The Quantitative Business Essentials graduate certificate provides you with the knowledge and skills necessary to become a more efficient and effective manager and decision-maker. The program delves into evaluating options to make strong, profitable business decisions. You’ll learn cutting edge data-driven skills in essential areas, including interpreting reports, assessing a company’s position from its financial statements, calculating a project’s capital cost, evaluating risk and return trade-offs, and optimizing supply chain and logistics operations.
Certificate earners are awarded a digital badge for each certificate they complete. Badges can be digitally displayed anywhere to recognize attaining a new level of knowledge.
Courses are offered in convenient, seven-week sessions, which are available in several delivery modes: in-person, hybrid, or online. They may be taken as a stand-alone certificate, as an initial step toward, or concurrently with our Master of Business Administration.
Learning Goals
Upon completion of the program, you’ll be able to:
- Analyze an organization’s financial statements, compare the results to industry standards and key competitors, and use appropriate statistical techniques.
- Demonstrate the skills needed for creating new ventures, including presentation, negotiation, interviewing, and self-awareness.
Admission Requirements
Applicants must hold either (1) a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution or (2) a tertiary (post-secondary) degree that is deemed comparable to a four-year bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution. International applicants may be required to satisfy an English proficiency requirement. The successful applicant is generally expected to have a minimum combined junior/senior grade-point average of 3.0 (B) on a 4.0 scale.
Certificate Requirements
To be awarded the graduate certificate, students must successfully complete nine credits of course work consisting of six required credits and three elective credits. All courses must be completed with a minimum grade of C or better and an overall GPA of 3.0.
Penn State’s schedule of courses lists availability.
Course Offerings
Spring 2023
The PDF below is the Spring 2023 Management Division Great Valley Course Schedule. If you have any issues viewing this document or have any questions, please contact the division at [email protected].
Summer 2023
The PDF below is the Summer 2023 Management Division Great Valley Course Schedule. If you have any issues viewing this document or have any questions, please contact the division at [email protected].