CERTIFICATES - Career Preparation
PROFESSIONAL SALES CERTIFICATE
Certificate Program in Professional Sales -
The objective of the Certificate Program in Professional Sales at WSU Vancouver is to prepare students for marketing careers in professional sales and customer account management.
These careers are available across a myriad of industries and provide graduates with high-paying jobs with diverse duties and excellent long-term career prospects.
Starting compensation and benefits are among the highest available to any undergraduate degree holders (often in the $40-50K range or higher), with graduates of Professional Sales Programs often in a position to earn $100K+ as few as five years after graduation.
Importantly, long-term career prospects and advancement for those
with sales experience are excellent. For example, more than 80%
of Fortune 500 CEOs spent a significant portion of their career
in front-line sales and customer management.
Professional Sales Program Fact Sheet
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Required Classes2007 National Collegiate Sales Competition Champions in the NCSC at Kennesaw State University
near Atlanta, GA, in March, 2007.
2007 National Collegiate Sales Competition (NCSC) Champions
WSU Vancouver Professional Sales Program - Associate Member of
eBUSINESS MIS CERTIFICATE
Certificate Program in eBusiness MIS -
The objective of the eBusiness MIS Certificate is to prepare students to run their own eBusiness.
This certificate gives students specific skills in general MIS strategy; analysis of business needs; design and selection of a system; running and managing a Web server; and knowledge of business models that are in common use in running an eBusiness.
Required Classes
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The wide-ranging programs below are designed for students who have completed their bachelors degree and are interested in returning to college to develop expertise in a particular field of business.
ACCOUNTING CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS
Management Accounting
Certificate - The
Certificate in Accounting with a management accounting option is
designed for those students interested in gaining the skills needed
to pursue an accounting career in a corporate environment. The program
is designed to improve the student's financial skills in both quantitative
and qualitative analysis. Courses are structured around the knowledge
base required for successful completion of the Certified Management
Accountant exam (CMA). Two thirds of the nation's accounting
graduates eventually work in corporate accounting (Wall Street Journal,
August 12, 1994). This percentage is expected to increase in the
near future as public accounting firms reduce their entry level
work force. This Certificate will develop the skills necessary to
meet the demands of a career in managerial accounting.
Required
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Public Accounting Certificate - The Undergraduate Certificate in Accounting with a public accounting option is primarily designed for those students interested in gaining the skills needed to pursue a public accounting career and the courses are structured around the requirements for successful completion of the Certified Public Accountant exam (CPA). The knowledge base developed in the program of study is also useful to students interested in accounting careers with both corporate and non-profit entities. Thus, the Certificate provides the opportunity to develop skills related to several career paths in accounting.
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