This certificate provides students with a foundation in business and management with a concentrated emphasis on productivity in a world economy. Students learn the fundamentals of business and management in a project-oriented environment with an emphasis on the needs and concerns of the consumer. Course work allows students a choice to explore the financial aspects of business management with principles of accounting or the legal policies and regulations that effect business with legal environment of business. The production and operations management course stresses the decisions that managers make in increasing productivity by considering the strategies, techniques and problems in meeting customer needs, in forecasting and scheduling, and in quality management. An alternate course in marketing principles emphasizes the relationships between consumers, business, and government in regard to product, promotion, pricing, and distribution strategies.

Required Courses (choose any four)
BA-270 Financial Accounting I
MIT-173 Business Fundamentals
MIT-276 Marketing Principles
MIT-278 Principles of Management
MIT-378 Legal Environment of Business
MIT-384 Production and Operations Management