New faculty who arrive at the University of Central Florida (UCF) are very likely to be asked to teach at least one online or mixed-mode course. Realizing that effective teaching in these digital formats requires additional skills and knowledge that go beyond the traditional face-to-face classroom, the UCF requires faculty to be certified in online teaching. Faculty at UCF have two avenues to obtain certification to develop and teach online or mixed-mode courses: the online teaching certification course IDL6543 or the alternative track for experienced faculty new to UCF called Online Faculty Readiness Assessment (OFRA). This assessment recognizes a faculty member's prior online teaching experience and ensures incoming faculty have the skills and knowledge they need to be successful teaching online at UCF. This alternative approach directly contributes to UCF's strategic plan ("UCF Strategic Plan," 2017) by fast-tracking new faculty as certified online instructors (strengthening faculty) and increasing the number of online courses available to students (increasing student access).