Graduate Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Charlotte United States | University of North Carolina at Charlotte

University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Charlotte United States
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Qualification
Graduate Certificate
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
USD 18,137
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
6 months

The Graduate Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation equips you with essential skills in entrepreneurship and innovation, which are highly sought-after competencies today. This program offers aspiring entrepreneurs—whether launching independent ventures or driving innovation within established companies—a solid groundwork for current or future initiatives. The curriculum also lays a foundation that may fulfill prerequisites for advanced business degrees later on. Businesses today recognize the necessity to continuously reinvent their competitive edge by spotting opportunities, challenging conventional thinking, and adapting proactively in fast-changing markets. The Entrepreneurship and Innovation Certificate arms students with distinctive abilities to enhance their existing knowledge, enabling them to launch new ventures or deliver fresh value to their employers. Specifically, this program benefits students who:

Aspire to become forward-thinking managers capable of identifying opportunities and mobilizing resources effectively
Strive to excel as marketing professionals who can pinpoint customer needs and guide their company's innovation toward practical solutions
Pursue careers as engineers or scientists seeking to grasp the real-world impact of their work and translate it into solutions for societal challenges and organizational success


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Subjects of Study

Language Requirements

English
IELTS 6.5

Qualification Requirements

In addition to the general requirements for admission to the Graduate School, the following are required for graduate study in Entrepreneurship and Innovation:
A bachelor's degree, or its equivalent, from a college or university accredited by an accepted accrediting body
GPA of at least 2.75 (based on a 4.0 scale) on all previous work completed beyond high school (secondary school)
An online application through the Graduate School's application system
A statement of purpose
Unofficial transcripts of all college course work attempted
Official and satisfactory scores on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS), if English is not the applicant's native language and the applicant has not earned a post-secondary degree from a U.S. institution
A minimum TOEFL score of 220 (computer-based), 557 (paper-based), or 83 (Internet-based) or a minimum IELTS band score of 6.5 required from any applicant whose native language is not English

Tuition USD 18,137

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