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SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Web Design Certificate

SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Accounting Certificate
Finance Certificate
Human Resource Management Certificate
Marketing Certificate
Paralegal Studies Certificate
Retail Management Certificate


SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
The School of Arts and Sciences offers an undergraduate certificate in Web Design.
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Web Design Certificate
The 22-credit certificate in Web Design prepares students to create and maintain Web sites. Students study relevant computer programming and software applications.

Requirements
CS 106 Programming on the Web (prerequisite CIS 102 or familiarity with HTML)
CS 110 Programming I (prerequisite placement in MA 140 or consent of instructor)
CS 111 Programming II (prerequisite CS 110)
GD 101 Software Lab I: Photoshop (or equivalent experience)
GD 104 Software Lab IV: Dreamweaver (or equivalent experience)
GD 308 Web Design (prerequisite FA 104 or consent of instructor)
GD 309 Web Multimedia Design (prerequisite GD 308 or consent of instructor)
and 3 more credits in Computer Science or Graphic Design to complete 22 credits.
Students can place out of GD 101 and GD 104 and substitute other CS and GD courses. The following Computer Science courses are also relevant to Web design and can be used as electives:
CS 150 The UNIX Operating System
CS 170 Local Area Networks
CS 220 Data Structures and Algorithms
CS 310 Software Engineering
CS 320 Database Systems
CS 360 Artificial Intelligence

The following Graphic Design courses are also relevant to Web design and can be used as electives:
GS 102 Software Lab II: FreeHand
GD 202 Illustration
GD 203 Digital Imaging
GD 303 Video Production
GD 433 Research
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SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
The School of Business Administration offers certificates in designated professional areas after completion of the prescribed program of courses.
To be eligible for enrollment in a certificate program, students must have earned:

  • an associate degree from an accredited college or university and have five years of work experience, or
  • a bachelor’s degree from an accredited university.

Students must complete the prescribed sequence of courses. Transfer credit will be accepted for prerequisite courses only. Certain courses must be taken at Marymount University, and certificate programs must be completed within five years of the date of matriculation.
The following certificates are available for students enrolled in nondegree status:
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Accounting Certificate
Prerequisites
ACT 201 Introduction to Financial Accounting
ACT 202 Introduction to Managerial Accounting
CIS 101 Computer Applications I
CIS 102 Computer Applications II
MA 155 Finite Mathematics

Requirements
ACT 301 Accounting Information Systems
ACT 303 Intermediate Accounting I
ACT 304 Intermediate Accounting II
ACT 306 Cost Accounting
ACT 406 Tax Accounting
ACT 408 Management Accounting
ACT 410 Auditing
ACT 420 Advanced Accounting Topics
Note: The CPA exam in the Commonwealth of Virginia also requires completion of a number of other courses.
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Finance Certificate
Prerequisites
CIS 101 Computer Applications I
CIS 102 Computer Applications II
FIN 301 Financial Management
MSC 300 Business Statistics
MA 155 Finite Mathematics

Requirements
ACT 306 Cost Accounting
ECO 332 Money and Banking
ECO 386 International Economics
FIN 334 Investments
FIN 362 Intermediate Financial Management
FIN 385 International Finance
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Human Resource Management Certificate
Prerequisites
MGT 304 Organizational Management
MA 132 Statistical Analysis

Requirements
HRM 335 Human Resource Management
HRM 336 Labor Relations
HRM 340 Staffing and Development
HRM 423 Performance Management and Compensation
HRM 450 Strategic Human Resource Management
LA 430 Legal and Current Issues in Human Resource Management
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Marketing Certificate
Prerequisites
MSC 300 Applied Statistics and Decision Making
MA 155 Finite Mathematics
Requirements
MKT 313 Sales Skills and Strategies
MKT 319 Advertising and Integrated Marketing Communications
MKT 360 Consumer Behavior
MKT 385 International Marketing
MKT 412 Marketing Research
MKT 416 Marketing Management
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Paralegal Studies Certificate
This certificate program is approved by the American Bar Association (ABA). When a student receives a Paralegal Studies certificate from an ABA-approved program, the student is not licensed to practice law or to give legal advice. To receive the undergraduate paralegal certificate, a student must successfully complete 6 credits in 2 prerequisite courses, 24 credits in 8 legal specialty courses, 6 credits of internship work, and 24 hours of approved pro bono legal service to the community.
A minimum grade of C- is required in every course that serves as a prerequisite for a higher-numbered legal specialty course within the Paralegal Studies certificate program.

Prerequisites
LA 248 Business Law I
LA 249 Business Law II
Legal Specialty Requirements
LA 280 Introduction to the Legal System
LA 301 Civil Litigation
LA 302 Criminal Litigation
LA 305-306 General Practice I & II
LA 391 Legal Research and Writing
LA 408 Real Estate Practices or LA 409 Public Law and Procedure
LA 490 Internship
LA 491 Computerized Legal Research
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Retail Management Certificate
Prerequisites
MGT 301 Principles of Management
MKT 301 Principles of Marketing
Requirements
MGT 309 Small Business Management
MKT 308 Retailing I
MKT 319 Advertising and Integrated Marketing Communications
MKT 360 Consumer Behavior
MKT 402 Retailing II
MKT 416 Marketing Management
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