Professional Selling

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Certificate Requirements

Certificate: Professional Selling

Required Credits: 12

Requirements
MRKT 320Foundations of Marketing3
MRKT 430Sales and Personal Selling *3
MRKT 434Sales Management3
Electives - Select one of the following:3
Advanced Professional Selling
Entrepreneurial Sales
Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Sales Technology
Services Marketing
FE/Coop Ed/Internship
Negotiations
Managing Family Enterprises
Agrisales
Integrated Supply Chain Management
Total Credits12
*

Optional co-requisite with MRKT 320

Requirements for a certificate in Professional Selling

  • Certificates must be declared within the College of Business.  Be sure to officially declare your certificate by completing the Certificate in Professional Selling form. Please do so before or when taking MRKT 430 Sales and Personal Selling.  
  • To be accepted into the certificate program, students must have a 2.50 institutional cumulative GPA and at least junior standing (60 credits). 
  • To complete a certificate, students must earn a 'C' or better in all courses used to satisfy certificate requirements and a minimum 2.50 grade point average that is based on the courses used to satisfy the certificate requirements.
  • If the certificate or institutional GPA falls below the 2.50 GPA after acceptance into the program, the student will not be allowed to register for the CoB courses until the cumulative GPA returns to 2.50 or above.
  • Certificate students must satisfy all course prerequisites.
  • Approval for a certificate does not guarantee enrollment in specific courses.

Minor Requirements

Minor: Professional Selling

Required Credits: 18

Core Courses
MRKT 320Foundations of Marketing3
MRKT 430Sales and Personal Selling3
MRKT 434Sales Management3
MRKT 436Advanced Professional Selling3
MRKT 497FE/Coop Ed/Internship (Sales Internship)3
Elective Course:3
Agrisales
Managing Family Enterprises
Negotiations
Entrepreneurial Sales
Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Sales Technology
Services Marketing
Integrated Supply Chain Management
Total Credits18