Skills Certificates are issued by the individual departments and are not notated on official college transcripts. Please contact the department directly for assistance and to apply for Skills Certificates. Students pursuing the Intercultural Studies Skills Certificate gain the knowledge and skills necessary for increasing cultural sensitivity, cultural competence, and social equity. This Skills Certificate is designed for anyone wanting to interact more effectively with people from a variety of cultural and linguistic backgrounds. The goals of the program are to facilitate awareness and understanding of the multi-ethnic society in which we live and work and to develop critical thinking frameworks for addressing societal inequities.