Leadership and Supervision (LDSP-CT-BU) Certificate

Location(s): Dowagiac, Grand Rapids, Online, Ferris Main Campus

Undergraduate Certificate

The Leadership and Supervision certificate is designed to educate students on effective strategies and tools for managing real-world issues in organizations. The certificate is intended to complement an existing major and enrich career opportunities/professional development. The Leadership and Lean Principles courses are accompanied by two of the following electives (Organizational Behavior, Quality and Operations, Human Resource Management, Negotiations, and Lean Culture) based on the individual’s interests. A practical, experiential learning approach is used to further develop student’s creativity, critical thinking, problem-solving, and collaboration skills. Graduates possess skills that will assist them in leadership and management-related roles/careers in any industry- banks, hospitals, hospitality, manufacturing retail, restaurant, sales, non-profits, etc.

Program Outcomes

Graduates will have skills for effective strategies and tools for managing real world organizational issues.

Admission Requirements

New Student Admission Requirements

2.35 HS GPA (on a 4.0 scale) and/or 16/900 ACT/SAT
Applicant should show proof of high school graduation with a 2.35 GPA (on a 4.00 scale). If it is determined by the College of Business Dean’s Office/Student Academic Affairs that regular program admission criteria should be met in order to complete the certificate successfully and be a contributing member of the course, all college transcripts should be submitted to the Admissions Office.

Transfer Student Admission Requirements

2.35 College GPA (on a 4.0 scale)
No more than 50% of the credits may be transferred from another institution.

All Certificate Requirements - 12 Credits Required

Certificate Courses - 6 Credits Required

MGMT 305 - Agile Leadership Credit Hours: 3 (Must Be A Second Semester Sophomore)
MGMT 492 - Lean Svc Enterprse & Leadershp Credit Hours: 3

Electives - 6 Credits Required

Choose 2 of 8
MGMT 301 - Applied Management Credit Hours: 3
MGMT 302 - Team Dynamics - Org Behavior Credit Hours: 3
MGMT 370 - Quality-Operations Mgmt Credit Hours: 3
MGMT 373 - Human Resource Management Credit Hours: 3
MGMT 375 - Negotiations Credit Hours: 3
MGMT 412 - Lean Culture & Skills Dvlpmnt Credit Hours: 3
MGMT 474 - Cases Strategy-Workforce Trend Credit Hours: 3
MGMT 491 - MGMT Internship Credit Hours: 1 TO 9 (Must Have Completion of 80 Credits)

Notes

Students who return to the university after an interrupted enrollment, not including summer semester, must normally meet the requirements of the curriculum which are in effect at the time of their return, not the requirements which were in effect when they were originally admitted.
Credit Variance - Credits required may vary based on course placement, prerequisites, etc. If you have questions, contact your advisor.

Graduation Requirements

In order to graduate from Ferris State University, students must meet both University and Programmatic Graduation Requirements.

University Graduation Requirements

These are the minimum graduation requirements for an undergraduate certificate at Ferris State University:

A GPA of 2.00 or higher must be achieved for the courses within the certificate.
A minimum of 6 credits within the certificate must be earned.
A minimum of 50 percent of certificate credits must be earned from Ferris State University to meet the Residency requirement.

Programmatic Graduation Requirements

These are the additional graduation requirements mandated by the program:

All requirements as specified in the All Certificate Requirements section must be met.
For students seeking a degree from Ferris State University, a maximum of 50 percent of the certificate credits can be from courses required in their program/major.
A term prior to completion of the certificate, students must log into MyFSU and complete the “Apply for Graduation”. You will receive an email back with the next steps to take. Once this is done, the Graduation Secretary will notify the Registrar who will note the completion of the certificate.

Contact Information

Management Department
(231) 591-2427
[email protected]