Small Business Management Certificate

Location(s): Main Campus, Internet Academy

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HEGIS: 5004

SUNY CODE: 0933

The one-year certificate program in Small Business Management provides students with the opportunity to learn new or upgrade existing management skills.

The goals of this program are to:

prepare students to work in or set up their own small business; and
prepare students with career specific skills including recognition of small business operation issues.

Successful graduates from this program will be able to:

compose and support a business plan; and
evaluate small business management theory as it relates to business applications.

Career Opportunities

The program offers practical, entry-level job skills for management positions with retail, service and manufacturing -businesses, not-for-profit organizations and governmental agencies.

Program of Study

1st Year

1st Semester

BU 104 - Financial Accounting Credit Hour(s): 4
BU 111 - Business Organization & Management Credit Hour(s): 3
BU 251 - Human Resource Management Credit Hour(s): 3
FS 100 - First Year Student Seminar Credit Hour(s): 1
MA 123 - Financial Mathematics Credit Hour(s): 3
Information Science Elective Credit Hour(s): 3

Subtotal: 17

2nd Semester

BU 105 - Managerial Accounting Credit Hour(s): 3
BU 121 - Business Law I Credit Hour(s): 3
BU 141 - Introduction to Marketing Credit Hour(s): 3
BU 238 - Introduction to Entrepreneurship Credit Hour(s): 3
Elective Credit Hour(s): 3

Subtotal: 15

Total Credit Hours: 32

A curriculum change from a one-year certificate to a two-year A.A.S. degree in Business: Small Business Management, Business: Business Administration or Business: Marketing is available. See your advisor for details.

For more information, contact the Academic Division at (315) 866-0300, ext. 8240 or toll free 1-844-GO-4-HERK, ext. 8240.

This certificate may be completed entirely online. For more information: www.herkimer.edu/ia