Digital Badges & Microcredentials
UMBC issues digital badges and microcredentials through Accredible at digitalbadges.umbc.edu. Some microcredential programs include coursework through Coursera.
This help collection is organized by what you're trying to do. Find your role below to get to the right articles quickly.
For general information about UMBC's microcredential program — including available credentials, the proposal process, governance, and staff — visit microcredentials.umbc.edu.
Who are you?
I'm an Earner | I'm a Proposer | I'm an Issuer |
|---|---|---|
You completed a program, course, or achievement and received — or are expecting to receive — a digital badge. You need help accessing, accepting, or sharing your credential, or accessing a Coursera course that's part of your program. | You're a UMBC faculty member or staff member who wants to create a new digital badge or microcredential program. You have an idea and want to know how to submit it and what the process looks like. | You're a program administrator with an existing, approved badge program. You need to send badges to people who have completed your program — you're submitting earner data for a batch of recipients. |
Not sure which one you are?
A student or staff member who completed a program → you're an Earner
A faculty member or coordinator pitching a new credential → you're a Proposer
A program coordinator sending out a round of badges → you're an Issuer
Some people are both a Proposer and an Issuer — you designed the badge program and you're also the one who submits earner data when people complete it.
Get Help
Submit a support ticket: microcredentials.umbc.edu/request