Organizational Leadership
Online Graduate Certificate

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The UMass Dartmouth Organizational Leadership Graduate Certificate provides professionals who have earned a baccalaureate degree with a solid understanding of critical managerial and leadership skills essential for career advancement or professional development.

This certificate program is offered 100% online.

The Graduate Certificate in Organizational Leadership complies with accreditation standards established by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International), the highest international accreditation standard for business degrees.

Application requirements

Review the admission process for the Organizational Leadership certificate program. Additional materials required

College transcripts
Bachelor's degree or proof of equivalency to a U.S. 4-year bachelor's degree.
Statement of purpose (1- to 2-page essay)
Resume

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Curriculum

To earn the certificate, UMass Dartmouth Organizational Leadership certificate program students must complete 12 credits. The certificate can be completed within 1 year, although students may take 4 or more semesters to complete the program.

Choose four MGT courses at the 600 level. An example of the available courses are listed below:

(Please note students who take MGT 650, the core MBA course, along with three other 600-level Management courses may be able to utilize all four courses toward their MBA.)

MGT 650: Advanced Organizational Behavior
MGT 671: Management of Organizational Change
MGT 677: Leading, Motivating, and Empowering Others
MGT 673: Organization, Structure, and Process
MGT 600: Corporate Social Responsibility and Business Law
MGT 675: Managing Across Cultures

Graduate admissions requirements

Admissions requirements

To apply please create an account in our Applicant Portal. You will need to submit:

Application form
$60 application fee (non-refundable)
Statement of Purpose (minimum 300 words)
Resume
Transcripts for all post-secondary institutions attended (regardless of whether a credential is earned or not)
English Proficiency test scores:TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, or PTE Academic (if applicable)
Letter(s) of Recommendation (see program requirements for more information)
GRE/GMAT (not required for most programs, see program requirements for more information)

Unofficial transcripts and test scores are accepted for application review but official documents are required for enrollment, please have documents (ie. test scores) sent prior to the expiration.

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Learning style: online

Online courses are taught by UMass Dartmouth faculty to provide high quality instruction and personal attention. Students have the flexibility to accommodate work and home responsibilities within the structure of defined assignment due dates. The majority of our online courses are taught asynchronously.