The 30-unit Business certificate consists of the following required courses:
 

• Professional Writing, Speaking, and Presentation (U11 324)
• Financial and Managerial Accounting (U44 263)
• Law of Business I (U44 251)
• Business Organization and Administration (U44 120) OR Introduction to Industrial and Organizational Psychology (U09 214)
• Leadership for Organizational Success (U44 305) OR Supervisory Management (U44 220)
• Strategic Planning and Policy (U44 230) OR Strategic Planning for Communications Professionals (U48 362)
• Marketing Concepts (U44 270) OR Introduction to Marketing (U48 258) OR Market Research and Communications Strategies (U48 305)
• International Management: Leadership Across Cultures (U44 330) OR any other 3-credit International Studies course authorized by University College
• Business Ethics (U22 234) OR Problems in Philosophy (U22 120) OR Present Moral Problems (U22 131), OR Business, Government, and Society (U25 333), OR any other 3-credit Ethics course authorized by University College.
• Economic Statistics (U07 231) OR any other Statistics course authorized by University College.

In order to be considered for admission to the Business Certificate Program, you must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.7 in previous college course work, including one college-level English composition course, one course in microeconomics, and one course in macroeconomics, each with a grade of B or better.

Non-degree students as well as students already admitted to a Bachelor of Science degree program in University College may apply for admission to the Certificate in Business Program.

Application Requirements

Below is a list of requirements for an application to the Business certificate at University College. Your application will be reviewed once all requirements are received.

1. Completed application
   A completed undergraduate certificate application form. Your application is ready for review when all fields on the application form are completed, required documents are submitted, and the application fee is paid.
2. Official transcripts from all previous college work
   Contact the registrar at each previous college or university attended to request an official transcript. Official transcripts must be sent directly from the registrar to University College.
3. Personal statement 
   Tell us about yourself in a brief essay (about 250 words). Why are you applying to University College? What are your goals, both academic and professional? What do we need to know when considering your application.

4. TOEFL scores, if applicable
   International students who are not native English speakers must submit TOEFL or IELTS scores at the time of application. Completion of a bachelor’s degree at a US college or University may be accepted as documentation of English language skills.

5. A $35 non-refundable application fee
   Payment may be submitted by credit card online as part of your application, or via check or money order payable to Washington University in St. Louis. You may pay the fee by cash at the University College office. This fee is waived for all WashU staff.

Policies and Procedures

• All courses must be completed with a minimum overall GPA of 3.0.
• A maximum of six units of transfer credit for required courses may be applied to the Certificate in Business. All other required courses must be taken at Washington University.
• Courses taken toward a University College undergraduate certificate program may be applied to a University College bachelor of science degree, as distribution, general elective, or major elective courses. A maximum of 6 units of course work from a University College undergraduate certificate may be used as core major courses in a University College bachelor of science degree.
• The total number of business courses in a Bachelor of Science program in University College, including courses applied to the Certificate in Business, may not exceed 25 percent of the total number of courses required for the Bachelor of Science degree.

• Download the certificate program worksheet to help determine which classes are required for your course of study.
• Download the Transcript Release Form.