Business Essentials Overview

This certificate serves as an introduction to the field of business management. Students completing the certificate gain foundational business skills, giving them the edge in today's global marketplace. You'll have the flexibility to customize your certificate based on your interest and needs, to create a certificate that meets your professional goals.

Certificate Courses

Design your own Management certificate based on your preferred focus area using the courses outlined below.

Choose one for your starting course:

  • BUS 215 Principles of Management
  • BUS 304 Engineering Management
  • BUS 317 Healthcare Management

Choose two courses:

  • BUS 223 Marketing I or BUS 337 Healthcare Marketing
  • BUS 226 Business Law
  • CYB 201 Cybersecurity Fundamentals

Choose three courses:

  • BUS 314 Intro to Innovation & Entrepreneurship
  • BUS 331 Personal Finance
  • BUS 349 Human Resource Management
  • BUS 467 Service Management
  • MGT 321 Operations Management
  • MGT 323 Logistics Management
  • MGT 335 Project Management
  • MGT 461 Lean/Six Sigma

 18 credits is required for the certificate.

Program Pace and Cost

Most students complete the certificate within three terms, about nine months, by enrolling in two classes per term. Many classes do not have set meeting times, so you can complete your coursework during your quiet hours. Assignments and exams still have due dates for completion.

Oregon Tech's online tuition is the same rate no matter where you live and each term's bill depends on how many classes you choose to take. Total cost of the program using the 24-25 tuition is about $6,200. Visit here for tuition rates. 

The Academic Calendar details important registration dates and withdraw deadlines. The payment schedule, along with the payment plan application, is located on the Cashier’s Office website. 

Admission Process

Financial aid is not offered for this program but a payment plan is available. Follow the steps below to get started:

  1. Submit the Non-Degree Seeking Application
  2. Watch for an email from the Admissions Office about registration.
  3. Register yourself for classes when registration opens.

 

Non-degree seeking students do not pay application fees since they are not attending a degree program and are limited to 8 credits per term.

Awarding the Certificate

Oregon Tech awards formal certificates upon completion of all requirements. The Registrar's Office advises soon-to-be graduates to submit the Application for Degree two terms before completing the certificate. A certificate cannot be awarded without the application found in TechWeb.

Beyond the Certificate

Many of these courses also apply to Oregon Tech's online Bachelor of Science in Business Management. You can find information about this degree here.


 

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Accreditation

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Oregon Institute of Technology is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. NWCCU is an institutional accrediting body recognized by the Council for Higher Education and/or the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education.