Business Management
This program is designed to give you a specific certification that can be immediately applied to your career.
What You'll Learn
Develop the versatility to lead teams and grow organizations.
Gain the essential management, leadership, and communication skills needed to succeed in today’s business environment. Through applied coursework, you’ll learn how to plan, organize, and lead teams while developing a strong understanding of marketing, finance, and operations. This certificate prepares you for entry-level supervisory roles, small business management, or advancement in your current career—and provides a foundation for further study in business or entrepreneurship.
Where You’ll Go
Bill and Account Collectors
- Record information about financial status of customers and status of collection efforts.
- Locate and monitor overdue accounts, using computers and a variety of automated systems.
- Locate and notify customers of delinquent accounts by mail, telephone, or personal visits to solicit payment.
- Advise customers of necessary actions and strategies for debt repayment.
Travel Agents
- Collect payment for transportation and accommodations from customer.
- Converse with customer to determine destination, mode of transportation, travel dates, financial considerations, and accommodations required.
- Compute cost of travel and accommodations, using calculator, computer, carrier tariff books, and hotel rate books, or quote package tour's costs.
- Plan, describe, arrange, and sell itinerary tour packages and promotional travel incentives offered by various travel carriers.
Loan Interviewers and Clerks
- Verify and examine information and accuracy of loan application and closing documents.
- Assemble and compile documents for loan closings, such as title abstracts, insurance forms, loan forms, and tax receipts.
- Record applications for loan and credit, loan information, and disbursements of funds, using computers.
- Submit loan applications with recommendation for underwriting approval.
Salary information presented are estimates and can be different for each individual based on education, experience, and the specific employer. Labor market data is based on 2021 estimates derived from Lightcast (Career Coach | Lightcast)
The careers listed above are just a starting point. Our programs mix together important concepts and hands-on skills—but that doesn’t mean your future has to follow the same script. Find out more at Career Exploration & Support.
Program Requirements
To graduate [ 35 credits + 2.0 GPA or higher ]
Additional Notes:
- While ENGL 100 and ENGL 101 are not required courses for the Certificate, they may be prerequisites for one or more program courses.
| Course ID | Course Name | Credits | Minimum Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGL100 | Academic Writing I | 3 | |
| ENGL101 | Academic Writing II | 3 | |
| or ENGL101H | Academic Writing II-Honors | 3 | |
| RDNG116 | College Reading and Study Skills | 3 | |
| ENGL098 | Accelerated Writing Skills for ENGL 100 | 3 |
| Course ID | Course Name | Credits | Minimum Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACCT101 | Financial Accounting | 4 | |
| ACCT102 | Managerial Accounting | 4 | |
| BUAD103 | Entrepreneurship I | 3 | |
| BUAD104 | Business Mathematics | 3 | |
| or BUAD109 | Personal Money Management | 3 | |
| BUAD106 | Foundations of Business | 3 | |
| BUAD201 | Business Law I | 3 | |
| BUAD203 | Business Communications | 3 | |
| BUAD204 | Principles of Marketing | 3 | |
| BUAD208 | Principles of Management | 3 | |
| CAPS111 | Introduction to Word Processing | 1 | |
| CAPS121 | Introduction to Spreadsheets | 1 | |
| CAPS131 | Introduction to Databases | 1 | |
| ECON101 | Introduction to Economics | 3 | |
| or ECON120 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
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