This certificate covers multiple approaches to project management, including waterfall, agile and scrum. It's ideal for both aspiring and practicing project managers who want to hone their leadership skills and implement sustainable practices. You’ll graduate prepared to lead teams, manage resources and ensure projects are completed on time and within budget.
This certificate will enable you to become a project associate and provide you with an educational credential to support your professional goals. If you’re looking to delve deeper into project management and integrate coursework into practice, ASU’s online Master of Project Management program is another option to consider.
Earn a master’s degree through stackable certificates
This graduate certificate can stand alone or serve as a main certificate toward a Master of Advanced Study. To complete the degree, you’ll stack a second 15-credit graduate certificate. This opportunity allows you to design a program tailored to your career goals and interests.
When admitted, connect with your academic advisor about stackable MAS options.
The skills you’ll develop in this certificate program
In this certificate, you’ll learn how to plan, organize and execute complex projects. You’ll develop transferable skills, such as writing, reporting, communication, collaboration, adaptability and critical thinking. Additionally, you’ll become familiar key areas of project management, including:
- Aligning procurement with specific processes.
- Cost management.
- Managing time constraints.
- Meeting facilitation.
- Planning and forecasting.
- Project quality management.
- Risk analysis and management.
- Scope management.
- Tracking and monitoring tasks.
Does this program lead to PMI certification?
No. This certificate doesn’t lead directly to Project Management Institute (PMI) certification. However, upon completion, you’ll be eligible to sit for PMI’s Certified Associate Project Manager (CAPM) exam. If you want to pursue the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, you must pass the exam as well as meet the requirements for education and work experience.
Additionally, you can earn the Green Project Management - Business (GPM-B) certification through Green Project Management. When you complete the Sustainability in Project Management course, you’ll receive a code that covers the cost of the exam, good for a one-time use for up to one year. You must pass the test to earn the credential.
By overseeing complex projects from beginning to end, project managers can shape an organization's trajectory, helping to reduce costs, maximize efficiency and increase revenue. Arizona State University’s online graduate certificate in project management will provide you with the expertise needed for project management positions across a range of public, private and nonprofit settings.
In this program, you’ll learn project management skills and concepts that align with Project Management Institute standards and updated books of knowledge. You’ll also participate in applied experiences in every course, which will allow you to use what you’ve learned to create solutions for real-world problems.
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Applicants to the graduate certificate in project management program must fulfill the requirements of both the Graduate College and the College of Integrative Sciences and Arts.
Applicants must have a minimum of a 3.00 cumulative GPA in the last 60 hours of their bachelor's program. Alternatively, applicants must have a minimum of a 3.00 cumulative GPA in an applicable master's program.
All applicants must submit:
- Graduate admission application and application fee.
- Official transcripts.
An applicant whose native language is not English (regardless of current residency) must provide proof of English proficiency.
No, Arizona State University’s certificates and diplomas don’t specify whether you earn them online or in person. All certificates, diplomas and transcripts simply say “Arizona State University.”