Certificate Programs

Overview
Certificate programs in the areas of management and marketing require 12 credit hours and are composed of courses specific to an area of study. All classes leading to a certificate must be taken for credit, and courses cannot be counted toward more than one certificate.

Eligibility
Only non-majors are eligible for the Management or Marketing certificates. For example, a marketing major is not eligible for a certificate in marketing, but a marketing major is eligible for a certificate in management. Otherwise, a student can complete a certificate program regardless of his or her major.

Procedure
Students are designated as "certificate students" when they submit an Intent to Complete a Certificate. Please print and complete this document and mail or deliver to the Department of Management and Marketing at FHSU:

Department of Management and Marketing
College of Business and Leadership
Fort Hays State University
600 Park Street
Hays, KS 67601

Upon completion of certificate requirements (demonstrated by the student submitting an official FHSU transcript to the department), the department chair will authorize the issuance of a printed certificate. Please note that certificate programs are not noted on a student's official transcript; however, completion of a certificate should be included on a student’s resume to demonstrate attainment of a level of education in a management or marketing related discipline which is more than completing a certain number of academic courses.

Program Requirements
A student must complete certificate requirements with a 2.0 GPA at Fort Hays State University in one of the following programs: Management, Marketing, Quality Management, Operations Management, Human Resource Management, or Customer Service.

Intent to Complete a Certificate Form