Business Graduate Certificate

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The graduate certificate in Business is an 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. Students completing the Business Graduate Certificate (BUSX-GC) with a 3.0 or higher GPA may be admitted to the MBA program without the GMAT/GRE.

**The Business Graduate Certificate is also offered in a fully online, asynchronous format.**

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 70061 - (was 7100) Accounting Methods and Reports *
ECON 70041 - (was 7100) Foundations of Business *
FINN 70031 - (was FINC 7100) Finance Fundamentals *
MGMT 7310 - Management of Human Capital
MKTG 7311 - Marketing for Profit and Growth
ECON 70052 - (was 7200) Applied Problem Solving
MGMT 7101 - Developing Leadership Skills I
*For students with a business bachelor’s degree, this course may be waived by achieving a 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 70463 - (was 7304) Accounting for Managerial Decision-Making
ECON 71343 - (was 7313) Economics and Global Business
BINS 70903 - (was 7309) Cloud-Based Business Intelligence
BINS 75033 - (was 7350) Information Systems Management

Electives (3 hours)

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