Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Business
Develop your own business niche with the 100% online Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Business at Berkshire. Through NU’s business certificate, you’ll further expand your business knowledge and skills, so you’re prepared to move your career forward.
You can tailor your NU online business certificate to fit your career goals with one of these areas of focus: Entrepreneurship, General Business, Management of Virtual Organizations, and Project Management.
Course Sequence
FIN-5012 – Corporate Finance
This course examines the most important components of corporate finance. The course starts with an examination of the financial statements and the related financial ratios. The financial statements include the balance sheet and the income statement while the financial ratios make use of financial statement metrics to assess such issues as profitability, short term solvency, management of current accounts and debt structure choices. The course then studies some fundamental concepts on using present value and future value to solve business and personal financial problems. The differences between debt and equity securities are examined including the important role of interest rates in valuing debt securities, i.e. government and corporate bond values. This course will examine the benefits and costs of employing debt verse equity with the objective to maximize the value of the firm.
GBM-5001 – Global Leadership and Change
In this course you will investigate leadership roles, styles, philosophy, and behaviors in globally diverse organizations. The course explores leadership through the challenge and implementation of change in global organizations. It focuses on realistic managerial situations and the techniques involved in managing change and responses to opportunities and threats.
ENT-5000 – Innovation – The Entrepreneur and Intrapreneur
This is the initial course in the entrepreneurship specialization and serves as the prerequisite for all future courses within the specialization. Prior to the start of this course, it is recommended that students enter the course with a well thought out product or service venture. Students will explore many facets of the potential venture to include new venture feasibility, an analysis of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT), and identification of potential investors to determine if the new venture is needed within the marketplace.
Degree and Course Requirements
The University may accept a maximum of 3 semester credit hours from a graduate-level program to NU’s Post-Baccalaureate certificate program. Coursework must have been completed at an accredited college or university within the last seven years with a grade of “B” or better. See the Transfer Credit Policy for additional information.
The Post-Baccalaureate Certificate has the following graduation requirements:
Cumulative Grade Point Average of 3.0 (letter grade of “B”) or higher
Official documents on file for basis of admission: a conferred bachelor’s degree from an accredited academic institution
Official transcripts on file for all transfer credit hours accepted by the University
All financial obligations must be met before the student will be issued their complimentary diploma and/or degree posted transcript
Program Learning Outcomes
Successful completion and attainment of Berkshire degrees do not lead to automatic or immediate licensure, employment, or certification in any state/country. The University cannot guarantee that any professional organization or business will accept a graduate’s application to sit for any certification, licensure, or related exam for the purpose of professional certification.
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