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One of the nation’s largest and most comprehensive continuing higher education providers, UCLA Extension has served students in southern California since 1917. Each year they offer 4,500 courses and programs, linking 65,000 adults of diverse backgrounds to enhanced career, academic, and personal growth opportunities through lifelong learning.

UCLA Extension offers a diverse range of courses and programs, including a certificate in archaeology. This program, which oftentimes offers courses taught by Cotsen Institute faculty and Research Associates, provides academic preparation and technical skills to students with no formal training in archaeology but who possess a serious interest in the field. The flexible curriculum enables participants to tailor a program that matches individual interests, such as participating in research projects in a lab or in the field; working as paid para-professionals; or simply enjoying the company of people dedicated to archaeology.

For more information of the certificate program, call (310) 206-8456 or visit UCLA Extension.

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