Dec 06, 2025  
2025-2026 Graduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Graduate Catalog

Professional Management Certificate

Location(s): Brookings Main Campus


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Program Coordinator/Contact

David Davis, Professor and Graduate Coordinator
Ness School of Management and Economics
Harding Hall
605-688-4141

Program Information

The certificate in Professional Management provides students with foundational economics, management, and financial skills to aid in advanced business decisions. The certificate will provide training in key areas of management applicable to any profession. Complete the Professional Management Certificate as a stand-alone credential or stacked into the Professional Science (M.S.) .

Course Delivery Format

Courses will be delivered face-to-face and online.

Certificate Requirements


Total Required Credits: 12


Additional Admission Requirements


TOEFL: 71 Internet-based
TOEFL Essentials: 7.5
IELTS: 6.0
Duolingo: 100

Additional Information


Students enrolled in SDSU certificate programs are not eligible for federal student financial aid. The non-federal alternative loan programs may be used for students meeting the lender criteria as found at www.sdstate.edu (search alternative loans). For further information, please contact the SDSU financial aid office at 605-688-4695 or finaid@sdstate.edu.

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