Technology Leadership Certificate

Technology Leadership Graduate Certificate

For 70 years, ��ϲʿ�� has produced the next generation of business leaders. The Mike Cottrell College of Business at the University of North Georgia now offers a new certificate for professionals seeking to grow into leaders in the field of technology.

The Technology Leadership Certificate is a graduate-level certificate program that provides essential business and managerial skills for those in the technology sector.

Technology Leadership Graduate Certificate Program Quick Facts

Online program
Program offered summer semester
Program length 10 credit hours

Certificate completed in one semester
All degrees may apply
Complete for certificate only or as electives in either the MBA or MAcc program

Program Application Deadlines

If program capacity is met prior to established admission deadlines, we will stop accepting applications for admission and cancel remaining incomplete applicants. Completing your application earlier is better.

Summer Deadline

April 15

How to Apply to the Technology Leadership Graduate Certificate

Certificate Non-Degree
Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree from an AACSB or ACBSP accredited business program, or appropriate non-business bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution (as defined under Accredited Institutions in the Academic Information section of the ).

If a certificate program applicant holds a master’s degree, only the transcript documenting the master’s is required.

Minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.75 (4.0 scale) calculated in accordance with Graduate Admissions procedures.

Either undergraduate degree or work experience in an associated field of information technology.

Applying to ��ϲʿ��

Step 1Application and Application Fee

Step 2Official Transcripts

Step 3Verification of Lawful Presence in the U.S.

Submit the Graduate Admissions .

Please allow three business days after submitting your application for processing. You will receive an email from grads@ung.edu after your application has been reviewed for accuracy and updated with submitted documents. Please do not check your application status prior to receiving an email from this office as your online application checklist will not accurately reflect the required items for your program of interest.

Select Graduate Level Certificates-Technology Leadership Certificate.

Non-refundable application fee of $40.

Pay with a credit/debit card (Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express) or electronic check (U.S. banks only) when completing the online application.

Include check or money order payable to ��ϲʿ�� when submitting a paper application.

Submit one set of official transcripts from each institution attended for all course work, undergraduate and graduate level.

Transfer credit posted on records of other institutions is not accepted in lieu of transcripts from original institutions. Please request a transcript from each institution attended.

Transcripts that have been opened, scanned or forwarded by email are not official and will not be accepted.

Official paper transcripts are accepted if submitted from the issuing institution and mailed to University of North Georgia Admissions Imaging Center, P.O. Box 1358, Gainesville, GA 30503-1358. Student paper transcripts are accepted only when issued to the student in a sealed envelope and submitted to Graduate Admissions unopened.

Official electronic transcripts are accepted if submitted from the issuing institution to grads@ung.edu. Depending on the transcript service you are using, grads@ung.edu may not be an available option. You may then select any admissions or undergraduate admissions @ung.edu address. Electronic transcripts forwarded via email from the student are not accepted.

International transcripts must have a course-by-course credential evaluation by an independent evaluation service that is a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services, Inc. () or Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc. (). Evaluations must be sent directly from the agency to the Admissions office. Refer to the evaluator website for a full list of or members. Official evaluations must include certification that the applicant's course work and degrees earned are equivalent to course work and degrees earned from an accredited institution (as defined under Accredited Institutions in the Academic Information section of the ) and include a cumulative grade point average. Evaluations should be submitted from the evaluation service to Graduate Admissions. Evaluations must include certification that the applicant has received a baccalaureate from an accredited institution (as defined under Accredited Institutions in the Academic Information section of the ) with a minimum grade point average of 2.75.

Graduate Admissions will retrieve transcripts of coursework completed in-residence at ��ϲʿ��. You do not need to order official transcripts from ��ϲʿ��.

Board of Regents’ policy requires all applicants accepted for admission or readmission to ��ϲʿ�� seeking in-state for tuition classification provide validation of residency and lawful presence in both the state of Georgia and the United States.

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Appeal of Graduate Admission

A candidate whose application is denied has the right to appeal the decision. A written letter of appeal must include strong evidence to support the basis for your appeal. The appeal should consist of information beyond what was previously submitted in your admissions file and detail your ability to be successful in graduate studies.

Email your letter of appeal as a pdf attachment to grads@ung.edu.

All International

International applicants who must be issued an F-1 visa by ��ϲʿ�� to enter the United States to attend school may not apply for completely part-time (less than nine hours) or online programs. This program is only offered as an online program and therefore does not permit F-1 visa student admission.

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