Graduate Certificate in Project Management online
Develop your ability to successfully manage projects in any business setting and qualify for in-demand project professional roles.
Program Overview
Explore what our online Graduate Certificate Project Management could do for your career
$10,308* Total Tuition
6 months Program Duration
15 Credit Hours
*Includes tuition and fees.
This AACSB-accredited, 100 percent online Graduate Certificate in Project Management program offers you an opportunity to acquire specialized knowledge and skills in a rapidly growing field.
Gain a thorough understanding of project management theories, methodologies and frameworks to develop expertise in areas such as project initiation, planning, lean transformation, Six Sigma and process improvement. Curriculum aligns with industry-leading certifications and applied learning activities in the classroom leverage your professional experience to ensure career-relevant learning. Study online on a schedule that works for you and complete the program in as few as six months. Credits earned can be applied to your project management MBA at UNC.
In this online project management certificate program, you will learn:
- How to define a project and risks to its completion, and how to monitor progress
- How to define tasks, activities and people necessary to complete a project
- How to integrate effective communication strategies into all facets of a project
- How to identify various project management frameworks and methodologies and apply them where appropriate
- How to define a project and risks to its completion, and how to monitor progress
- How to define tasks, activities and people necessary to complete a project
- How to integrate effective communication strategies into all facets of a project
- How to identify various project management frameworks and methodologies and apply them where appropriate
Project management career paths:
- Project Manager
- Project Management Specialist
- Product or Program Manager
- General or Operations Manager
- Management Analyst
- Project Manager
- Project Management Specialist
- Product or Program Manager
- General or Operations Manager
- Management Analyst
Tuition
Stay on budget with affordable tuition
Tuition for the Graduate Certificate in Project Management online degree program is the same for in-state and out-of-state students. For the Grad Cert in Project Management online core courses, there is a $48 fee per course with the exception of MBA 656; this course has a $78 fee. These fees are in addition to the tuition listed below.
| Program | Per Credit Hour | Per Course | Per Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grad Certificate – Project Management | $684 | $2,052 | $10,308* |
Calendar
Dates and deadlines to keep in mind
With multiple start dates each year, the Graduate Certificate in Project Management online program is structured with the flexibility and convenience that working professionals require. Choose the start date that best suits your schedule.
| Session | Program Start Date | Application Deadline | Document Deadline | Registration Deadline | Payment Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 1 | 1/13/25 | 12/30/24 | 1/6/25 | 1/15/25 | 1/16/25 |
| Spring 2 | 3/10/25 | 2/24/25 | 3/3/25 | 3/12/25 | 3/13/25 |
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Admissions
Review the requirements for your online project management certificate
The UNC project management graduate certificate online program has specific requirements that you must meet to apply. Please review the requirements below.
The requirements include:
- Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university
- No work experience required with 3.0 GPA
- No GMAT required with 2.5 GPA if all admission guidelines are met
Graduate Certificate Online Admission Requirements
To satisfy the requirements for admission:
Earned a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university. Applicants who have earned a higher degree from an accredited institution without receiving a bachelor's degree (i.e. Pharm D) may be eligible to apply without the conferral of a bachelor's degree.
If you are still completing your bachelor's degree at the time you apply, admission will be based on your current cumulative GPA, and you will need to resubmit your official transcript (showing your conferred degree and final GPA) during your first semester. If your final GPA fell below 3.00, you will be given additional requirements as defined by the academic program that must be met within one calendar year to remain enrolled at UNC.
- At least a 3.0 GPA in the most recent degree received with no work experience. A 2.75 to 2.99 GPA in the most recent degree received with at least three years of professional work experience. A 2.5 to 2.74 GPA in the most recent degree received with at least six years of professional work experience.
- No GMAT is required; however, applicants who fall outside admission and work experience guidelines will be reviewed by the program director to determine if a passing GMAT score may be required to qualify for admission to the graduate certificate program. These applicants will be notified by the program with the result of that review.
- Waived Graduate School application fee for all current UNC students and alumni. Application fee waiver applies only to the UNC Graduate School application. Any students applying to programs with a Centralized Application Service (CAS) application will still need to pay for the CAS application.
Transcripts
Request one official transcript from any accredited college or university where a bachelor's degree or higher was earned (if you have earned multiple degrees, bachelor's level or higher, an official transcript is required from each college or university where a degree was conferred).
If you received a degree from UNC, you do not need to request a transcript from UNC.
The Graduate School & International Admission Office reserves the right to request that applicants provide official transcripts from other colleges or universities as needed.
Exceptions:
- If an applicant intends to use Veteran's Education Benefits, an official transcript from all colleges or universities attended will be required in order to maintain compliance with Veteran's Affairs policies.
Official transcripts from U.S. institutions should be sent via mail directly from the educational institution in an unopened, sealed envelope or through an electronically secure digital program from the issuing institution. Mailed transcripts should be sent to:
Office of AdmissionsCampus Commons
1051 22nd St
Campus Box 10
Greeley, CO 80639
Electronic transcripts from U.S. institutions should be sent directly from the educational institution to: [email protected].
The Graduate School and International Admission does not accept email, scanned or PDF transcripts directly from applicants. All official transcripts, submitted as part of the application process, are retained by UNC and not returned to applicants or admitted students.
UNC retains submitted transcripts, from institutions other than UNC, for admitted students for up to five years after graduation or date of last attendance at UNC. Transcripts provided by applicants who were not admitted, denied admissions or did not complete their application are destroyed after one year. The Graduate School will make every attempt to use previously-submitted transcripts if they are within these timeframes. However, if the Graduate School cannot locate previously submitted transcripts, the transcripts fall outside the timeframes listed above, or they are considered illegible, applicants must provide new transcripts.
Applicants with academic credentials from outside the U.S. will need to follow the requirements for submission of foreign transcripts. Click on the Transcripts tab for information about international transcripts.
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Courses
Take a closer look at our Graduate Certificate Project Management online program
The Graduate Certificate in Project Management online curriculum is comprised of five courses (15 credit hours) including 3 credit hours of core courses, nine credit hours of concentration courses and three credit hours of elective courses.
Regardless of academic background, you are required to take three free foundation modules—Foundations of Economics, Foundations of Finance and Foundations of Accounting—on a pass-fail basis.
The online PM graduate certificate program consists of rigorous graduate courses that require ample dedicated time to work on assignments and learn, retain and apply complicated concepts. While we recommend taking one course per session, taking more than two courses in a single session is not permitted.
General Elective – Choose Any 3 Credit Course
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