Graduate Certificate in Business Administration

This online business administration certificate program introduces conceptual and practical skills needed for standard business practice. These courses help both business and non-business students who hold a bachelor’s degree, and want to enhance their administrative abilities for public sector, for-profit or nonprofit environments.

Give Your Business Administration Skills a Boost

This Business Graduate Certificate in Business Administration gives you a strong business foundation covering financial reporting, data analysis, economic influences and marketing management. Studying for your business administration certificate, you’ll have the opportunity to choose an elective course from subject areas including business, human resources, finance and organizational leadership. Certificate-only students are not eligible for financial aid nor are students taking the course after completion of a degree program.

With the business administration certificate, you will:

  • Complete four foundation courses and one elective.
  • Update and enhance your administrative skills to work in any business environment.
  • Complete an advanced level certificate to add to your resume.

Next Session

Spring I (Jan 6, 2025)

Estimated Tuition

Ways to Learn

Online

Admission Requirements

Applicants for this graduate certificate program must complete the formal application process with all required documents, which include:

  • Completed application
  • 2.75 grade point average (GPA)
  • Official transcripts from all regionally accredited institutions where baccalaureate and/or post-baccalaureate coursework was completed or attempted
Transcripts

Only credits from regionally accredited institutions may be accepted in transfer. Failure to report any previous academic work at another college or university may be considered a violation of academic integrity.

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Graduate Certificate Business Administration Program Curriculum

  • Code Course Name Credits
    Specific Requirements

     

    ACCU 602 Financial Reporting & Analysis

    3

    BUSU 610 Data Analysis for Decision Making

    3

    BUSU 620 Economic Analysis for Managers

    3

    MKTU 605 Marketing Management

    3

    Select one of the following:

    3

    BUSU 630
     Business Process Analysis and Innovation

     

    BUSU 650
     Corporate Responsibility: Ethics and Sustainability

     

    FINU 607
     Financial Management

     

    HRCU 600
     Human Resource Foundations

     

        OLCU 501  Organizational Research  
    OLCU 602
     Self, Systems, and Leadership

     

    OLCU 613
     Seminar in Organizational Dynamics

     

    OLCU 615
     Leading Organizational Change

     

    OLCU 632
     Leadership and Innovation

     

        OLCU 650  Introduction to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for Leaders  
    Total Credits

    15

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