Business Fundamentals Certificate Online
Develop business expertise while gaining insights into organizational behavior from a management perspective and prepare to access a wide range of career opportunities with this 100% online certificate.
Program Overview
Here’s a high-level look at our Business Fundamentals Certificate online
Increase your career marketability with an online Business Fundamentals Certificate from Emporia State University. Whether you’re new to the business world or are unsure about starting graduate studies, this certificate program will help you master key business concepts and gain specialized credentials faster than a full degree.
In this AACSB-accredited certificate program, you will gain an understanding of business basics including marketing, accounting, and the behavioral aspects of management. You’ll also choose an additional elective course to personalize your certificate to match your career goals. The credit hours you earn may be applied toward a graduate degree program, such as an MBA.
Designed for working adults, this 100% online program offers pay-as-you-go tuition and the flexibility to study when it's most convenient for you.
Here are just a few of the topics you will cover in this online business certificate program:
- Determining the break-even point and the level of sales needed to achieve a desired target profit
- Preparing a segmented income statement that differentiates traceable fixed costs from common fixed costs and use it to make decisions
- Preparing a master budget and budgeted financial statements
- Computing return on investment (ROI) and analyze how changes in sales, expenses, and assets affect ROI
- Computing and interpreting financial ratios
- Analyzing, evaluating, and strategizing business operations in the common business scenarios
- Determining the break-even point and the level of sales needed to achieve a desired target profit
- Preparing a segmented income statement that differentiates traceable fixed costs from common fixed costs and use it to make decisions
- Preparing a master budget and budgeted financial statements
- Computing return on investment (ROI) and analyze how changes in sales, expenses, and assets affect ROI
- Computing and interpreting financial ratios
- Analyzing, evaluating, and strategizing business operations in the common business scenarios
This AACSB-Accredited online certificate program prepares you for roles such as:
- Business Analyst
- Business Operations Manager
- Management Consultant
- Chief Information Officer
- Entrepreneur
- Business Analyst
- Business Operations Manager
- Management Consultant
- Chief Information Officer
- Entrepreneur
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Accreditation
The Emporia State University School of Business and Technology is accredited by AACSB International (AACSB).
Tuition
Benefit from low, pay-by-the-course tuition
ESU strives to offer the best educational value to our students. Tuition for the Business Fundamentals Certificate online program is the same for in-state and out-of-state students. All fees are included.
| Program | Per Credit Hour | Per Course | Per Program* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Fundamentals Certificate | $363 | $1,089 | $4,356 |
Tuition breakdown:
Calendar
Choose a start date and secure your spot
The Business Fundamentals Certificate program is delivered in an online format ideal for working professionals, conveniently featuring multiple start dates each year. Choose the start date that's best for you.
| 8 week courses | Program Start Date | Application Deadline | Document Deadline | Payment Due | Last Class Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2024, Session II | 10/15/24 | 10/1/24 | 10/4/24 | 10/11/24 | |
| Spring 2025, Session I | 1/13/25 | 1/2/25 | 1/5/25 | 1/9/25 | 3/3/25 |
| Spring 2025, Session II | 3/10/25 | 2/24/25 | 2/27/25 | 3/6/25 | 5/2/25 |
| Summer 2025, Session I | 5/12/25 | 4/28/25 | 5/1/25 | 5/8/25 | 6/27/25 |
| Summer 2025, Session II | 6/30/25 | 6/16/25 | 6/19/25 | 6/26/25 | 8/15/25 |
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Admissions
Your online Business Fundamentals Certificate admission checklist
To apply for the business fundamentals online program, you must hold a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited (or equivalent) institution.
Admission Requirements:
- $50 graduate school application fee
- Undergraduate degree from an accredited institution
- Official transcripts from all colleges and universities previously attended
Business Fundamentals Certificate Online Admission Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited (or equivalent) institution
- GPA of 2.5 or higher (4.0 system) cumulative or in the last 60 semester hours of study
- Official transcripts from all previously attended institutions
Official transcripts from all institutions attended can be submitted via a secure electronic service offered by the issuing institution to [email protected] or by selecting Emporia State University on the transcript request form, mailed (or overnighted) to:
Emporia State University
Graduate School
Room 313 Plumb Hall
1 Kellogg Circle
Emporia, KS 66801
Students who have obtained a degree from a foreign university/college must have a transcript evaluation from a recommended external source that is a member of NACES (National Association of Credential Evaluation Services). Students will not be allowed to enroll until the evaluation has been received in the Graduate School.
Have a question? Call us at 800-721-2248.
Courses
Preview your online Business Fundamentals Certificate courses
The Business Fundamentals Certificate online curriculum is comprised of 4 courses (12 credit hours) including 3 core courses and 1 elective course.
*Tuition is subject to change on an annual basis.
