Program Requirements

Applied Business Certificate
Total credits required: 18

Applied Business Functions Track—Core Courses
ABus 4101 Accounting for Managers (3 cr.) or
ABus 4601 Corporate Finance (3 cr.)

ABus 4701 Introduction to Marketing (3 cr.)
ABus 4022 Management in Organizations (3 cr.)
ABus 4104 Management and Human Resource Practices (3 cr.)
ABus 4102 Operations in Manufacturing and Service Business (3 cr.)

3 credits of upper-division electives must be business related and can be taken from other academic units.

Core courses must be taken for a letter grade (on the A/F grading basis) and completed with a grade of C- or better.

Communication and Leadership Track—Core Courses
ABus 4031 Accessing and Using Information Effectively (3 cr.)
ABus 4023W Communicating for Results (3 cr.)
ABus 4104 Management and Human Resource Practices (3 cr.)
ABus 4041Dynamics of Leadership (3 cr.)
ABus 4022 Management in Organizations (3 cr.)

3 credits of upper-division electives must be business related and can be taken from other academic units.

Core courses must be taken for a letter grade (on the A/F grading basis) and completed with a grade of C- or better.

Planning Your Program of Study

The Planning Chart for the Functions track or the Planning Chart for the Communication and Leadership track may be downloaded and used as a guide in planning your schedule of course work. Please note that certificates are to be completed within four years of your admission date.

Course descriptions and the semesters in which they are offered are in the Undergraduate Catalog.

Course guide provides more detailed information on courses offered this current semester.

Class schedule provides information on current terms for help in course planning and registration.

Completion Requirements
To be awarded a certificate, you must submit a completed Application for Undergraduate Degree form online. NOTE: The words Degree and Certificate are used interchangeably on the form . It is important for you to check the deadlines if you want to graduate in a specific term.

All courses in the certificate must be completed with a grade of C- or better. Core courses must be taken for a letter grade (on the A/F grading basis). Elective courses may be taken on the A/F grading basis or the S/N grading basis. The cumulative gpa for all certificate courses must be a 2.00 or better.

You must complete the certificate within four years of your admission date.