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Quality Certificate & Certification Opportunities at CSUDH

Are you ready to enhance your expertise and advance your career in quality? Our college-level, for-creditQuality Assurance (BSQA and MSQA) courses provide the knowledge and skills to support your professional development and help prepare you for .

Take any one of the following BSQA or MSQA courses to prepare for the ASQ examination process:

Undergraduate (BSQA) Level

  • QAS 200 Fundamentals of Quality •CQIA
  • QAS 330 Statistical Quality Control and Inspection • CQI/CQT
  • QAS 335 Quality Auditing options:
    • QAS 335 Quality Auditing • CQA
    • QAS 335 Quality Auditing in the Supply Chain • CQA and CSQP
    • QAS 335 Quality Auditing in an ISO 17025 Lab • CQA and ISO 17025
  • QAS 495 CCT Quality Calibration Technician (CCT) Applications • CCT
  • QAS 495 Six Sigma Principles and Applications • SSGB

Graduate (MSQA) Level

  • QAS 523 Software Quality • CSQE
  • QAS 526 Supplier Quality Assurance • CSQP
  • QAS 527 Quality Measurement • CMQ/OE
  • QAS 536 Six Sigma Principles and Application • SSBB
  • QAS 595 Applications of the Quality Engineer • CQE

The MSQA courses also support our graduate level Certificates of Completion in the following areas:

Course Availability & Registration Information

Quality Certification courses are scheduled upon request. If you are interested in taking a course or have questions, please contact msqa@csudh.edu.

Non-Credit Certificate Capstone Courses

NBQA 701 | NBQA 702 | NBQA 703 | NBQA 704 | NBQA 709 | Quality Certificates

NBQA 701 | Certified Quality Management/ Organizational Excellence Exam Preparation Capstone

NBQA 701 41 CQM/OE Refresher Course

This course is designed as a refresher course to prepare applicants for ASQ’s CMQ/OE exam.

An e-badge will be awarded for the successful completion of this class. MSQA students who have completed QAS 511, QAS 518, and either QAS 526 or QAS 527, can earn a second e-badge Certificate of Completion in Quality Management which can be added to their personal professional development portfolio.

Course Description

This course is a review of the American Society for Quality’s (ASQ) Body of Knowledge for the Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence examination. The body of knowledge is reviewed and simulated examination practice tests are included to familiarize certification candidates with the ASQ examination test structures. The exam is scheduled by ASQ four times a year. This course is also a capstone course in the Quality Assurance Certificate and Master of Science, Quality Assurance degree programs.

Course Objectives

  1. Present comprehensive studies of the key elements of Quality Management and relate these tools to the role of the Quality Manager.
  2. Present a comprehensive overview of the requirements for effective management of the Quality Assurance Function including its role in supporting the organization's productivity control and improvement efforts. Provide the student with an understanding of key methods of Quality.
  3. Prepare the student to pass the semi-annual ASQ Certified Quality Managers Examination.
  4. Provide a capstone course in Quality Management to compliment three other Quality Management courses presented in the Master of Science Quality Assurance course at CSUDH.

This culminates in a certificate of achievement in the field of Quality Management.

NBQA 702 | Certified Quality Engineer Preparation Capstone

Course Description

The course will serve as a review of the ten major elements of the American Society for Quality (ASQ) Certified Quality Engineer examination. Sample questions for applications and principles will be of a similar format as they appear on the ASQ examination.

Course Objectives

  1. Present a review of the major elements defining the body of knowledge stipulated by ASQ for the Certified Quality Engineer examination.
  2. Serve as a topical exposure to several of the courses presented by CSUDH Master of Science including areas of Statistical Process Control and Sampling, Design of Experiments, Reliability, Cost of Quality, Measurement (Metrology), Quality Management and Statistics.
  3. Provide a capstone course in Quality Engineering to compliment three other Quality courses presented in the Master of Science, Quality Assurance course at CSUDH. Those who successfully complete the three-credit courses listed below and the non-credit NBQA 702 Certified Quality Engineer Refresher Course earn a Certificate in Quality Engineering from CSUDH.

NBQA 703 | Certified Quality Auditor Preparation Capstone

Course Description

The course will serve as a review of the five (5) major elements of the American Society for Quality (ASQ) Certified Quality Auditor examination.

  1. General Knowledge, Conduct, Ethics & Audit Administration
  2. Audit Preparation
  3. Audit Performance
  4. Audit Reporting, Corrective Action, Follow-up & Closure
  5. Auditing Tools and Techniques

Sample questions for applications and principles will be of a similar format as they appear on the ASQ examination.

Course Objectives

  1. Present a review of the major elements defining the body of knowledge stipulated by ASQ for the Certified Quality Auditor examination.
  2. Present a comprehensive overview of the standards, principles and techniques of auditing. Provide the student with an understanding of key methods of Quality Auditing.
  3. Provide a capstone course in Quality Auditing to compliment three other Quality courses presented in the Master of Science, Quality Assurance course at CSUDH. This culminates in a certificate of achievement in the field of Quality Auditing. Those who successfully complete the three-credit courses listed below and the non-credit NBQA 703 Certified Quality Auditor Refresher Course earn a Certificate in Quality Auditing from CSUDH.

NBQA 704 | Certified Reliability Engineer Preparation Capstone

Course Objective

To provide the student with fundamental and some advanced theories of reliability engineering. This Internet course is designed to assist the student in passing the ASQ Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE) examination.

NBQA 709 | Certified Calibration Technician Examination Preparation Course

Course Description

The course provides an introduction and an overview of the seven major elements of the American Society for Quality (ASQ) Certified Calibration Technician (CCT) examination. Students will gain an understanding of the responsibilities required for a calibration technician. Please contact the Quality Office at 310-243-3352 for schedules. These courses can be refresher courses can be customized to suit individual or company schedules.


CSUDH Certificate Awards

CSUDH also offers Certificate Awards for students who complete three graduate level courses from the MSQA program and the appropriate capstone course. The student may take these courses through "open university" thus need not be enrolled in the MSQA program. Each student who satisfactorily completes a non-credit capstone course and the associated three graduate level credit courses from the MSQA program will be provided with a Certificate Award.

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Quality Assurance Certification FAQs

I'm not sure where to start... Who should I contact?

Please contact our Quality Assurance Program Office to speak with an advisor.

Do I need to apply to take any of these classes?

No, no application to the university is required.

Are there prerequisite requirements for these classes?

Please contact our Quality Assurance Program Office to speak with an advisor.

What if I want to take more than one?

It depends on how much experience they have, how much knowledge they have. One should be sufficient, but if they're really inexperienced, this is all new to them. There are other courses that they should probably take as well, and it's a one-on-one advising situation.

Will employers pay for these courses?

Most companies will reimburse employees for full college-level classes; however, they may have limitations and requirements that are stricter than CEUs, so please check with your employer's funding assistance contact for questions and resources.

What if I have other questions about certifications?

For addition information about certification preparation only class registrations and schedules, contact the Quality office.

MSQA Program Office
Telephone: 310-243-3880 | Email:msqa@csudh.edu