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About Statements of Accomplishment

Find Your Statement of Accomplishment

UC San Diego Online Statements of Accomplishment are delivered online through online.ucsd.edu. Once course grades are finalized, if you earned a Statement of Accomplishment you will see a link to view this on your Courses pageMany self-paced courses issue Statements of Accomplishment as soon as a student has a passing score.

UC San Diego Online does not offer physical copies of Statements of Accomplishment by mail or email. You can print out your Statement of Accomplishment using the printer icon in the upper right when viewing your Statement of Accomplishment. Many operating systems will also allow you to print to PDF if you would like to save an electronic copy to your computer.

 

About Statements of Accomplishment

UC San Diego Online hosts non-credit bearing courses to learners around the world for self-enrichment. When taking a course on UC San Diego Online, you may be able to earn a Statement of Accomplishment for your efforts. A Statement of Accomplishment acknowledges that you have completed a UC San Diego Online course with a score indicating mastery of material.  

Statements of Accomplishment are available for a fee that varies by course. To earn a Statement of Accomplishment you will have to pay the fee and reach a passing score before the course's end date. You can track your score on the Progress page. It is not possible to earn a Statement of Accomplishment in ended and archived courses. 

You can see a course's end date on the right side of the course tab within the course.

Update Name on Statement of Accomplishment

The full name in your UC San Diego Online account is the name that is used for Statements of Accomplishment. At any time, you can change your full name in your account settings. After you change your name in your account, any Statements of Accomplishment you have earned will automatically update to reflect the change.

Learn how to change your name on my account.

Payment Requirement

UC San Diego Online courses do not award free Statements of Accomplishment. Statements of Accomplishment are awarded only to passing students registered in the paid track. The enrollment fee for this track varies by course.

Get a Paper Copy

UC San Diego Online does not send individual printed copies of Statements of Accomplishment. You can, however, print out your Statement of Accomplishment using the printer icon in the upper left when viewing your Statement of Accomplishment.

Add to LinkedIn

To add your UC San Diego Online Statement of Accomplishment directly to your LinkedIn profile:

  1. Log in to your LinkedIn account, then go to your profile.
  2. On the right, in the Add profile section dropdown, choose Background and then select the + next to Licenses & Certifications.
  3. In Name, enter the name of the course or program.
  4. In Issuing Organization, enter "UC San Diego Online”.
  5. (Optional) In Issue Date, enter the time period during which you earned the Statement of Accomplishment.
  6. (Optional) Select the checkbox This certification does not expire
  7. You can leave the Credential ID field empty.

In Certification URL, enter the URL for your Statement of Accomplishment.

Enroll in a Course without Pursuing a Statement of Accomplishment

Some UC San Diego Online courses can be enrolled in for free in the audit track. As a learner auditing a course, you can view course videos and materials, but you will not be able to view or complete graded assignments.