2007-2008 Graduate Business Certificates

Program Director: Ann Mackin
Graduate Coordinator: Shelley Kelson

Graduate Certificates are available as a program of graduate business study for individuals who:

currently possess a bachelor’s degree and wish to pursue graduate
certification in a specific business discipline with or without the completion of an MBA.
already possess a graduate business degree and wish to enhance or update their skills.
are completing a MBA or MBATM degree and desire additional
specialization in a single business discipline.

Between 12 and 18 graduate semester hours are required to complete a Graduate Certificate. A minimum of 12 of these semester hours must be taken at Westminster, unless the certificate is done in conjunction with the Master of Business Administration Degree. Students who desire to complete more than one graduate certificate may apply required course and/or elective credits to only one certificate. Individuals without prior undergraduate coursework in business, or who graduated with a business degree five years ago or longer, must complete prerequisite courses as identified in the respective certificate requirements. Students must declare their certificate program with the MBA Graduate Coordinator prior to applying for graduation.

Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting

Requirement Description		Credit Hours
I.	Prerequisite Courses
	ACCT 350 Intermediate Accounting I (4) ACCT 360 Intermediate Accounting II (4) ACCT 454 Auditing (4) If applicable, completion of: Accounting and Statistics Foundational Literacy Exams
II.	Required MBA Core Courses	6
	MBA 625C Financial Reporting and Control MBA 630C Financial Design and Analysis MBA 635C Executive Financial Decision Making	2 2 2
III.	Required Certificate Courses	12
	MBA 542E Special Topics in Financial Accounting MBA 543E Special Topics in Managerial and Cost Accounting MBA 544E Business Combinations MBA 545E Government & Not-for-Profit Accounting MBA 666E Special Topics in Accounting & Taxation *Choose one of:* MBA 641E Individual Income Taxation (3) MBA 642E Estate and Tax Planning Strategy (3) MBA 643E Corporate Income Taxation (3)	2 2 2 2 1 3
TOTAL CORE AND ELECTIVE HOURS FOR THE GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN ACCOUNTING (plus relevant prerequisite course work)		18

* ACCT 454; and ACCT 474 or ACCT 484 may be required for students who wish to sit for the CPA exam.

Graduate Certificate in Business Economics

Requirement Description		Credit Hours
I.	Prerequisite Courses
	If applicable, completion of: Accounting, Economics, Quantitative Methods, and Statistics Foundational Literacy Exams
II.	Required MBA Core Courses	5
	MBA 620C Understanding Market Dynamics MBA 661E Econometrics	2 3
III.	Elective Courses	12
	MBA 530E International Economics MBA 535E Macroeconomic Theory MBA 672E Marketing Research MBA 693E Business Forecasting	3 3 3 3
TOTAL CORE AND ELECTIVE HOURS FOR THE GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN BUSINESS ECONOMICS (plus relevant prerequisite course work)		17

Graduate Certificate in Entrepreneurship

Requirement Description		Credit Hours
I.	Prerequisite Courses
	If applicable, completion of: Accounting, Economics, Quantitative Methods, and Statistics Foundational Literacy Exams
II.	Required MBA Core Courses	12
	MBA 620C Understanding Market Dynamics MBA 625C Financial Reporting and Control MBA 630C Financial Design and Analysis MBA 635C Executive Financial Decision Making MBA 640C Managing Processes MBA 645C Value Creation and Delivery	2 2 2 2 2 2
III.	Required Certificate Courses	12
	MBA 622E Business Plan Development MBA 624E Financing New Ventures MBA 626E Case Studies in Entrepreneurship Four credit hours of electives approved by advisor	3 2 3 4
TOTAL CORE AND ELECTIVE HOURS FOR THE GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP (plus relevant prerequisite course work)		24

Graduate Certificate in Finance

Requirement Description		Credit Hours
I.	Prerequisite Courses
	If applicable, completion of: Accounting, Economics, Finance, Quantitative Methods, and Statistics Foundational Literacy Exams
II.	Required MBA Core Courses	6
	MBA 625C Financial Reporting and Control MBA 630C Financial Design and Analysis MBA 635C Executive Financial Decision Making	2 2 2
III.	Required Certificate Courses	14
	MBA 535E Macroeconomic Theory MBA 550E International Finance MBA 690E Investment and Portfolio Management MBA 691E Advanced Managerial Finance MBA 693E Business Forecasting	3 3 3 2 3
TOTAL CORE AND ELECTIVE HOURS FOR THE GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN FINANCE (plus relevant prerequisite course work)		20

Graduate Certificate in Financial Planning

Requirement Description		Credit Hours
I.	Prerequisite Courses
	If applicable, completion of: Economics, Finance, and Statistics Foundational Literacy Exams
II.	Required Certificate Courses	15
	MBA 615E Personal Financial Planning & Insurance MBA 616E Retirement Planning & Employee Benefits MBA 641E Individual Income Taxation MBA 642E Estate and Tax Planning Strategy MBA 562E Investments and Analysis (3) or MBA 690E Investment and Portfolio Management (3)	3 3 3 3 3
TOTAL CORE AND ELECTIVE HOURS FOR THE GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN FINANCIAL PLANNING (plus relevant prerequisite course work)		15

Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. owns the trademarks CFP®, Certified Financial PlannerTM and Certified Financial Planner® in the U.S., which it awards to individual who successfully complete CFP Board’s initial and ongoing certification requirements.

Westminster College does not certify individuals to use the CFP®, Certified Financial PlannerTM and marks. CFP® certification is granted solely by Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. to individuals who, in addition to completing an educational requirement such as this CFP Board-Registered Program, have met ethics, experience and examination requirements.

Graduate Certificate in Marketing

Requirement Description		Credit Hours
I.	Prerequisite Courses
	If applicable, completion of: Economics and Statistics Foundational Literacy Exams
II.	Required MBA Core Courses	4
	MBA 620C Understanding Market Dynamics MBA 645C Value Creation and Delivery	2 2
III.	Required Certificate Courses	2
	MBA 665E Strategic Marketing	2
IV.	Elective Courses	9
	Choose three courses from: MBA 510E International Marketing (3) MBA 672E Marketing Research (3) MBA 674E Special Topics in Marketing (offerings vary) (3)	9
TOTAL CORE AND ELECTIVE HOURS FOR THE GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN MARKETING (plus relevant prerequisite course work)		15