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About the Program
With a graduate Certificate in Business Analytics, you’ll receive instruction from our online MBA faculty and gain the skills needed to be an integral part of the decision-making process for your company.
Program Structure
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Work toward this graduate certificate will, in most cases, be applicable to the online MBA program.
Required Hours
12 hours
6-9 month timeframe
Example Coursework
Data Mining
Data Management
Foundations of Analytics
Data Visualization and Reporting
Department
Upcoming Start Dates
March 9, 2021
March 15, 2022
Common Job Titles
Business Analyst
Manager, Applied Analytics
Project Manager/Technical Data Analytics
Operations Research Analyst
Market Research Analyst
Meet the Program Director
Dr. Phil Vardiman is the program director of the Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Master of Business Management (MSM) degrees that focus on training and developing future organizational leaders. He has extensive experience in operations management, human resources management, organizational development, and quality assurance. He has held several leadership and management positions while continuing his education. Dr. Vardiman received his degrees from Abilene Christian University, University of Mary-Hardin Baylor and Texas A&M University and also holds the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM-SCP) senior certified professional certification and the HRCI Senior Professional Human Resources (SPHR) certification. He is very active in the community serving on two boards, is involved with local church activities and owns his own consulting business.
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To be considered for admission, students must:
- Complete the online program application accompanied by a non-refundable processing fee.
- Submit an official transcript of all previous colleges attended. The transcript must indicate an earned bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university or equivalent.
- Have a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or above, probationary status may be granted.
- Author a purpose statement (2 pages, double-spaced).
- Subpply a current resume.
ACU’s College of Business Administration is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International (AACSB), the highest accreditation body for schools of business.
- Of the more than 2,000 institutions in the world offering business degrees, only 5% have earned AACSB accreditation.
- ACU’s College of Business is one of two business programs affiliated with the Churches of Christ that is AACSB accredited.
- ACU’s College of Business is one of seven programs among more than 100 institutions in the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU) that has achieved this level of academic distinction.
- Of the 40+ private schools of business in the state of Texas, ACU is one of only nine achieving this accreditation.