Small Business Management Certificate
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 | 4 |
| BU 111 | Business Organization & Management | 3 |
| BU 251 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| FS 100 | First Year Student Seminar | 1 |
| MA 123 | Financial Mathematics | 3 |
| | Information Science Elective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 17 |
2nd Semester
| BU 105 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| BU 121 | Business Law I | 3 |
| BU 141 | Intro Marketing | 3 |
| BU 238 | Introduction to Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| | Elective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 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.
This certificate may be completed entirely online. For more information: www.herkimer.edu/ia
For more information, contact the Academic Division at (315) 866-0300, ext. 8240 or toll free 1-844-GO-4-HERK, ext. 8240.
Apply here: www.herkimer.edu/apply