Business Graduate Certificate

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The graduate certificate in Business is a 18 credit hour program designed to provide students with a general overview of the major functional areas of business. It will provide foundational knowledge of business to those who do not have a business education background. MBA students are not eligible for the graduate certificate in Business.

Admission Requirements

Applicants must possess a bachelor’s degree with either an overall GPA of at least 2.8, a 3.0 in the last 60 hours, or a 3.2 in the last 30 hours.

Required Courses (9-12 hours)

ACCT 7100 - Accounting Methods and Report *
ECON 7100 - Foundations of Business *
FINC 7100 - Finance Fundamentals *
MGMT 7310 - Management of Human Capital
MKTG 7311 - Marketing for Profit and Growth
ECON 7200 - Applied Problem Solving
MGMT 7101 - Developing Leadership Skills I
*Course may be waived by achieving 75% or greater score on content assessment.

Required Electives (3 -6 credit hours):

* If required courses above are waived, 6 credits hours are needed from the options below.
ACCT 7304 - Accounting for Managerial Decision-Making
ECON 7313 - Economics and Global Business
BINS 7309 - Cloud-Based Business Intelligence
BINS 7350 - Information Systems Management

Electives (3 hours)

Choose one three-credit hour graduate business course for which you meet the prerequisites.