Graduate Certificate in Responsible Artificial Intelligence (AI) for AI Practitioners at Iowa State University

Programme overview

Graduate certificate for AI practitioners, graduate students and professionals focused on risk quantification and mitigation across the AI lifecycle, including bias, opacity, uncertainty and trust. It can be taken primarily online or in person.

Faculty: Graduate College | Department: Computer Science | Duration: 13 credits | Study mode: full-time | Location: Ames, IA, United States

What you will study

Risk quantification and mitigation across the AI lifecycle, covering bias, opacity, uncertainty and trust; 13 credits.

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Entry requirements

Graduate College requirements: 4 year Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) Academic Records/Transcripts Minimum 3.0 GPA (Program may alter requirement.) Proof of English Proficiency. Programme-specific requirements: SUPPLEMENTARY DOCUMENTS: This program does NOT require any supplementary material. Applicants have the option to upload supplemental documents, such as published research papers. APPLICATION FEE WAIVERS: The Computer Science Department does not offer waivers for the final application fee. TWO PHASE APPLICATIONS (For Fall 2026 onward): The pre-application is free on the computer science department certificate website and only requires unofficial transcripts and SOP. It is OPTIONAL to submit GRE and English proficiency test results. The Computer Science Graduate Admissions Committee will evaluate your pre-application and let you know if you are admissible. If approved, you will be invited to continue your application for the final admission decision. ONE PHASE APPLICATION (Fall 2026 and later) : Applicants will submit their application documents in one phase through the gradua

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Entry terms for first-year applicants include Fall 2026, Spring 2027 and Summer 2027. International undergraduate applications are reviewed on a rolling basis and may be submitted up to one year before the intended start date; applying at least six to eight weeks in advance is strongly recommended.

Apply through the official page: https://apps.admissions.iastate.edu/apply/online/

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