I was a pre med major for 4 of my 5 yrs with my main major being in engineering. After taking the MCAT and all the prep classes (did well on it), I realized that it might not be the thing for me. I switched gears during my 5th and final year and had more of a focus in the environmental area of engineering (which is what I was focused in when I started college).

Now after taking some time off I’ve realized that I would like to continue pursuing that field with some added education. I’m not 100% sold on a master’s program yet so I thought that I would do a professional certificate program and if all goes well then transfer my credits into a masters program.

My question to you all is do you think that obtaining a graduate certificate is a cerditable advance in education from an employer’s view point? Also, is it feasable to acknowledge such a certificate as being a step ahead of other canidate?

I want to make sure I’m not over emphasizing this.