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. 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.
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ECON 51400 | Microeconomics | 2 crs. | Fall, Spring, & Summer |
| ECON 51500 | Macroeconomics | 1 crs. | Fall & Summer |
| MGMT 60000 | Accounting for Managers* | 3 crs. | Fall, Spring, & Summer |
| MGMT 61000 | Financial Management* | 3 crs. | Fall & Spring |
| MGMT 62000 | Marketing Management* | 3 crs. | Fall, Spring, & Summer |
| MGMT 63000 | Legal and Social Foundations of Management | 2 crs. | Fall & Spring |
| MGMT 65000 | Strategic Management I* | 3 crs. | Summer & Fall |
| MGMT 66000 | Intro to Operations Management* | 3 crs. | Fall & Spring |
| MGMT 67000 | Business Analytics | 3 crs. | Fall, Spring, & Summer |
| OBHR 68100 | Managing Behavior in Organizations | 2 crs. | Fall, Spring, & Summer |
| MGMT 59000 | Financial Management Essentials* | 1 crs. | Spring |
| MGMT 59000 | Operations Management Essentials* | 1 crs. | Spring |
| MGMT 69000 | Business Storytelling | 2 crs. | Summer & Fall |
| MGMT 69000 | Accounting for Management Essentials* | 1 crs. | Fall |
| MGMT 69000 | Marketing Management Essentials* | 1 crs. | Fall |
| MGMT 69000 | Strategic Management Essentials | 1 crs. | Summer |
| MGMT 69000 | Business Storytelling Essentials* | 1 crs. | Summer |
*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).
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