2021-2022 Catalog

Graduate Certificate in Business Essentials

Curriculum

3 Courses

9 Credits

Available on campus and online

Program Length On Campus: 1 semester, 15 weeks

Program Length Online: 2 semesters, 30 weeks

Required Courses

MBA-635Operations Management: Design and Analysis

3

MBA-660Marketing: the Challenge of Managing Value

3

Choose 1 From The Following

ISOM-730Python for Business Analytics

3

ISOM-835Predictive Analytics

3

ISOM-845Business Intelligence, Data Visualization, and Storytelling

3

Course Substitution Policy

To substitute a business essentials course with an approved elective, a student must have successfully completed equivalent academic coursework at the undergraduate/graduate level in the seven years prior to business essentials matriculation, with a grade of "B" or better, and provide official transcripts (with English translation, if applicable). A maximum of 3 credits of coursework can be substituted.

Degree Progression Policy

All graduate certificate students must complete a minimum of 9 credits in the Sawyer Business School.

Candidates who apply within one year of completing their graduate certificate will have applicable courses applied to a Sawyer Business School (SBS) graduate degree program, in the same discipline as the certificate, as long as a grade of B or better was earned in that course.

Candidates, who apply beyond one year or from a certificate program outside their discipline, will have coursework evaluated on a case-by-case basis for relevancy, current degree requirements and current Sawyer Business School waiver and transfer policies.