The recently redesigned Sustainability & Social Impact graduate certificate helps you manage new or existing sustainable practices. Gain a competitive advantage by understanding how adopting the triple bottom line approach can enhance your organization’s long-term viability.
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 our Master of Business Administration.
Learning Goals
Upon completion of the program, you'll be able to:
- Demonstrate a critical capacity for reflection and action based on the environmental and organizational sustainability challenges facing business leaders.
- Design, implement, and evaluate new or existing sustainable practices within an organization.
- Critically evaluate and make sustainable decisions with consideration for multiple stakeholders.
- Effectively communicate key ideas verbally and through writing.
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.
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Certificate Requirements
To be awarded the graduate certificate, students must successfully complete nine credits of course work consisting of three required and six 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.