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Students should be aware that some DSO 599 courses may be available to apply to the certificate as electives on an exception basis. Please contact the program office for details.

Viterbi students who have completed ISE 500 may have the opportunity to apply up to 3 units of ISE 500 towards this certificate's GSBA requirements.

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.

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

- Full time students should expect to complete the program in 1-2 semesters. The time to completion will depend on the availability of required coursework in the term of admission.

- U.S. citizens and permanent residents may complete the program part time, taking 1-2 courses per term and finishing over several years.

- International students must complete the program within two semesters.

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.