10 Courses Required

The Excel Certificate series builds practical skills from spreadsheet design fundamentals to advanced formulas and macros, helping you set up, format, and analyze data with confidence.

Program Overview

This certificate is organized into three areas—core classes, Data Analysis and Visualization, and electives—so you can choose courses that match your experience level and job role. Together, these courses help you use Excel to its full potential for day-to-day work and decision-making.

Stackable Certificates & Digital Badges

A sequence of stackable certificates leads to a Chancellor’s Certificate. Each stackable certificate includes a digital badge you can share on your LinkedIn profile and in your email signature. Stackable certificates focus on specific skill sets, while the Chancellor’s Certificate signals broader mastery. When you complete the Chancellor’s Certificate, UMSL issues a printed credential with the Chancellor’s signature.

What You’ll Learn

  • Efficient Spreadsheet Design: Set up and format worksheets to streamline data entry and reduce errors.
  • Data Visualization: Transform numbers into charts and PivotTables for clear, shareable insights.
  • Formulas & Functions: Apply built-in functions to calculate values and perform statistical analysis quickly.
  • Data Consolidation: Combine lists and tables from multiple sources into a single summary for a high-level view.
  • Process Automation: Create macros to save time on repetitive tasks.

Schedule & Delivery

Courses are offered monthly and delivered live online (synchronous). Custom online training for employers and job centers is available upon request.

For More Information

Email the Skills Lab at info@skillslab.umsl.edu for details or registration assistance.

Additional Details

Certificate of Completion Application

Name
Excel Certificate
Instructions
When you are nearing completion of the courses in this certificate program, submit an application to receive your certificate of completion. There is a nonrefundable fee of $25 which covers processing, recordkeeping and certificate costs. Once you have applied, you can review progress towards the certificate in your Student Portal.

Courses

Minimum Required

3 Course(s)

These courses can prepare you to complete the Microsoft Excel Expert (Microsoft 365 Apps) Exam. This exam will be proctored at the University of Missouri – St. Louis testing center. If interested, Additional information could be available upon request. 

Complete the following three courses to earn the Foundational Skills Using Excel certificate

Minimum Required

4 Course(s)

Complete the following four courses to earn the Excel PivotTables Expert certificate
Minimum Required

3 Course(s)

Complete the following three courses to earn the Excel Power User certificate
Minimum Required

0 Course(s)

Ten courses of Microsoft Excel are required for the Chancellor’s Certificate. However, some students may not need Introduction to Excel or Intermediate Excel depending on skill level, or they may want to focus on alternative skills. These courses are approved substitutes for the Microsoft Excel Chancellor’s Certificate:
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