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Undergraduate Certificate in Business Administration

Colorado State University Global’s 18-credit undergraduate certificate in business administration can be completed in as few as six months. It provides essential leadership, management, and human resources knowledge and is stackable toward a bachelor’s degree.

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Business Administration: Online Undergraduate Certificate

Build a solid foundation in essential business skills like leadership, management, and organizational innovation. CSU Global’s undergraduate certificate in business administration gives you the expertise needed to succeed in today’s dynamic business environment.
Students in this program:

Develop leadership and management skills
Learn to navigate organizational change
Master principles of human resource management
Understand key marketing strategies

This program prepares you for various business roles and positions you as a leader ready to take on today’s business challenges.

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This 18 credit-hour, stand-alone program consists of six, three-credit courses.

For students enrolled in the 27-unit certificate that includes leadership fundamentals, the program begins with three essential courses:

MGT200: Business and Technology Professional Studies
COM304: Academic and Career Success
ORG100: Personal Leadership and Academic Success or ORG300: Applying Leadership Principles

Note: The choice between ORG100 and ORG300 will be determined through advising, tailored to align with each student’s individual learning experiences.

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MGT351 - Organizational Innovation and Change

Course Description

Analysis of the dynamics of change and the importance of innovation within modern organizations. Emphasis on how managers can develop a culture receptive to new ideas, products, processes, and systems for improving organizational performance.

Credit Hours: 3

HRM300 - Principles of Human Resource Management

Course Description

Throughout HRM300, students will explore the history and future of HRM practices. They will learn about HRM theories and how to apply them in a real-world environment. Details regarding HR functions such as recruitment, selection and onboarding, training and development, performance management, compensation and benefits, and the legal aspects of employee and labor relations will be addressed throughout this course.

Credit Hours: 3

MGT300 - Principles of Management

Course Description

Students examine the essential functions of management, including planning, organizing, leading, staffing, and controlling, and how they can be utilized to strengthen management, employee, and organizational performance.

Credit Hours: 3

ORG300 - Applying Leadership Principles

Course Description

The opportunities for students, in this first course, for all majors are to learn personal and professional leadership styles and drivers by providing an overview of leadership basics. Leadership skills are utilized across fields of study. Regardless of the roles individuals assume in an organization, they will need to communicate effectively, influence others, and understand the way they respond to others and why. The course engages students in discussion, exploration, and application of leadership skills, principles, and practices. Students will learn about the relationships and connections leaders have with individuals and organizations. Topics include leadership communication, motivation, style, and characteristics.

Credit Hours: 3

MKG310 - Introduction to Marketing

Course Description

This course provides an introduction to the fundamentals of marketing. Marketing principles and practices will be applied to marketing activities globally by analyzing real-world marketing issues. The application of marketing pricing, promotions, consumer behaviors, value delivery, and capture will be applied to daily global and domestic challenges while using current business tools to assess and communicate current marketing issues and challenges.

Credit Hours: 3

MGT315 - Business Law

Course Description

The course includes topics relevant to businesses operating in the United States, including the U.S. legal system, contract law, employment law, accounting law, tort law, and intellectual property. Digital technology, business globalization, and ethics are integrated throughout the course.

Credit Hours: 3

Learning Outcomes

As a student in the Undergraduate Certificate in Business Administration program, you will gain a wealth of skills to apply to your business career. Specific learning outcomes include:

Apply management skills in decision‐making and analysis of the organizational structure.
Examine ethical behaviors and legal implications of an organization in social, environmental, and corporate environments.
Evaluate the role of a manager in the global economy.
Develop critical thinking skills for analysis in strategic planning and innovation.
Explain and apply varied leadership styles and techniques for creating and enhancing organizational competitiveness and career plans.

Affordable Tuition

As a not-for-profit public university, our goal at CSU Global is to make your online tuition cost as affordable as possible. We offer low-cost online degree tuition rates without taking anything away from the quality of the education you receive. We also lock in that low tuition rate with our tuition guarantee, and we provide additional discounted tuition rates for members of the armed forces and employees of our corporate affiliate partners.

Learn more about CSU Global tuition rates, and explore financial aid options available that can help cover the cost of your education.

One Certificate, Two Ways

The undergraduate business administration certificate at CSU Global is offered in two distinct formats to cater to diverse student needs and goals:

Undergraduate Certificate in Business Administration: This 18-credit, six-course certificate features advanced 300/400-level business administration courses and is ideal for those with at least 12 prior college credits.

Undergraduate Certificate in Business Administration with Leadership Fundamentals: This expanded option builds on the base certificate with three additional courses focused on leadership skills. It’s ideal for first-time freshmen, provisional applicants, and those seeking to integrate it with general education credits toward a bachelor’s degree.

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Why You Should Earn Your Online Undergraduate Certificate

In today’s evolving and unpredictable economy, stackable credentials are an important tool you can utilize immediately, while also building credits toward a full degree. With an undergraduate certificate from CSU Global, you prove proficiency in a specific subject with your stand-alone, transcribable, nationally recognized credentials. Get promoted, switch industries, or work toward a full degree. And with our Tuition Guarantee, your affordable tuition rate won’t increase over time. Now is the time to get the career respect you deserve by increasing your market competitiveness.

Institutional Accreditation

Institutional accreditation by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) means your degree comes from a top-quality, trusted university.

Jessica Rook, Undergraduate Certificate in Business Administration, 2019

CSU Global has allowed me to maintain a full-time job but also allowed me the freedom to have family time. The work-life-school balance has worked for me and my family.

Jessica Rook
Undergraduate Certificate in Business Administration, 2019

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