The Knowledge Formations Certificate, a master's level certificate created by the Institute on the Formation of Knowledge in 2023, began two years earlier as a Concentration within the Divison of Social Science at the University of Chicago.  In 2024, the program graduated its first cohort.   Students who have completed the certificate are well prepared to cross disciplinary boundaries as they conceptualize research for potential doctoral level study.

As of the 2025-2026 school year, the Knowledge Formations Certificate no longer is offered. However, it is our desire and promise to highlight the thinking of this year's students, who entered the program enthusiastically, committed themselves to completing certificate requirements, and have expanded and deepened their intellectual perspectives.