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Business EssentialsOnline Graduate Certificate

The Business Essentials Graduate Certificate program is a mini-MBA online experience, offering students the opportunity to further develop their understanding of management and breadth of business knowledge.

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Students will be able to take classes focusing on a variety of business functions including Accounting, Strategic Management, Financial Management and others.

Applications are accepted for the Spring, Summer, and Fall semesters.

The Business Essentials Graduate Certificate program requires the completion of the outlined curriculum of 9 credit hours with at least 2.70 GPA to receive the Business Essentials Graduate Certificate.

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Build core business skills, gain experience with online learning and earn a credential that can count toward your Purdue Daniels online MBA.

Discover how Business Essentials can accelerate your MBA.

Program Highlights

  • 100% Online
  • 9 credit hours
  • Taught by expert faculty from the Mitch Daniels School of Business
  • Credits earned count towards Online MS/MBA degree
  • Graduate Certificate is an earned academic credential that enhances ROI
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The Business Essentials Graduate Certificate can be completed in 2 to 6 semesters.

*Estimated course offering times listed below are not guaranteed. Completion time and course offerings are subject to change.

Elective Courses
ACCT 60000 Accounting for Managers
ACCT 69000 Accounting for Managers Essentials
ECON 51400 Microeconomics
ECON 51500 Macroeconomics
FIN 61000 Financial Management
MKTG 51200 Marketing Management
MKTG 69000 Marketing Management Essentials
OBHR 68100 Managing Behavior in Organizations
OBHR 69000 Storytelling with Data in Business
QM 67000 Business Analytics
SCOM 66000 Introduction to Operations Managment
SCOM 69000 Operations Management Essentials
STRT 63000 Legal and Social Foundations of Management
STRT 65000 Strategic Management I
STRT 69000 Strategic Management Essentials

The Business Essentials Graduate Certificate does not have any required courses. Students can mix and match the courses listed above to complete the 9 credit hours needed to earn this Graduate Certificate.

Students cannot take the 3-credit hour and essentials version of a course with the same name (Ex: MGMT 61000 Financial Management and MGMT 59000 Financial Management Essentials can not both be used on the plan of study).

If you would like to receive more information about this certificate program, please fill out the form and a program specialist will be in touch.





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