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STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATEThe Strategic Management certificate program providesshort-term, highly focused programs of study. In mostcircumstances, courses satisfactorily completed in thisprogram may be applied toward the Bachelor of Science inBusiness Administration, and degree students may completea certificate in conjunction with the degree program. Thisoption enables degree students to receive a certificate afteronly a few quarters of study.Certificate work is comprised of regular university coursesand students are expected to perform university-levelwork. Transfer units are not accepted to meet certificaterequirements.Assessment TestsAll students are required to demonstrate competency inwriting and mathematics by:• Successful completion of the School of Management’sUndergraduate Writing Exam (UWE) or BUS 2400 WritingSkills for Business.• Successful completion of the School of Management’sUndergraduate Mathematics Exam (UME) or one of thefollowing courses: SCI 1310 Mathematics: A HumanEndeavor or BUS 3180 Math for Managers.Coursework completed at another institution will not beaccepted as a demonstration of competence. Students areexpected to take both the UWE and the UME before orduring their first quarter of enrollment. Competence in writingmust be demonstrated before taking BUS 3400 BusinessCommunications I. Competence in mathematics must bedemonstrated prior to taking BUS 2000 Financial AccountingA and BUS 3020 Business Finance.Certificate RequirementsTo receive an undergraduate certificate in StrategicManagement, the student must complete the universityrequirements for a certificate (see the front of thiscatalog), competency in writing and mathematics, and therequirements as outlined below.Courses Units Prerequisite(s) Co-Requisite(s)BUS 2000 Financial Accounting A 3BUS 3005 Marketing 3BUS 3032 Essentials of Human Resource Management 3BUS 3151 Principles of Management 3BUS 3400 Business Communications I 3Successful completion of UWE orBUS 2400 orSix units of lower-division compositionSelect THREE of the following courses 1 9BUS 2001 Financial Accounting B (3) BUS 2000BUS 2030 Business Law (3)BUS 3020 Business Finance (3) BUS 2001BUS 3040 Management Information Systems (3)BUS 3160 Diversity in Organizations (3)BUS 3405 Ethics in Society (3)BUS 4900 Topics in Business (3)Total units required 241Another course relevant to the student’s academic objectives may be substituted with the advisor’s approval.SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT 87