Certificate

The Curriculum

Required Courses (Complete all courses - 14.4 CEU)

Project Planning & Management Overview

Microsoft Project Foundation

Procurement

Project Estimating, Measures, & Control

Project Communications Management

Project Human Resources Management

Project Risk Management

Quality Management

Elective Courses (Take a minimum of 3.6 CEU)

Advanced Microsoft Project Workshop

Presentation and Facilitation Skills for Project Managers

Project Management for Regulated Industries

Virtual Management: Managing International Teams

PMP Exam Preparation

Note: It is strongly recommended that students bring a flash drive to all classes including the first class meeting.

Required Texts

Course materials are generally provided in each class along with the syllabus. There are four exceptions. Project Planning & Management Overview requires: A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide), Third Edition. It is recommended students read the first five chapters before the first class meeting. The PMP® Exam Prep class requires: PMP® Exam Prep by Rita Mulcahy, Fifth Edition. The Project Risk Management class requires Identifying and Managing Project Risk: Essential Tools for Failure-Proofing Your Project, AMCOM 2003, by Tom Kendrick. The Procurement class requires Project Management: Case Studies, Second Edition, Harold Kerzner.

About the Classes

Project Planning & Management Overview and Microsoft Project Foundation are the two prerequisites for all other classes. Please be sure to bring a flash drive to the Microsoft Project class if you want to save your work.

Note: Some classes leading to completion of the Project Management certificate are offered evenings, others on weekends, depending on subject matter and availability of faculty. Students enrolling in the program should ensure they have the scheduling flexibility to attend either nights or weekends depending on courses offered each semester.

Certificate Requirements

A certificate will be awarded upon successful completion of the current seven courses offered or a minimum of 180 hours of instruction (18 CEU). Applications for certificates are due, along with a $50 non-refundable fee and your unofficial SF State transcripts after all of your course grades have been submitted. Please do not apply until you have received credit for all Project Management courses completed.

A certificate will be awarded upon successful completion of a minimum of 180 hours of instruction (18 CEU). Applications for certificates are due, along with a $50 non-refundable fee and your unofficial SF State transcripts after all of your course grades have been submitted. Please do not apply until you have received credit for all Project Management courses completed.

Graduation Application

Download the Graduation Application.

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