How do I set up micro credentialing badge requirements for my students?

Written By Cameron Kolick

Last updated 2 days ago

1. Navigate to the Career Planning Module, click on Careers in the navigation menu

2. Click on Career Planning

3. Click on Settings

4. Click on Badges

5. Let's create a new badge, click the new button at the top

If you'd like to edit an existing badge, you can find it in the list of badges in this window, click on the action button, and click edit.

6. Choose a name for the badge

7. Add a Description

Add a description of the badge. This should fully describe what the badge is about but not necessarily what it took to achieve the badge. That will be specified in the next step.

8. Add Criteria

It is best practice to fully describe what it took to fulfill the badge so that someone viewing that badge in the future knows exactly what it took for the student to achieve the badge.

9. Choose a fulfillment method

Simple Logic

Use this when your requirements are straightforward and uniform. It follows an "All or Any" rule.

  • The "AND" Rule: The student must complete all listed items (e.g., Activity 1 AND Activity 2 AND Activity 3).

  • The "OR" Rule: The student only needs to complete one item from a list (e.g., Activity 1 OR Activity 2 OR Activity 3).

Advanced Logic

Use this when you need to "nest" requirements or create specific pathways. This allows you to group activities to create "Either/And" scenarios.

  • The "Choice of Path" Scenario: (Activity 1 AND Activity 2) OR (Activity 3).

    In this case, a student can either finish two specific tasks or just one major capstone.

  • The "Mandatory Plus" Scenario: (Activity 1 OR Activity 2) AND (Activity 3).

    In this case, Activity 3 is required for everyone, but they have a choice between Activity 1 or 2 to pair with it.

10. Choose a fulfillment method

Defining Your Fulfillment Method: "All" vs. "Any"

The Operator determines how a student moves from one requirement to the next. You can think of this as the "bridge" between your tasks or groups.

1. The "ALL" Operator (AND)

  • The Logic: Every single item or group must be finished.

  • The Result: A strict, linear path where nothing can be skipped.

  • Visual Representation: Item A + Item B + Item C

2. The "ANY" Operator (OR)

  • The Logic: Completing just one item or group satisfies the requirement.

  • The Result: A flexible path that offers students multiple ways to succeed.

  • Visual Representation: Item A | Item B | Item C

Applying Operators to Advanced Groups

In Advanced Setup , the operator sits between your parentheses. This determines how those groups interact with each other. For example, (Group 1) AND (Group 2).

Pro Tip: If you see parentheses ( ) in your setup, treat everything inside that bracket as a single "group." The operator you choose simply decides if they need one group or all of them.

11. Upload a badge image

The badge image is required to be square (aspect ratio of 1:1)

12. Click on Add Badge

13. Click on the action button for the badge you just added

14. If you chose Simple, click Activities. If you chose Advanced, skip to step 18

15. Click on New, to add another activity

16. Choose the activity you want to add to the badge

17. Click on Add Badge Activity

18. If you chose Advanced, click on groups. If you chose Simple, skip to step 23

19. Click on New Group

20. Choose the All / Any operator for this group.

This setting defines the requirement for all activities inside the parentheses ( ) .

  • Select "ALL" (AND): Every activity inside this group is mandatory .

    • Example: (Activity A + Activity B + Activity C) — The student must do all three to finish this group.

  • Select "ANY" (OR): The activities inside are options .

    • Example: (Activity A | Activity B | Activity C) — The student chooses any one of the three to finish this group.

Note: This setting only affects the activities inside this specific group. It does not change how this group connects to other parts of your badge requirements.

21. Choose the activities that should be used in this group

22. Click on Add Group

23. Verify your logic

Great work! Now that you’ve defined your activities and groups, the system generates a Logic String . Think of this as the "Plain English" translation of your requirements.

You can find this in the Fulfillment Logic column of your badge list.

How to Audit Your Logic

Before you finalize, read your logic string out loud to ensure it matches your intent:

  • Check the Parentheses: Items inside ( ) are bundled together. Does the student need to finish that bundle first?

  • Check the Connectors: * AND means "Both/All."

    • OR means "Choice/Either."

  • The Big Picture: Does the string represent the shortest path a student can take to earn the badge?