University Catalog 2024-2025

Business Leadership (Certificate)

This program is designed to help you coach team members, make smart decisions, create a leadership style that’s ideal for you, and develop healthy organizational relationships that nurture and inspire employees. Students focus on seeking embracing leadership challenges as they unfold, making sense of leadership experiences, and thriving in a dynamic business culture while leading with an ethical compass.

Program Requirements

The certificate program requires students to complete twelve (12) credit hours with an overall 3.0 GPA in all certificate courses. Credit toward the certificate in a particular course will be given only if a grade of B- or better is earned in that course. All courses in the program must be taken for a letter grade. No transfer credits will be accepted in the program and it must be completed within four years.

Business Leadership Program Website

Admissions Requirements

Current graduate students at NC State may not enroll in this certificate (exception – Jenkins MBA students)

Eligibility Requirements

  • Students must achieve a grade of B- or better (a cumulative 3.0 GPA) to earn academic credit toward the certificate. 
  • No transfer credits or course substitutions are accepted for this program. 
  • Students must complete certification courses within four years of starting the program to count toward the certificate requirements. 

Applicant Information

  • Delivery Method: On-Campus
  • Entrance Exam: None
  • Interview Required: None

Application Deadlines

  • Fall: May 15
  • Spring: October 31

Plan Requirements

Required Courses4
Leading People 1
and Leading People 2
Leading People
Jenkins Leadership Challenge
Elective Courses8
Select at least eight hours of coursework listed under "Elective Courses" below
Total Hours12

Elective Courses

Select eight hours of coursework from the list below:
Negotiation and Conflict Management
Core Concepts of Human Capital Management
Leading Teams
Women as Leaders
Business Relationship Management
Additional Special Topics Courses
Special Topics In Business Management (Accelerate Your Career)
Special Topics In Business Management (AI and Ethics)
Special Topics In Business Management (Business Relationship Management)
Special Topics In Business Management (Effective Diversity Management)
Special Topics In Business Management (Effective Presentations to Boards & Executives)
Special Topics In Business Management (Emotional Intelligence)
Special Topics In Business Management (Executing a Strategy from a Leadership Prospective)
Special Topics In Business Management (Improving Performance Through Feedback and Appraisal Systems)
Special Topics In Business Management (Influencing Others)
Special Topics In Business Management (The Art of Creating Organizational Culture)
Special Topics In Business Management (The Art and Science of Negotiation)
Special Topics In Business Management (The Art and Science of Negotiation in France (study abroad))
Special Topics In Business Management (Toxic and Destructive Leadership)

Faculty

Full Professors

  • Brad Kirkman
  • Roger Mayer
  • Tom Zagenczyk

Associate Professor

  • Paul Mulvey

Assistant Professor

  • Patrick Flynn

Practice/Research/Teaching Professors

  • Beth Ritter
  • Leigh Shamblin