Program Overview

ERP with SAP Certificate

The ERP with SAP Certificate is designed to provide students with hands-on experience in using SAP software to manage business operations. SAP is the leading Enterprise Resource Planning software company in the world, and employers are looking for candidates with experience in using SAP software.

Program Overview

The program is designed for working adult learners and consists of accelerated evening courses that meet once a week for seven weeks. The courses are taught in an interactive classroom with a Penn State instructor and include online learning components. Students can participate in the program at the host location, receiving location, or via Zoom.

Career Potential

The demand for applicants with SAP experience is growing locally and nationwide. Manufacturing and utility companies are leading the way in implementing SAP to manage business processes, and job postings requesting experience with SAP are increasing.

Certificate Requirements

To earn the ERP with SAP Certificate, students must complete the following courses with a "C" or better:

• MIS 404 - Introduction to ERP and Business Processes
• SCM 445 - Operations Planning and Control
• SCM 460 - Purchasing and Materials Management

Course Offerings

The following courses are offered as part of the program:

• Intro to ERP and Business Processes: MIS 404 (3 Credits)
  • Description: The intro to ERP course explains and demonstrates how business processes such as sales logistics, production/material management, procurement, and human resources are supported in an ERP software package.
  • Prerequisite: MIS 204
• Operations Planning and Control: SCM 445 (3 credits)
  • Description: Aggregate production planning procedures, disaggregation methods in hierarchical production planning, master production scheduling, material requirements planning, lot-sizing, and capacity planning.
  • Prerequisite: SCM 301
• Purchasing and Materials Management: SCM 460 (3 credits)
  • Description: Purchasing policies, procedures, order specifications and agreements, supplier selection, and the role of purchasing in production planning and inventory management.
  • Prerequisite: SCM 301

Cost

The program consists of credit courses, and all current tuition rates apply.

Participating Campuses

The ERP with SAP Certificate is jointly offered by the following Penn State campuses:

• Berks (Reading, PA)
• Brandywine (Media, PA)
• Harrisburg (Harrisburg, PA)
• Hazleton (Hazleton, PA)
• Mont-Alto (Chambersburg, PA)
• Scranton (Dunmore, PA)
• Wilkes-Barre (Lehman, PA)
• York (York, PA)