New Certificate Programs

Pursuing a graduate degree is no small undertaking. Achieving the level of performance required to be successful in a Master’s degree program requires a significant commitment of time and energy, whether you are pursuing your degree full-time or working full-time and considering a part-time graduate program. In my opinion, based on my own experiences and numerous observations from other graduates of our programs, that commitment is well worth the investment. For those who want to “test the waters” of graduate school, and for those who are interested in focusing their studies on Enterprise Resource Planning or Business Intelligence, we are now offering two new certificate programs.

The ERP Certificate program, sponsored by SAP America and the SAP University Alliance, is a 9 credit-hour program focused on the utilization, configuration, implementation, and customization of ERP systems in modern organizations. SAP, the ERP solution used by most Fortune 500 companies, provides the platform to learn about this exciting and lucrative field.

The BI Certificate program, sponsored by The SAS Institute, is a 12 credit-hour program that explores the management and effective use of the extensive amount of data being collected by modern information systems. Tools from SAS, Teradata, SPSS, Microsoft, and SAP will be used to apply data management, decision support, and data mining concepts and techniques.

Though courses in both programs will be rigorous, by taking only one course per semester the pace should be reasonable for the typical busy lifestyle of most professionals. Credit from these programs can be applied towards your Master of Information Systems degree, should you choose to continue your academic pursuits after completing one of these programs. The application process is very simple (an online application is available through the link above), and admission to a certificate program does not require a GMAT or GRE score.

The ERP Certificate program begins in May, and applications will be accepted through May 1. The BI Certificate program begins in August, and applications will be accepted through July 1. Feel free to contact me with questions about any of our graduate programs.