Certificate in Business
Loretto, USA
Certificate
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Jan 2027
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
Key Summary
About: Saint Francis University’s Certificate in Business is a 24-credit online program for people with little or no business background. It covers management, accounting, marketing, finance and a liberal-arts component to build communication, critical thinking, and professional skills. Courses use small classes, adult-learner methods, personal advising, and credit-for-experience options.
Career Outcomes: This certificate can prepare you for entry-level roles such as administrative assistant, marketing coordinator, accounting clerk, sales associate, or office manager. Employers in small business, non-profit, retail, and administrative services may value the business fundamentals, transferable skills, and credential for career changers or those seeking further study in business.
The Business Certificate curriculum was designed for individuals with little or no business education background. It provides a basic understanding of current business trends, along with coursework in the areas of management, accounting, marketing, and finance. The business core is complemented by a liberal arts component of courses meant to provide the necessary skills and knowledge needed by the business professional. All courses are offered online. The 24-credit program can be valuable to those beginning careers or to those changing career directions.
Honoring Your Past Experience, Supporting Your Future Goals
Your success team knows that college holds different challenges for working adults. As an online adult education student at Saint Francis, you will have the personalized advice and support you need to be successful.
- Choose a career path that is in sync with your goals and values
- Navigate earning credit for work experience or past college courses
- Access the stellar student success services available to all students, on-site and online
Our Online Environment
In our online degrees and certificate programs, your instructors share their classroom knowledge and industry expertise in ways that are proven to work best for adult learners. The right technology, coupled with small class sizes, will allow you to build relationships with fellow students and have meaningful interactions with your instructors.
Business Core Requirements: 18 credits
- ACCT 101 - Financial Accounting
- CPSC 101 - Introduction to Computer Systems
- FIN 202 - Finance
- MGMT 101 - Principles of Management
- MGMT 102 - Production/Operations Management
- MKTG 101 - Marketing
General Education Requirements: 6 credits
- ECON 101 - Principles of Economics I
- PSYC 101 - Introduction to Psychology
Francis Worldwide and the Shields School of Business will graduate students who have the knowledge, skills, love of learning, confidence, drive, and ethical and moral values needed to be spiritually fulfilled in life and successful in professional careers. Upon completion of this program, students are able to:
- Demonstrate, in the Spirit of Saint Francis in the Marketplace, knowledge of the ethical value choices and responsibilities of businesses and business leaders;
- Demonstrate knowledge of the fundamental principles in business in the functional areas of accounting, information systems, finance, management, and marketing;
- Demonstrate knowledge of the legal, social, and economic environments of business;
- Demonstrate knowledge of the global dimension of business;
- Integrate the functional areas of business in the process of decision-making;
- Demonstrate the ability to professionally communicate.
