Business Essentials, UCRT

Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2025-2026. Learn more about University Academic Regulation 3.1.

Total Hours: 16

Spears Business undergraduate majors are not eligible for this certificate because the business degree programs require all of this coursework.

Required Courses
ACCT 2003Survey of Accounting3
MGMT 3013Fundamentals of Management (S)3
MKTG 3213Marketing (S)3
BADM 2111Career Planning for Business Success1
or BADM 3111 Professional Development for Business Success
Elective Courses
Select 6 hours from the following:6
Introduction to Entrepreneurship
Microeconomic Principles for Business
Principles of Finance
Business Data Science Technologies
Principles of Data Analytics
Practical Business and Interpersonal Skills
Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business
Total Hours16

Other Requirements

  • A minimum of 50 percent of the business hours required for the certificate must be OSU delivered in residence or OSU online courses.