Yes, you must be a current USC student to apply.

No. Admission to the Graduate Certificate program will not change your chances of getting into the MBA or MS program. Marshall’s MBA and MS degrees provide a much broader education, and include career support and scholarship opportunities. The graduate certificates do not help your chances of getting into another degree at Marshall and could create curricular overlap problems that could be expensive.

Yes. Holding a prior master’s degree does not exempt applicants from submitting the required test scores.

Coursework credited to a degree previously awarded by USC cannot be applied to the Graduate Certificate. Likewise, coursework taken at another university cannot be applied to the Graduate Certificate and should not be repeated at USC. Individuals who completed the equivalent of introductory graduate/master’s-level Marketing - prior to admission will be required to complete an alternate 3-unit course selected from the list of electives.

The length of time needed to complete the program varies from student to student.

- International students must complete the program within two semesters.

- U.S. citizens and permanent residents may complete the program over several years.

Please note that the Marshall Career Service does not offer support to certificate-only students. Certificate-only students are provided career-related services through the USC CAREER CENTER. Certificate students are encouraged to join graduate student clubs and organizations in their field of interest as well.