Management Certification

Lead Strategically. Innovate Boldly. Deliver Results.

Whether you're leading a team, managing complex projects, or launching your own venture, the Management Certification equips you with the essential skills to drive high performance, innovation, and organizational success. This graduate-level certification is designed for current and aspiring managers seeking practical strategies and cutting-edge tools to lead effectively in today's dynamic business landscape.

This certification combines three powerful course options:

• AI-Powered Innovation & Management Strategies (MBA 622): Discover how artificial intelligence is transforming business leadership, decision-making, and strategic execution. This course explores automation, data analytics, and AI-enabled team management to help leaders drive innovation and stay competitive in a tech-driven economy.
• High Performance Management Strategies (MBA 651): Learn to develop a leadership mindset focused on excellence and continuous improvement. Using insights from influential management books and best practices, students will refine their personal management styles to lead teams, projects, and entrepreneurial ventures to high-performance outcomes.
• Project Management (MBA 642): Gain a comprehensive introduction to project management, focusing on the essential techniques for planning, designing, and executing projects. Through hands-on experience with modern software tools and frameworks like PERT, GANTT, and CPM, learn to effectively schedule tasks, predict project success, and estimate resource requirements.

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• Entrepreneurial Business Project Development (MBA 680): Discover how to turn ideas into a compelling, actionable business plan. This hands-on course guides students through researching, developing, and presenting a professional plan while applying key skills gained throughout their studies to identify opportunities and bring their vision to life.

This certification prepares you to manage people, projects, and performance with confidence and clarity, whether in corporate, nonprofit, or entrepreneurial settings.

This certification can be completed on its own or count as three of the ten courses required toward your MBA.

Admission Requirements

If you are a current BPU undergraduate student or BPU alumni, please contact Graduate Admissions to discuss your requirements.

For consideration, applicants must submit the following admission requirements:

1. A completed application - Apply Now 
2. Official undergraduate and graduate transcripts (a GPA of 3.0 or higher is preferred)
3. An original essay of at least 250 words on the topic: "Why a Management Certification is important to my personal and professional goals."
4. A current resume
5. Two recommendations - Download the recommendation form here

Admissions Requirement

For consideration, applicants must submit the following documents to the Office of Graduate Admissions: 

1. A completed application - Apply Now
2. Official undergraduate and graduate transcripts (the required undergraduate degree must be from a college or university whose accreditation is recognized by NEASC, with a minimum GPA of 3.0 based on a 4.0 scale)
3. An original essay of at least 250 words on the topic: “Why A Graduate Certificate in Language and Literacy is important to my personal and professional goals."
4. A current résumé
5. Two letters of recommendation - Download the form here
6. A signed program requirement form

All documentation, including recommendation forms and official transcripts, may be mailed or emailed directly to the Bay Path University Office of Graduate Admissions:

Official Transcripts:

Official transcripts must be sent directly to Bay Path's Graduate Admissions Office from the issuing institution's records office either by mail or through a secure electronic transcript service (such as Parchment or National Clearinghouse). For transcripts sent through a secure transcript service, please select Bay Path University from the vendor's dropdown list to ensure the transcript is routed to the correct place. If an email address is requested, you can route to graduate@baypath.edu. Transcripts sent from the student are unofficial and will not be accepted.