Program Overview

Program Overview

The Project Management Certificate Program is designed to help individuals learn to initiate, plan, and schedule projects, and to manage costs and risks to successfully guide projects to completion in a wide variety of fields. This program is suitable for those who aspire to have a project management role, are new to the field, or have experience as a project manager.

Program Details

• The program consists of four courses that must be taken in sequence and cannot be taken concurrently.
• Each course is approved by the Project Management Institute (PMI) to receive one Professional Development Unit (PDU) for each contact hour (21 PDUs per course).
• Upon completion of the certificate program, participants will have earned 84 educational PDUs that can be put towards achieving the PMP credential through the Project Management Institute.
• Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are awarded based on a standard of one unit per ten (10) hours of classroom contact.

Program Structure

• The program is taught by practicing professionals who have prestigious certifications, subject matter expertise, and a wealth of real-world experience.
• A digital badge will be awarded upon completion of the four required courses, which can be digitally displayed to recognize attaining a new level of knowledge.

Customized Programs

• Companies and organizations can have this program conducted at Penn State Great Valley or elsewhere, with the option to customize the program content to meet their specific needs.

University Affiliation

• The Pennsylvania State University is a Project Management Institute (PMI) Authorized Training Partner (A.T.P.), committed to enhancing the ongoing professional development of both current and future PMI Members, PMI-certified Project Management Professionals (PMP), and other project management stakeholders.