Small Business Management Certificate

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Program: Certificate
Department of Management and Marketing
Richard T. Doermer School of Business and Management Sciences

Neff Hall 340 ~ 260-481-6470

Doermer School of Business Undergraduate Student Success Center

Neff Hall 366 ~ 260-481-6472

The student learning outcomes for the certificate are as follows:

To develop an understanding of entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial orientation
To develop a business plan for the enterprise
To use marketing and financial information to advance/promote the plan
To understand available financing providers including “angels”, venture capitalists, and strategic partners

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Information regarding Consumer Information for this program can be found at: Consumer Information - Purdue Fort Wayne (pfw.edu)

The Small Business Management Certificate is designed to provide students with the very basic skills needed to understand the business environment and to make sound decision while running their own business. Any student admitted to Purdue University Fort Wayne is eligible to work on this certificate.

You must meet the prerequisites for each course and earn a grade of C- or better in each course, while maintaining at least a 2.30 GPA in courses required for the Certificate. You must complete at least 9 of the required 15 credits at Purdue Fort Wayne to be eligible to receive the certificate.

Certificate Requirements

You must earn a C- or better in each of the following courses:
BUS 10001 - Principles Of Business Administration Cr. 3 or 4.
BUS 20000 - Foundations Of Accounting Cr. 3-5.
ECON 20000 - Fundamentals Of Economics Cr. 3.
BUS 20102 - Marketing For The Small Business Cr. 3.
Additional Course Use

Courses listed below may also be considered in meeting specific degree requirements.

BUS 20102 required, BUS 30101 accepted
BUS 20103 - Small Business Management Capstone Cr. 3. or
BUS 31201 - Entrepreneurship Cr. 3-6.

Total Credits: 15

Student Responsibility

You are responsible for ensuring that you satisfy all graduation requirements specified for each selected program. Thus, it is essential that you develop a thorough understanding of the required courses, academic policies, and procedures governing your academic career. If you cannot complete all program requirements by your stated graduation date but fail to remove those from your plan of study, the Registrar’s Office in consultation with your academic advisor will remove unmet pursuits from your plan of study. Changing curricular records during the graduation term of application may affect state or federal financial aid awards. All requests for exceptions to specific requirements must be made in writing and may be granted only by written approval from the appropriate chair or dean.

Small Business Management Certificate

Program: Certificate Department of Management and Marketing Richard T. Doermer School of Business and Management Sciences

Doermer School of Business Undergraduate Student Success Center

Certificate Requirements

Total Credits: 15

Student Responsibility

Program: Certificate
Department of Management and Marketing
Richard T. Doermer School of Business and Management Sciences