This 9-credit professional graduate certificate retools working software engineers for the AI era. Designed for professionals who already write production code, the certificate develops the ability to design, integrate, and operate AI and agentic-AI systems inside enterprise applications, with rigorous evaluation, observability, and governance. The three courses are two SPE 810 special topics: courses establish AI-assisted software development and agentic application patterns, and an 800-level capstone produces a deployed end-to-end AI / agentic application artifact. Targeted at mid-career and senior software engineers, the certificate is positioned to stack into aligned Stevens Online master's programs for further depth. Course offerings, prerequisites, and minimum-grade policy will follow the College of Professional Education's standard certificate policy.

Upon completion of this certificate, learners will:

1. Design and operate AI-powered and agentic systems in production software environments through application of context engineering, agentic patterns, and AI-assisted SDLC practice.

2. Construct multi-step agentic workflows with rigorous evaluation, monitoring, and governance, moving beyond ad-hoc LLM-API consumption to engineered AI integration.

3. Develop applied capabilities through a portfolio capstone that demonstrates a real, deployed AI integration with documented evaluation and operational planning.

4. Demonstrate readiness for advanced graduate study by stacking this certificate into aligned Stevens Online master's programs for further depth.