Program Overview

Business Studies for Transfer Certificate

Program Overview

The Business Studies program at Madison College gives you the best of both worlds: a flexible, affordable way to earn general education credits and the educational foundation to transfer into a business program at a four-year institution.

While completing the Business Studies program at Madison College, you will learn key skills in Business Organization, Business Management, Accounting, and Economics. You will become proficient in Excel while earning this employable business credential.

Program Details

• Program Number: CERT
• Degree: Certificate
• Area of Study: Business
• Delivery Method: 100% Online, Some Online/Some In Person
• Estimated Time to Complete: 14 Credits | Finish in 1 year
• Estimated Program Cost: $2,604.89

Curriculum and Experience

• Required Courses:
  • Financial Accounting (4 credits)
  • Management Accounting (4 credits)
• Choose Two of the Following Courses:
  • Business Statistics (3 credits)
  • Introduction to Business (3 credits)
  • Organizational Management (3 credits)
  • Marketing Principles (3 credits)
  • Introduction to Human Resources (3 credits)
  • Introduction to Data Analytics (3 credits)

Admission

• Admission Requirements: None
• Application Dates:
  • Fall 2025: Application open, deadline October 15, 2025
  • Spring 2026: Application available September 15, 2025, deadline March 15, 2026
• Additional Notes:
  • Certificate programs are not eligible for financial aid
  • Class capacity is limited and is available on a first come, first served basis
  • Students who have already completed the certificate coursework at the time of application will receive the certificate diploma at the end of the term of application

Career Outcomes

After completing the Business Studies program at Madison College, you will be able to:

• Use identified critical thinking skills to pose questions, process information and make decisions.
• Exhibit self-awareness and self-management skills necessary to succeed in increasingly challenging academic environments.
• Participate in collaborative learning activities to achieve shared learning goals.
• Explore the operations of a business across functional areas.
• Record, analyze, and report on financial data.
• Examine the relationship between economic principles, business, and society.
• Use communication strategies to build professional relationships.

Related Programs

• Business Management
• University Transfer - Economics and Business