Certificates & Student Opportunities
At Belmont, education doesn’t stop with the classroom. Beyond credit-bearing courses, students can pursue non-credit bearing certificates that build leadership, service and professional skills. These opportunities give students practical experiences, strengthen resumes and showcase a commitment to leading with wisdom, character and purpose.
BOLD: Belmont Opportunities in Leadership Development
Students already complete convocation, service-learning and a variety of leadership courses at Belmont. The BOLD framework and database help students make sense of these leadership development experiences—both in and outside the classroom.
BOLD
In partnership with colleges, offices and departments, BOLD provides experiences at each level of engagement to strengthen students’ capacity to lead and serve ethically. Students can:
- Explore campus-wide leadership opportunities
- Track their progress through BruinLink using [step-by-step instructions]
- Earn leadership badges at each level of engagement
Completion of all BOLD levels qualifies students for a co-curricular leadership certificate.
GOLD: Graduate Opportunities in Leadership Development
The GOLD Experience is a customizable one-to-two year co-curricular leadership plan for graduate students and working professionals who want to enhance their ability to lead and serve ethically.
GOLD
Students in GOLD earn credit through leadership development experiences tied to six key competencies:
- Ethics
- Resilience
- Collaboration
- Communication
- Inclusivity
- Service
Program Highlights:
- Flexible and customizable for graduate students
- Rooted in servant leadership and transformational leadership models
- Aligned with Belmont’s mission, vision and values
Certificate Completion:
Graduate students who complete all GOLD levels of engagement (30 total credits across belonging, believing, becoming and being) will earn a co-curricular leadership certificate.
Foster Friendly Advocate Certificate
Launched as part of Belmont’s initiative to support foster children, youth and families, the Foster Friendly Advocate Certificate empowers students to create foster-friendly environments and advocate for vulnerable children. Students earn credit by completing foster-friendly courses and related experiences, culminating in this certificate—a signal of their commitment to advocacy, inclusivity and positive community impact.
IMPACT Certificate
IMPACT (Interprofessional Models for Practicing Collaborative Teamwork) is Belmont’s signature interprofessional education experience for students in nursing, medicine, pharmacy and health sciences.
IMPACT
Students participate in four immersive, two-day labs, each focused on one of the Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) core competencies:
- Values & Ethics
- Roles & Responsibilities
- Communication
- Teams & Teamwork
Each lab combines breakout sessions on health systems science, advocacy and human flourishing with a culminating hands-on activity. Students learn with, from and about one another—building the teamwork, trust and perspective needed to improve patient outcomes.
Students who complete all four labs earn the IMPACT Certificate, a differentiator that highlights readiness for collaborative, team-based care in today’s healthcare environment.
Stand out. Serve others. Build skills for life. Belmont’s non-credit certificates prepare you to lead, advocate and collaborate—regardless of your path.