The Workforce Investment Act (WIA) is a comprehensive federal program designed to assist underemployed or unemployed citizens with tuition and fees for WIA-approved educational programs, certificates, and degrees. The University of Minnesota has received WIA certification for many of the bachelor, master, and certificate programs available on the Digital Campus. Additional programs are expected to be WIA-certified shortly.

After selecting a WIA-approved program, contact your nearest State of Minnesota Workforce Center to request WIA support for your career retraining. Let them know about the Digital Campus programs that you feel would be a good fit with your career objectives.

WIA-approved programs available at the University of Minnesota

Bachelor's Degrees

Applied Health
The Bachelor of Applied Health degree is targeted to working professionals in the health industry seeking to complete a Bachelor’s degree.

Business
The Bachelor of Science in Business Management (BSB) is designed to prepare graduates for management positions in business firms, institutions, small businesses, and other organizations.

Clinical Lab Sciences (Hybrid)
The (CLS) program prepares majors for a variety of careers. CLS graduates from the University of Minnesota work in hospital laboratories, as well as governmental, research, forensic, and industrial laboratories.

Manufacturing Management
The Bachelor of Manufacturing Management (BMM) is designed to overlay a two-year technical college degree with management-related coursework, providing opportunities for working adults to advance to management and supervisory positions.

Degree completion program specially designed to be transfer-friendly for students who have at least 50 college credits:

Applied Studies
The bachelor of science degree program in Applied Studies is designed to meet individual needs. Students work extensively with academic advisors to develop an individually custom-built program of study.

Baccalaureate and Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Manufacturing Management
The Manufacturing Management Certificate is a workplace-centered, continuing education program designed to meet the increasing demand for management skills in production-based, industrial environments. 

Master's Degrees

Occupational Therapy
The education for an occupational therapist includes the study of human growth and development with specific emphasis on the social, emotional, and physiological effects of illness and injury.

Non-credit Training

Business Analysis Certificate
Business Practices Certificate
Business Process Management Certificate
Business Writing Certificate
CIA Test Prep Program
Essential Management Certificate
Essential Project Management Certificate
Essential Supervision Certificate
HR Test Prep
Human Resource Generalist Certificate
Human Resource Mastery Certificate
Interpersonal Effectiveness Certificate
Management Mastery Certificate
Organization Development Specialist Certificate
Professional English Communication for Non-Native Speakers Certificate
Successful Manager's Leadership
Supervision Mastery Certificate
Talent Management Specialist Certificate
Train-the-Trainer Certificate

Choosing the University of Minnesota Digital Campus

The University of Minnesota is one of the nation’s top research universities, and the Digital Campus is the gateway to all the University's digital and distributed educational offerings. These offerings include online credit and non-credit courses as well as community-based face-to-face learning opportunities throughout the State of Minnesota. The online programs are accredited, equivalent to the on-campus degree programs, and conferred by the Regents of the University of Minnesota.