Customized Business and Management

Unique Interdisciplinary Certificate Option
UCSC Extension in Silicon Valley offers a unique interdisciplinary Customized Certificate Program (CCP) option through our Business and Management Department. This program enables students to create their own customized Business and Management certificate designed specifically to address their individual professional needs and career goals.

Customized Certificate Program Combines Study in Two Areas
To build a Customized Certificate, students must select courses from two subject areas. The combinations can be drawn from the following Business and Management areas of study:

  • Accounting
  • Business Administration
  • Human Resource Management
  • Marketing
  • Personal Financial Planning
  • Project Management
  • Technical Writing and Communication

Personalized Certificate Planning Assistance
Please send inquiries to: program@ucsc-extension.edu

Designing Your Program
There are two ways you can design your CCP:
Option One: Evenly divide your required courses between the subject areas.
Option Two: Take all of the required courses in one subject area and all of the elective courses in the other subject area.

Number of Credit/Hours
A minimum of 160 hours (16 quarter units) is required to complete the Business and Management CCP.

Application Process
You may take up to three courses in a certificate series before requesting a Business and Management CCP. First, you must contact the CCP representative to plan your course of study and receive CCP proposal form. Then, you must file the certificate application.

You will be advised within two weeks of receipt of your completed application package whether your course of study has been approved. Final approval of your program is made by the Business and Management Department, UCSC Extension.

 

Certificate Application Information

We encourage you to establish candidacy in a certificate program early in your studies. There are substantial benefits in doing so:

  • Curriculum changes subsequent to the date your application is received will not affect your course requirements.
  • Candidates will be notified of updates or special opportunities related to the program

Certificate applications can be submitted online. Simply click on the "Declare Candidacy" button above. Then, select the "Enroll" button next to the certificate title and follow the instructions.

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Customized Business and Management Certificate Requirements

Total: 16 units (minimum)
GPA: 3.0 (GPA Calculator)
C or better in all courses.
Timeline: Complete minimum units/courses within 3 years.

Note: Courses completed more than five years prior to date of certificate issuance cannot be used to fulfill requirements.

How to Apply

Certificate applications can be submitted online. Simply click on the "Declare Candidacy" button above. Then, select the "Enroll" button next to the certificate title and follow the instructions.

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Course Materials

Refer to your enrollment receipt for specific details about materials for this course. Your course may require one or both of the following types of materials:

Course Readers: Students are responsible for ordering printed course readers through our on-demand course materials service. 

Electronic Course Materials: An electronic version may also be downloaded after logging in to your course website: https://online.ucsc-extension.edu/xsl-portal

For more details on both of these options, visit our course materials page.


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