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Certificate Programs

For more information about these programs, contact the UW-Barron County Office of Student Services at (715) 234-8024 or uwbcinfo@uwc.edu.

Certificate in Business

The Certificate in Business Program at UW-BC presents an exciting opportunity for students to deepen their understanding of the world of business in the modern political, social, and economic environment. The program introduces students to business theory and practice. Students take a diverse set of courses that help them to broaden their perspectives and gain a good awareness and comprehension of the business world.

Students may use the Certificate in Business Program to:

  • Group their electives effectively and beneficially within the Associate of Arts and Science Degree.
  • Lead to a specialization or support a business major as they pursue a Bachelor’s degree.
  • Highlight their educational achievements on their resume.

Requirements

The certificate requires 26 credits, which include Business, Computer Science, Economics, and Mathematics.

Business & Computer Science

  • BUS 101: Introduction to Business or BUS 110: Personal Finance or BUS 210: Business Communications (3 credits)
  • BUS 201: Introductory Accounting (4 credits)
  • BUS 202: Intermediate Accounting or BUS 204: Managerial Accounting (3 credits)
  • BUS 230: Introduction to Managerial Information Systems (highly recommended for Business majors) or CPS 106: Word Processing, CPS 107: Spreadsheet Concepts, and CPS 108: Database Concepts (3 credits)

Economics & Mathematics

  • ECO 203: Economics - Macro (3 credits)
  • ECO 204: Economics - Micro (3 credits)
  • MAT 117: Elementary Statistics (3 credits)
  • MAT 211: Calculus (4 credits) or higher

Certificate in International Studies

The International Studies Certificate is an introduction for freshman/sophomore college students to global studies with an emphasis on the 20th and 21st centuries. By taking a diverse set of courses with a worldview, students will broaden their perspectives and gain an appreciation and awareness of the global community. Students may use this program to give cohesion to their electives within the Associate Degree, or they may find that this base in international studies will lead to a specialization or support of a major in the international field.

Requirements

Completion of the International Studies Certificate will require a minimum of 15 credits, including Foreign Language; History and Culture; Politics and Economics; and Literature, Philosophy, Art, and Music.

Foreign Language (at least one course)

FRE 101, 105, 201, 205 (3-4 credits) or SPA 101, 105, 201 (3-4 credits)

History and Culture (at least one course)

ANT 100, 200, 250; or GEO 101, 110; or HIS 105, 106, 1327, 161, 162; or WOM 250

Politics and Economics (at least one course)

POL 275 or ECO 203

Literature, Philosophy, Art, and Music (at least one course)

ART 175, or COM 130, or MUS 295

Study Abroad

Students working toward the International Studies Certificate are encouraged to plan their academic careers to include a study abroad experience. The UW Colleges has its own study abroad program those courses are included in the above categories and count toward the 15 credit requirement.

Expectations

A grade of “C” or better is required for all courses in the program. Up to three credits can be transferred in from another institution. Upon completion of the certificate requirements, a notation will be placed on the student's academic transcript and a document of recognition will be sent to the student.

Certificate in Women's Studies

The Women's Studies Certificate program explores women's lives and experiences both historically and in contemporary societies. This program combines an emphasis on intellectual development with practical knowledge that prepares you to use your education to lead an effective life in our global society.

The Women's Studies Certificate program does the following:

  • Gives cohesion to your electives within the Associate's degree.
  • Provides a sense of completion in at least one area of knowledge.
  • Prepares you for a major, minor, or more advanced work in Women's Studies at your transfer campus.
  • Provides you with diverse ways to develop knowledge of how women have lived, worked, thought, resisted, created knowledge, and engaged in cultural activism.
  • Leads you to a specialization in the area of Women's Studies for employment purposes since many career fields - including education, social services and counseling, health care, business, and criminal justice - value work in Women's Studies.

Requirements

The certificate requires a minimum of 15 credits with a grade of C or better (up to three credits can be transferred from other colleges).

Credits for the certificate must include either :

WOM 101 An Introduction to Women's Studies or

WOM 102 Women's Voices, Women's Lives

Humanities (at least one course)

WOM 202/PHI 202, WOM 203, WOM 247/SPA 247, WOM 279/ENG 279, WOM 295/ART 290

Social Sciences (at least one course)

WOM 205, WOM 208/PSY 208, WOM 210, WOM 218/HES 218, WOM 231/POL 231, WOM 238/SOC 238, WOM 250/ANT 250, WOM 260, WOM 280/HIS 279

Additional courses (credits may be taken from these categories)

WOM 130/BIO 130, WOM 291, WOM 299

Selected courses (credits may be taken from this category)

Courses in any department offered on a one-time basis with the Women's Studies designation. For example, ENG 190: Special Topics with a focus on Feminist Nonfiction or BUS 297: Special Topics with a focus on Women in Business

 

 

 


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