Distance Education Overview

GIA Diploma Programmes GIA Distance Education GIA Extension CLass

Accredited Jewelry Professional Diploma A.J.P

3 Courses

Total Fee: £380

Diamond Essentials
  • No prerequisites
  • 7 written assignments
  • Supervised final exam
  • Earns: Diamond Essentials Certicate
Colored Stones Essentials
  • No prerequisites
  • 8 written assignments
  • Supervised final exam
  • Earns: Colored Stones Essentials Certicate
Jewelry Essentials
  • No prerequisites
  • 5 written assignments
  • Supervised final exam
  • Earns: Jewelry Essentials Certicate
None required

Graduate Diamonds Diploma

2 Courses
1 Lab Class

Total Fee: £1,755

Diamond Essentials
  • No prerequisites
  • 7 written assignments
  • Supervised final exam
  • Earns: Diamond Essentials Certicate
Diamonds & Diamond Grading
  • Prerequisite - Diamond Essentials
  • 20 written assignments
  • Comprehensive final exam
  • Earns: Diamonds & Diamond Grading Certicate
Diamond Grading
  • No prerequisites
  • 5 days
  • Earns: Letter of Completion

Colored Stones Diploma

3 Courses
2 Lab Classes
Student Workroom


Total Fee: Approx £4,000

Colored Stones Essentials
- No prerequisites
- 8 written assignments
- Supervised final exam
- Earns: Colored Stones Essentials Certicate


Colored Stones
- Prerequisite – Colored stone essentials
- 27 written assignments
- Comprehensive final exam
- Earns: Colored Stones Certicate


Gem Identification
- Prerequisite – Colored Stones Essentials and Colored Stones
- 19 written assignments
- 25 practical assignments (completed in Student Lab)
- 20 stones exam
- Earns: Gem Identification Certicate

Gem Identification
- No prerequisites
- 5 days
- Earns: Letter of Completion

Colored Stone Grading

- No prerequisites
- 3 days
- Earns: Letter of Completion

Graduate Gemologist Diploma (G.G.)

Total Fee: Approx £6,000

Diamonds Programme
Colored Stones Programme
Comprehensive Final Exam

Diamond Grading


Gem Identification


Colored Stone Grading