Business Management Certificate

The Business Management Certificate is a 12 hour curriculum that provides foundational knowledge and skills in four areas of business management: Human Resources, Entrepreneurship, Organizational Behavior, and International. The certificate program will be offered both face to face and online, and is designed for students with non-business undergraduate degrees. The Certificate in Business Management Essentials is open to non-business majors and members of the business community that have an interest in developing or augmenting their management skills.

Availability: Hattiesburg Campus

Admission Requirements: See University Certificate Admissions   

Academic Policies and Requirements for Certificates:

University Requirements:

• A maximum of 3 hours of transfer credit may be used to satisfy certificate requirements.
• No grade below C will be acceptable for certificate courses.
• A minimum GPA of 2.500 is required for certificate course work.
• At least 50 percent of the hours required for a certificate should be outside the DEG01 requirements of the student’s undergraduate major.

School Certificate Requirements   

• In order to receive the certificate, students must receive no lower than a “C” and maintain at least a 2.5 GPA in the certificate courses. Of note, all of the courses listed above currently exist and are taught regularly.
• Students in all majors are welcomed to obtain the Business Management Essential certificate.
• MGT 300 is a pre-requisites for MGT 364 and 454.
• Junior standing is a pre-requisites for MGT 375 and MGT 495.
• Pre-requisites are waived for non-degree seeking students only. 

Hours to Certificate: 12 hours