Business Administration Certificate Programs

Program Information
Required Program Disclosures

JIU’s certificate programs offer you an exciting and important educational option to increase your knowledge, advance your career and expand your opportunities. Whether you want to update your current skill set or gain in-depth, pertinent knowledge in a new area of interest, our quality certificate programs are designed to meet your specific educational needs. The same high academic standards of our degree programs apply to our certificate curricula, ensuring that you will get the best and most relevant instruction available.

Business knowledge at your fingertips. At JIU, we offer three master-level certificate programs in Business Administration. You will not only learn the latest theories of business management, finance, marketing and human relations, you will apply them to real-life settings. The ultimate in flexibility, JIU’s online, interactive format can accommodate any busy lifestyle and set you on the course for advancement. The specialized knowledge cultivated through JIU’s certificate program is another step in your total professional development and will boost your earning potential and marketability in today’s demanding workplace. Furthermore, course credits can be applied toward a JIU degree or transferred to another university. All certificates should be completed within one year.

REQUIRED PROGRAM DISCLOSURES

Federal Regulations require that Institutions of Higher Education provide to students required information regarding each program. This information includes potential occupations in which the program prepares students, tuition and fees, completion rates and median loan debt.

Occupations
Estimated Program Costs
Tuition
On-time Completion Rates
Median Loan Debt

Occupations:

11-9199.00 - Managers, All Other
11-3031.02 - Financial Managers, Branch or Department
13-2061.00 - Financial Examiners
13-2099.00 - Financial Specialists, All Other
11-1021.00 - General and Operations Managers
13-1111.00 - Management Analysts
13-1199.00 - Business Operations Specialists, All Other
11-9199.03 - Investment Fund Managers
15-1099.11 - Information Technology Project Managers
43-1011.00 - First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Office and Administrative Support Workers

Please note that this is a list of possible occupations, and is not comprehensive; actual occupation depends upon students' experiences, past education, degree and specialization while at JIU, and industry and employer requirements.

Estimated Program Costs:

Tuition Fees	Books (Supplies)	Fees	Total Program Cost
$9,660	$680	$0	$10,340

Estimated Total Tuition and Fees above does not reflect the use of transfer credits towards a Degree Program, which, if accepted, may reduce the estimated cost of total tuition, books and supplies. Tuition and fees are subject to change at the discretion of JIU.

Tuition:

Course Tuition
Three-Credit Course	$2,415

Tuition and fees are subject to change at the discretion of JIU.

On-time Completion Rates:

Total Completed¹	Completed On-Time²	On-Time Completion Rate
25	12	48%

Includes all students who completed the given program between 7/1/10 and 6/30/11 regardless of how long it took to complete the program.
Includes only those students who completed between 7/1/10 and 6/30/11 and completed on-time (100% of the program length, as indicated on the JIU Enrollment Agreement).

Please note, that the on-time completion rates reflected here are impacted by program credits transferred into JIU from other universities.

Median Loan Debt:

	Amt. Borrowed Median
Title IV Loan Debt	$17,637.00
Private Ed. Loan	$0
	Median Amount Owed
Institutional Finance Plans	$0