The Business Schools undergraduate certificates are primarily intended for students currently pursuing a degree in any undergraduate discipline that want to expand their business knowledge to give themselves a leg up when they enter the work force.  However, they can also be taken by students with only a high school diploma.

Students can pursue one of our undergraduate certificates, even if they are not CU Denver students. Credit earned as a part of the certificate DOES count towards your undergraduate degree, should you choose to pursue a degree here.  One such undergraduate certificate is listed below:

Launchpad Entrepreneurship Certificate

This certificate can be earned in either downtown Denver at the Jake Jabs Center for Entrepreneurship or CU South Denver.

The Jake Jabs Center for Entrepreneurship is offering an affordable program in one of the fastest growing business segments in the country-Innovation and Entrepreneurship. All courses are taught by faculty from the Jake Jabs Center for Entrepreneurship at CU Denver. You will find many opportunities including scholarships, mentoring, and networking. You will gain skills that prepare you to start a successful business or become an entrepreneurial asset to an existing company.

Benefits:

• Experiential opportunities
• Condensed 8-Week courses
• Two convenient Denver locations
• Cost effective - Scholarships available
• No GPA requirements or prerequisites

For more details about Launchpad courses and registration, visit the Launchpad Certificate page.

The Business Schools also offers post-graduate certificates which are primarily intended to give individuals with an undergraduate degree in any discipline access to business courses that can help them succeed in their current job or even help them launch their own company.

Students can pursue one of our graduate certificates, even if they are not CU Denver students, without taking the GMAT. Credit earned as a part of the certificate DOES count towards your graduate business degree, should you choose to pursue a degree here.  One of the post-graduate certificates is listed below:

A Certificate in Entrepreneurship gives students the ability to marshal resources to seize new business opportunities which have uncertain outcomes. The post-bachelors certificate introduces students to fundamental entrepreneurial concepts plus provides the flexibility to allow them to explore specialized areas of interest including cutting-edge social entrepreneurship, new venture design, finance structuring, legal issues, leadership, marketing and personal branding, new product development and business plan creation. Visit the Jake Jabs Center for Entrepreneurship to learn more about our entrepreneurship programs.