Graduate Certificate in General Business
Learn Skills to Advance Your Career with a General Business Certificate
Are you an up-and-coming entrepreneur, business guru, or financial analyst? Whatever your status in the business world, our Certificate in General Business provides the core business knowledge and training you need to excel in your field.
The great part about a master’s level certificate in business is that you’ll receive training in the current best-practices of one of the most steadily growing and lucrative career fields. You’ll gain knowledge of legal issues, principles of international business, and organizational structures and behaviors. Understanding these core parts of business management will give you the leg up you need to advance in your career or get started in a business-related position.
Pursue Your Degree with Confidence
- In addition to Liberty University’s regional accreditation from SACSCOC, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, the School of Business is accredited by ACBSP, the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs.
- Learn from world-class professors with professional experience, business-related degrees, and a Christian worldview who are here to teach you about business from an ethical perspective.
- Gain increased marketability as many of our business graduates have gone on to work for Wells Fargo, AT&T, and IBM.
- The School of Business building contains state-of-the-art facilities with cutting-edge technology, including our simulation stock trading rooms and interactive classrooms.
What Will You Learn?
- Accounting concepts
- Financial management
- Fundamentals of human resources
- Global business concepts
- Organizational structure
- Strategic marketing
Career Opportunities Available to Graduates of the Certificate in General Business
- Corporate executive
- Entrepreneur
- Export/import business representative
- General manager
Facilities and Resources Available to Certificate in General Business Students
- Learn from the best. All of our professors have advanced degrees and years of experience in the field.
- We tailor our programs for the working professional, which means you have more which means you will have the flexibility of evening classes, intensives, and online courses.
- Our graduates are prepared for successful careers in business, with many of our alumni working for companies like Wells Fargo Investment Banking, AT&T, Bank of America, and IBM.
- Our 78,000-square-foot School of Business building houses various academic centers, simulation stock trading rooms, and interactive classrooms.
Admission Requirements for Our Graduate Certificate Programs
Every application is reviewed on a case-by-case basis, and all applicants must submit the following documents* and meet the minimum requirements for admission:
- Admission application
- Unofficial college transcripts with at least a 2.5 GPA and a completed Transcript Request Form.
- An official college transcript showing a completed bachelor’s degree is required before first semester enrollment.
*Note that additional documentation may be requested by the admission committee after your application has been received.
These rates are reflective of academic year 2024-2025. Tuition rates may change annually. For the most current information, please visit our LU Tuition Cost page.
Credit Hours
Available On Campus
Class Type
Residential
Transfer Credits
Transfer in up to 50% of the certificate total
Next Start Date
Aug 18, 2025
Accreditation
Liberty University is accredited by SACSCOC
