existing CTE/CRS pathway. Schools can draw from over 60 available Arizona State University ULCs to determine their customized certificate pathway, typically choosing between 3-6 courses within a thematic framework.
Connect with an ASU Accelerate Partner Manager
What does an ASU career-related programme look like?
An ASU career-related programme could contain the following.
- A minimum of two IB subject courses,
- The IBCP core,
- ASU's mastery certificate: Google Information Technology Support with the five following courses:
- Business technology fundamentals,
- Computer networking in organizations,
- Operating systems management for business,
- System administration and IT infrastructure services,
- Introduction to IT security in an organization.
Additionally, you could build your own pathway, containing:
- A minimum of two IB subject courses,
- The IBCP core,
- A customizable selection from 60 ASU online courses to complement a CTE/CRS pathway,
- A local or online work placement.
Sample student schedules are coming soon.
University recognition
Both IB and ASU courses are credit-bearing courses that may be transferable to other higher education institutions in the US.
The flexible nature of the CP means that universities tend to review applicants on a case-by-case basis. We would recommend that you contact each university in advance of applying to discuss whether your particular combination of Diploma Programme (DP) courses and CRS will be considered.
You can check which countries and universities recognize the IB in the IB's database.
Find ASU’s IB recognition policies in the section Comparable degree requirements in different countries and territories.
International students
Successful completion of CP has been officially recognized by ASU to meet the requirement of proof of high school graduation, opening new opportunities for students to be considered for higher education in the United States.
Program delivery
The ASU certificates are delivered online.
Contact details
Please fill out the form on the Accelerate ASU website to discuss ASU Mastery or Customizable Career-related Studies certificates.
Not yet implementing the IB Career-related Programme? Speak to an IB representative by completing the interest form.
