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Business Essentials Graduate Certificate

Program Highlights

  • 100% online
  • 9 Credit Hours
  • Taught by acclaimed Krannert faculty 
  • Credits earned count towards Online MS/MBA degree
  • Graduate Certificate is an earned academic credential that enhances ROI

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.

The Business Essentials certificate program requires the completion of the outlined curriculum of 9 credit hours with a 3.00 GPA to receive the Business Essentials Graduate Certificate.

The Business Essentials Graduate Certificate can be completed in 2 to 6 semesters.

*Estimated plans of study listed below are not guaranteed. Completion time and course offerings are subject to change.

Substantive Courses:

MGMT 60000 Accounting (3 credits) FALL, SPRING, & SUMMER MOD 2
MGMT 61000 Financial Management (3 or 1 credits) FALL MOD 1
MGMT 63000 Legal & Social Foundations of Management (2 credits) FALL MOD 1
MGMT 65000 Strategic Management (3 or 1 credits) FALL MOD 2
MGMT 66000 Operations Management (3 or 1 credits) FALL & SPRING MOD 2
MGMT 69000 Storytelling with Business Analytics (2 or 1 credits) SUMMER MOD 1
ECON 51500 Macroeconomics (1 credit) SUMMER MOD 2
MGMT 67000 Business Analytics (3 credits) FALL, SPRING, & SUMMER MOD 1
OBHR 68100 Organizational Behavior (2 credits) FALL & SPRING MOD 2
ECON 51400 Microeconomics (2 credits) FALL, SPRING, & SUMMER MOD 2
MGMT 69000 Accounting for Managers (1 credit) FALL MOD 1
MGMT 69000 Marketing Management (1 credit) FALL MOD 1

*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.