Project Management
Professional Certificate
It All Begins With a Plan
Use the foundation of project management skills to understand, implement, and assess projects from start to finish. Develop your analytical skills to determine and improve a project's quality, team input and output, communication levels, and individual workloads. Learn how to decipher risks and opportunities, and then focus your lessons in an elective of your choice from five courses. Whether becoming a Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) or taking your enhanced skill set back to work, project management expertise applies in every industry, every level of management, and every task and campaign.
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Est. Tuition $5,400
Learning Format Online
Duration 9-12 months *
*Duration times can vary, talk to your advisor for more information.Total Units 18 Units
- Anyone looking to focus on their project management potential
- Anyone wanting to become a Certified Project Management Professional (PMP)
- Anyone looking to pursue a degree in project management
- Anyone already working in their career field and wanting to grow their capability in project management
- Foundational project management approaches from proposal to post-project analysis
- Methods to assess various qualities of a project like scheduling, risk management, budgetary limitations, workloads, and quality assurance
- The process of project procurement, including vendor contracting and related costs
- Your choice of a special topic in project management to focus your area of career interest or growth
Prior to enrolling, please ensure that you meet the following minimum requirements:
- High school education or equivalent
According to the Project Management Institute (PMI):
- Top executives report that project management is becoming increasingly important to their companies
- Project managers can improve business performance in any industry
- Industries with project management demand: agriculture, healthcare, government and real estate
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International students can complete our programs online from their home country, or, travel to the US and take courses with us in-person.
- For those who wish to study online from their home country, you can enroll directly on our website for the program of your choosing.
- For those wishing to travel to the US to study, please see admission requirements below.
Admission Requirements: International applicants are required to demonstrate English language fluency and must attain minimum scores of TOEFL PBT 550, iBT 80, IELTS 6.5; or the equivalent.
Immigration Information: This is a full-time program, and you must obtain an F-1 (student) visa.
NOTE: We are currently issuing electronic form I-20s for all in-person programs per SEVIP guidance.
How to Apply: Students will apply through our University Credit Program (UCP). For detailed information on applying to the program, please see our How to Apply page.
Dates & Fees: You will need to apply through our University Credit Program (UCP). View our Dates & Fees page for information on program dates and fees.
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