Post-Master's Graduate Certificate in General Management
(For Non-Business Master's Degree Students)
The Post-Master's Graduate Certificate in General Management is a 15 credit hour course of study designed to accommodate individuals with a graduate degree in a non-business field who seek core business knowledge. The program emphasizes course work that covers the major disciplines within the field of business. Upon completion, students will have core knowledge of common business practices and corporate procedures.
Completing the prescribed course of study in a post-master's graduate certificate leads to a certificate officially granted by the university and not to a degree. Course work completed within this program can subsequently be transferred (if sufficiently current) to a graduate business degree program.
Admissions and Prerequisites
Applicants to the Post-Master's Graduate Certificate in General Management must hold a non-business Master's degree. Applicants should have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better in their Master's degree. The applicant must also have completed a college course in calculus and a college course in statistics to be eligible for the program.
The applicant would be required to submit the following application materials:
- Application for Graduate Study
- The SBA Supplemental Application Form
- Official transcripts from their undergraduate and graduate degrees
- Two letters of recommendation
International students will have additional application requirements.
- A transcript evaluation (for transcripts from a college or university outside of the United States)
- TOEFL Exam Scores (for non-native English speakers unless they have a baccalaureate degree from a U.S. college or university or at least 24 credits from a U.S. school)
The GMAT is not required for admission to the Post-Master's Graduate Certificate in General Management.
Program of Study
The Post-Master's Graduate Certificate in General Management requires the following of all admitted students:
- Personal Computer (PC) Skills: Students will be required to have proficiency in the Internet, word processors, spreadsheets, graphics and database management systems.
- Minimum Grade Requirement: To qualify for the certificate, the student must complete the designated set of courses with a grade of 3.0 or better in each course.
- Transfer Credit: Up to three (3) credits of graduate business course work taken at another institution could be transferred in from that institution to meet part of the 15-credit requirement. These credits may not have been previously used to satisfy degree requirements at this or another institution.
- Course Prerequisites: All course prerequisites will apply.
Courses
Select 5 courses (3 credit hours each)
| ACC 511 |
Financial Accounting |
| ACC 512 |
Managerial Accounting Systems |
| ECN 521 |
Economics for Managers |
| FIN 533 |
Financial Management |
| MGT 526 |
International Business |
| MGT 550 |
Legal Environment of Business |
| MIS 524 |
Enterprise Information Systems |
| MKT 560 |
Marketing Management |
| ORG 530 |
Organizational Behavior |
| POM 521 |
Operations Management |
For course descriptions see Graduate Catalog