Certificate Program in Management


Program Description
The Management Certificate is intended for students in any graduate level degree program at Valparaiso University who want to add a management component to their graduate study. The program is also open to people who are not enrolled in a VU graduate program but who have an undergraduate degree and wish to take a set of courses to increase their management education and abilities.

Curriculum

The certificate consists of 14 credits and includes the following courses:
MBA 501 Managerial Economics
2 cr
MBA 504 Business Law
2 cr
MBA 510 Financial Accounting
2 cr
MBA 520 Financial Management
2 cr
MBA 530 Marketing Management
2 cr
MBA 540 Managerial Statistics
2 cr
MBA 550 Psychological Foundations of Management
2 cr

Should a student already have an undergraduate equivalent to one or more of the above courses, appropriate MBA 600 or 700 level classes will be substituted. All substitutions require the approval of the director of the MBA program and the Dean of the Graduate Division.

Criteria for Admission
Admission to the program is selective and requires that the applicant meet the standard admission criteria of the College of Business Administration and the Graduate Division. Current degree-seeking students at VU will be considered for admission following:

  1. Review of a Management Certificate application, and
  2. Review of your VU graduate transcript

Students who are not currently graduate level degree-seeking students at VU should submit:

  1. Management Certificate application,
  2. Certified transcripts of a bachelor's degree (and all other degree's earned),
  3. One letter of reference submitted on their behalf.
  4. $30.00 application fee

Applicants who do not meet the course prerequisites for specific MBA courses may be accepted with the condition that they complete the appropriate preparatory coursework prior to enrollment in the course.

For more information about the Certificate Program in Management
To learn more about the Certificate Program in Management, visit their department website at http://www.valpo.edu/cba/programs/ManCertPro.php.

Interested students should request an application packet from the Office of Graduate Studies through our website or by e-mailing graduate.studies@valpo.edu.