Program Highlights
- 100% online
- 9 Credit Hours
- Taught by acclaimed School of Business 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 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 credits) | FALL, SPRING, & SUMMER |
| ECON 51500 | Macroeconomics (1 credit) | FALL & SUMMER |
| MGMT 60000 | Accounting for Managers* (3 credits) | FALL, SPRING, & SUMMER |
| MGMT 61000 | Financial Management* (3 credits) | SPRING & FALL |
| MGMT 62000 | Marketing Management* (3 credits) | FALL, SPRING, & SUMMER |
| MGMT 63000 | Legal and Social Foundations of Management (2 credits) | SPRING & FALL |
| MGMT 65000 | Strategic Management I* (3 credits) | SUMMER & FALL |
| MGMT 66000 | Intro to Operations Management* (3 credits) | FALL & SPRING |
| MGMT 67000 | Business Analytics (3 credits) | FALL, SPRING, & SUMMER |
| OBHR 68100 | Managing Behavior in Organizations (2 credits) | FALL, SPRING, & SPRING |
| MGMT 69000 | Business Storytelling with Data (2 credits) | FALL & SUMMER |
| MGMT 59000 | Financial Management Essentials* (1 credit) | SPRING |
| MGMT 59000 | Operations Management Essentials* (1 credit) | SPRING |
| MGMT 59000 | Accounting for Managers Essentials* (1 credit) | FALL |
| MGMT 59000 | Marketing Management Essentials* (1 credit) | FALL |
| MGMT 59000 | Strategic Management Essentials* (1 credit) | SUMMER |
| MGMT 59000 | Business Storytelling Essentials* (1 credit) | 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 can not 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).