Graduate Certificates
Graduate Certificates
Purpose of the Professional Certificate
Earning a professional certificate enables an individual to acquire skills and expertise in a particular job function or career. The certificate demonstrates a commitment to growth and can help one achieve an advantage in the workplace which may lead to job opportunities, promotion, a higher pay scale, and job security.
A Graduate Certificate is available for students who hold a bachelor's degree with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above from an accredited college or university. A Graduate Certificate requires the completion of twelve (12) credit hours consisting of four courses. A student pursuing a graduate degree in Business at UMHB who chooses to complete the courses required for a Certificate will be awarded the Certificate as well as their diploma upon completion of their degree requirements.
The following applies to Non-Degree Seeking Students:
- Professional certificates do not qualify for Federal financial aid and VA benefits.
- Certificate course tuition is non-refundable.
- Students enrolled in a certificate program are not required to have a University ID but may request one.
- The deadline for a schedule change is three (3) days from the enrollment date.
- For every three-hour certificate course completed successfully, students will earn three hours of transcripted graduate credit.
- Students earning all 12 hours of certificate credit with a GPA of 3.0 or above may be able to apply those hours toward one of UMHB’s business graduate degrees.
- If a student fails to satisfactorily complete a certificate course, they will receive no credit or grade for the course.
Students may not retroactively opt-out of enrollment for a term. Decisions to opt-out of enrollment during an active term must be communicated by students to their advisor no later than the term end date.
- Instructors of Certificate Courses are unavailable for response and feedback during the following blackout holidays. Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Good Friday through Easter Sunday, Memorial Day, Independence Day. Wednesday through Friday of Spring Break from the University Calendar will also be observed as Blackout Dates.
Academic Interaction Policy
Some UMHB Certificates may be offered in an alternate educational format. Student progress reflects the completion of assessments or assignments (as applicable) that demonstrate meeting required learning objectives for completion of the certificate. Students are urged to recognize the importance of using learning apps, faculty, and other provided resources.
To promote student success, during a student’s enrollment into the Certificate Program, they are required to:
- Engage in a Learning Activity during the first week after the first start date of the course. *, +
- Make satisfactory progress toward the completion of the Certificate.
* A Learning Activity includes participating in, recorded activity in learning apps, assignment or assessment submissions, online tutoring, faculty tutoring, and learning community participation related to coursework. Learning Activities do NOT include activities such as logging in to a class without academic interaction, participating in coaching calls without coursework discussion/activity, participation in an online community not related to coursework (I.e. birthday celebration or giveaway activity), or participation in the platform unrelated to the coursework. Learning Activities and our Academic Interaction Policy provides a measurement for Regular Substantive Interaction (RSI) between Instructor and Students.
+ If students are participating in a certificate program that is in an alternative platform, and students do not engage in a Learning activity for 30 consecutive days, they will be administratively withdrawn from the program.
Certificate Programs
Data Analytics Certificate
This Certificate is designed to support individuals interested in integrating the broad field of data science into any career they are in or will pursue through courses in the specific area of data analytics. This Certificate requires the completion of the following courses:
Digital Marketing
Healthcare Administration Certificate
This Certificate is designed to support individuals interested in integrating the broad field of healthcare administration into any career they are in or will pursue through courses in the specific area of healthcare administration. This Certificate requires the completion of the following courses:
Information Security Management Certificate
Add a certificate in Information Security Management to the list of potential certificates in the McLane College of Business. Latest research indicates that there are 3.5 million open cybersecurity-related jobs in the United States. As with other MCoB certificates, this certificate will require four the completion of a four-course sequence.
Non-Profit Administration and Leadership Certificate
This Certificate is designed to support individuals interested in pursuing careers in a non-profit/missional organization, as well as individuals who are currently working for a non-profit/missional organization. This Certificate requires the completion of the following courses:
| BACC 6310 | Accounting for Non-Profits | 3 |
| BADM 6340 | Leading the Mission-Driven Organization | 3 |
| BADM 6350 | Social Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| BMKT 6325 | Marketing & Development for Non-Profit Organizations | 3 |
Supply Chain Management Certificate
This Certificate is designed to support individuals interested in integrating the broad field of supply chain management into any career they are in or will pursue through courses in the specific area of supply chain management. This Certificate requires the completion of the following courses:
| BADM 6345 | Global Trade and Logistics | 3 |
| BCIS 6342 | Information Technology and Supply Chain Management | 3 |
| BSYS 6320 | Purchasing and Procurement | 3 |
| BSYS 6340 | Distribution and Inventory Management | 3 |