Strategic Leadership Graduate Certificate

Program Outcomes:

Students will be able to

• develop and articulate your personal leadership style through a mix of coursework, case studies and a leadership analysis.
• lead and manage change by effectively assessing team dynamics, corporate structures and fostering collaboration, innovation and creativity to strategically implement change in your organization.
• identify problems and develop solutions by assessing their impact while collaborating to effectively communicate your plan to internal and external stakeholders.
• build teams and collaborate across sectors by examining how personalities, team dynamics, corporate structure and organizational needs provide direction for an emerging strategic leader.
• communicate strategically while considering ethics, feedback, team collaboration and persuasion while assessing all stakeholder needs. You will develop your personal communication style, strategies and evaluation of effective communication channels for your clear and compelling messages.

Admission Criteria:

To be eligible to apply to graduate certificate programs, you must:

• have an undergraduate degree from a regionally accredited institution.
• have an undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher (waivers can be granted based on professional work experience and other factors).

How to apply:

• Complete the application via the online portal
• Submit a $25 nonrefundable application fee. (Waived for Elizabethtown College graduates).
• Upload your current resume.
• Request official transcripts from all undergraduate institutions attended.
• Upload a 1-2 page essay addressing your:
  • motivation for pursuing the graduate certificate
  • statement of professional goals
  • goals for the application of the graduate certificate to your professional life

Those students who successfully complete a graduate certificate and wish to pursue a full master’s degree program will benefit from an abbreviated admission process (see below). Degree-seeking students must meet all of the established criteria for admission into their desired master’s degree program.

Advance to Stacked Graduate Certificate/Degree

After successfully completing their primary graduate certificate, students may complete the Advance in Graduate Certificate or Degree form in the JayWeb student portal to apply to a future graduate certificate or graduate degree. Additional materials may be required, depending on the program of interest.