Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Business Foundations

Graduate Coordinator: Ms. Candace Wilhelm

The Business Foundation Certificate program focuses on core business skills and knowledge necessary to understand the structure and operations of contemporary organizations. The goal of this program is to provide the student with these fundamental business skills and knowledge required to successfully enter and participate in today’s business enterprises (either for-profit or non-profit organizations). The curriculum includes foundation coverage (students select 4 of the 6 available courses) of accounting, economics, finance, management, marketing and information systems. Courses will cover the basic business skills and knowledge required for entry-level business managers. The Business Foundation Certificate is designed to serve the student without an undergraduate degree in business administration who wishes to: 1) pursue business related graduate degrees requiring core business foundation knowledge, 2) returning students who wish to acquired business foundation skills and knowledge to satisfy their current and/or future job goals and 3) students who wish to acquire business foundation skills and knowledge to support knowledge gained in other programs. Students completing this program will have the basic knowledge to assess and address basic business problems and opportunities.