Can be applied toward an associate degree in business administration
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Business Management Certificate Program
Description
A certificate program is ideal for people who want to set smaller educational goals and work up to meeting larger ones. It can also be a starting point because certificate programs bundle courses to help you move ahead professionally without committing to college full-time. Once you have completed several courses in our certificate program, you may decide to pursue an associate or bachelor’s degree. In that event, the credits you earn in the certificate program may be applied to that degree.
Who Should Enroll
- Any degree or nondegree student who is interested in furthering his or her learning
- High school graduates who have a minimum of 18 college credits with a grade-point average of 2.0 or better
- Adults who have been out of high school for at least five (5) years
Curriculum
Consisting of six courses, this certificate covers topics that are key to understanding the ways in which organizations and businesses operate in today’s world.
Required courses
- MGMT 310 Organizations: Structure and Process (3)
- ACCTG 211 Financial and Managerial Accounting (4)
- B A 243 Social, Legal, and Ethical Environment of Business (4)
Select one
- PSYCH 002 Psychology (3)
- SOC 001 Introductory Sociology (3)
- SOC 003 Introductory Social Psychology (3)
Select one
- ECON 002 Introductory Microeconomic Analysis and Policy (3)
- ECON 004 Introductory Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy (3)
Select one
- MGMT 321 Leadership and Motivation (3)
- MGMT 331 Management and Organization (3)
- MGMT 341 Human Resource Management (3)
Contact
Erin Shannon
Acting Director, Continuing and Distance Education,
717-948-6505 or bes6@psu.edu