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Online Undergraduate Project Management Certificate

CSU Global’s undergraduate certificate in project management focuses on key areas like risk management, project control, and quality management. This 18-credit program can be completed in six months and is stackable toward a CSU Global bachelor’s degree.

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Program Details

Project Management: Online Undergraduate Certificate

Take your project management skills to the next level with CSU Global’s 18-credit undergraduate certificate in project management. This hands-on program covers essential topics like project planning, scheduling, risk management, and earned value management, helping you keep projects on track while managing costs, timelines, and teams.

In this program, you will:

  • Apply project management principles across projects, programs, and portfolios.
  • Build practical skills in project quality management, risk assessment, and control.
  • Learn tools for initiating, planning, and closing projects effectively.

Fully online and designed to fit your schedule, the program can be completed in as few as six months. Plus, the credits you earn are stackable toward a CSU Global bachelor’s degree, giving you room to grow in your career.

The certificate program consists of 18 credits in the following two sets.

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.

  1. Students must take the following courses:
    1. PJM310 – Introduction to Project Management
    2. PJM330 – Effective Project Scheduling and Control
    3. PJM380 – Project Management Tools
  2. In addition to the above three courses, students are required to select three of the following
    courses:

    1. PJM400 – Project Procurement and Contract Management
    2. PJM405 – Fundamentals of Agile Methodologies
    3. PJM410 – Assessing and Managing Risk
    4. PJM440 – Project Quality Management

Learning Outcomes

As an undergraduate student earning your Certificate in Project Management, you will gain and apply project leadership theories and practical applications for individual and organizational success. Additional learning outcomes include the following:

  • Apply management and leadership theories as they relate to project, program, and portfolio management.
  • Apply effective communication and research skills.
  • Examine tools and techniques for initiating, planning, executing, monitoring, and closing projects.
  • Demonstrate critical thinking skills for effective analysis and decision-making.
  • Demonstrate skills in project quality management.

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 project management certificate at CSU Global is offered in two distinct formats to cater to diverse student needs and goals:

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

Undergraduate Certificate in Project Management 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.

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Peter Chiappa - B.S. Project Management Alumni

I was able to apply what I learned at CSU Global directly to my job. It broadened my skill set and made me a more effective Project Manager, [and] the flexibility allowed me to spend time with my family and dedicate myself to my full time job while earning my degree.

Peter Chiappa
B.S. Project Management Alumni

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