EARN IT
Finish key projects in your courses and unlock a digital badge sent straight to your Unity email.
Professional Badges
Share Your Academic Achievements
Unity makes it easy to earn, display, and share digital badges to make you stand out from the crowd. Share your skills and accomplishments with friends and employers on your resume, LinkedIn, or other social media.
Whether you’re completing courses in a Distance Education Bachelor’s or Master’s degree program, studying through the Learning Market, or stacking skills through our Career Edge 90-credit Applied Bachelor’s offerings, these third-party verified badges make your progress visible.
Distance Education
Your Path to Career Growth
As you complete projects in select courses, you will have the opportunity to earn digital badges. Completing stacked combinations of foundational courses results in achieving higher-level badges. The badges recognize knowledge of in-demand skills and are awarded in four tiers:
- Bronze: Foundational knowledge
- Silver: Intermediate proficiency
- Gold: Advanced understanding
- Green: Skills Mastery
Badges demonstrate your progress toward becoming an informed and recognized environmental or business leader.
CAREER EDGE
Showcase
Workplace Readiness
Unity’s 90-credit Applied Bachelor’s programs offer skills-first, 1-credit courses designed to give you practical, workplace-ready experience. Earn badges by completing course projects that demonstrate proficiency in core skills like:
- Communication
- Problem-Solving
- Collaboration
- Data Literacy
Completing all bronze-level badges in certain proficiencies unlocks a silver badge level, and ultimately, you can earn a Certificate in Transferable Workplace Skills, even before completing your full degree.
Overview
How Do Digital Badges Work?
SHARE IT
Post your badge on LinkedIn, add it to your resume, or send it directly to employers to showcase your new skill.
STACK IT
Keep earning and level up your badges as you advance, building a visible portfolio that proves you’re career-ready.
Why do Badges matter?
Get the Upper Hand with Digital Badges
- Prove What You Know – Each badge represents a real project or skill you’ve mastered, not just a course you completed.
- Stand Out to Employers – Showcase verified skills on LinkedIn, your resume, and job applications to highlight your strengths.
- Advance Your Career – Stack badges as you progress to build a visible portfolio of workplace-ready abilities that demonstrate your growth.
