The College of Business and Technology offers a broad range of graduate certificates Students must have a 3.0 or higher GPA in order to earn a graduate certificate. All students interested in completing a graduate certificate must:
Graduate Certificate in Applied AI for Management
Students who wish to receive a graduate certificate in Applied AI for Management must complete the five courses listed below.
Graduate Certificate in Business Communication
Students who wish to receive a graduate certificate in Business Communications must complete the five courses listed below.
Graduate Certificate in Finance
Students who wish to receive a graduate certificate in Finance must complete any five courses listed below, in addition to any prerequisites for those courses.
Graduate Certificate in Health Care Administration
Students who wish to receive a graduate certificate in Health Care Administration must complete the five courses listed below.
Graduate Certificate in Human Resource Management
Students who wish to receive a graduate certificate in Human Resource Management must complete the five courses listed below.
Graduate Certificate in Management Information Systems
Information technology (IT) is integrated into countless business operations, making the understanding of the relationship between IT and business operations an essential skillset. The curriculum associated with this Management Information Systems (MIS) graduate certificate focuses on IT management and understanding the technology-to-business relationship by examining IT's strategic importance in achieving organizational goals.
Earning the certificate requires successfully completing each course identified below with a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher.
Graduate Certificate in Marketing Management
Students who wish to receive a graduate certificate in Marketing Management must complete the five courses listed below.
Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management
Students must complete the five courses below (15 credits total).
Graduate Certificate in Organizational Leadership
Students who wish to receive a graduate certificate in Organizational Leadership must complete the six courses listed below.
SCADA Cybersecurity Certificate
Guarding the Critical Infrastructure, Systems, and Processes
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) and Industrial Control Systems (ICS) are the systems that monitor and control critical infrastructure, processes, and other systems. SCADA/ICS is used in various industries and processes, including power generation and transmission, water treatment, transportation, and pipelines.
ICS and SCADA cybersecurity protects and mitigates threats to these types of systems, the critical infrastructure, processes, and related systems. The security courses in this graduate-level certificate focus on SCADA and ICS cybersecurity from a strategic perspective.
The certificate requires 15 graduate credit hours (as identified below). Prerequisites for registration are a bachelor's degree and networking experience or training. If a student does not have the networking background, then they must take IST-7040 (Data Communications and Networking) to fulfill the prerequisite. This certificate requires students to complete three IST credits and twelve SEC credits from the list of core courses below. Students must maintain a 3.0 GPA in order to earn the certificate.
Technology Project Management Certificate
The graduate certificate in Technology Project Management is designed to meet the need for talented technology project managers. This certificate provides tactical and strategic approaches to managing technology projects. The tactical side provides the students with an understanding of various methodologies, tools, and techniques, while the strategic side enables the student to know when and why to apply them.
The certificate requires 15 graduate credit hours (as identified below). A bachelor's degree is required to enroll in the program. Students must complete IST 7060 and four of the six IPM courses listed below. Students must maintain a 3.0 GPA in order to earn the certificate.