Profile: FIU Legal Studies Institute

In today’s competitive, ever-changing world, education for professional and personal development remains a proven tool for sharpening skills and enriching lives. Continuing and Professional Studies (CAPS), at Florida International University, offers a variety of convenient, non-traditional learning opportunities and a technologically advanced environment to facilitate professional and personal enhancement for the local and global communities. Our commitment to academic and professional excellence is focused on developing and strengthening rewarding in-demand credit and non-credit programs. We provide a diverse array of certificates, distance learning opportunities, on-line instruction, workshops, customized and professional training, personal enrichment courses and more.

To better accommodate the busy schedules of working adults, many CAPS programs and courses are offered on weekday evenings and on Saturdays and are taught at easily accessible locations throughout Miami-Dade and Broward Counties, including our award-winning Kovens Conference Center. You may also choose the time and the pace that best suits your schedule by taking web-based courses or enrolling in a completely online degree program.

Our courses and programs can be customized to fulfill your professional development and personal enrichment needs. CAPS is currently comprised of the Legal Studies Institute, Academy for Lifelong Learning, the Multicultural Training Institute, Professional Development Programs, and over 2,000 web-based, self-directed courses among other continuing education opportunities. Feel free to search throughout our site for more detailed information on our institutes, programs, and courses and let us know where your interests lie.