Graduate Certificate in Project Management: Prepare for PMP certification

Are you are a take-charge person? Do you love to plan, organize, and manage resources to successfully complete specific project goals and objectives?

If you hold a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, earning a Graduate Certificate in Project Management could provide you with the critical knowledge and skills to grow and expand your talents, and prepare you to advance your career.* You will study project initiation; project planning and execution; project cost and scheduling; and project risk, quality, and assessment. Upon completion of the program, you may also be eligible to take the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification exam.^†

The Graduate Certificate in Project Management program consists of a minimum of 16 quarter credit hours. Upon successful completion of the program, you will be awarded a certificate.

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Program Highlights

The Graduate Certificate in Project Management’s curriculum provides you with the opportunity to:

Study to acquire the critical knowledge and skills to pursue a mid-level position in project management.
Explore topics including project initiation; project planning and execution; project cost and scheduling; and project risk, quality, and assessment.

Prepare for Certification

Earning this certificate could help you prepare for the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification exam.^†

What are the Career Opportunities?

This program is designed to provide you with the specialized knowledge to seek mid-level employment as a project manager.*

Prepare for Future Studies

Qualified credits earned in fulfillment of this certificate may be applied toward the requirements of certain Kaplan University degree programs. When the time is right, come back and earn your degree online at Kaplan University.

Curriculum for the Graduate Certificate in Project Management

Course #	Course Title	Credits
GM 591	STRATEGIC PROJECT MANAGEMENT	4 STRATEGIC PROJECT MANAGEMENT This course covers project management from a strategic perspective. The course emphasizes the life cycle project phases and processes advocated by the Project Management Institute (PMI) and defined in the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK). It stresses the planning, executing, and controlling phases of a project life cycle. The course also covers how these phases relate to the initiation and closing phases, and further examines the impact of various project management techniques on schedule, budget, and performance constraints.
GM 592	PROJECT INITIATION, PLANNING, AND EXECUTION	4 PROJECT INITIATION, PLANNING, AND EXECUTION This course provides an analysis and evaluation of the theories and practices for managing projects in effective organizations. The student will analyze and evaluate strategies, tools, software, and management approaches to effectively complete and evaluate the effectiveness of projects. Topics in this course include: setting project goals and objectives; preparing a project plan; conducting feasibility studies; measurement tools, including the most current and best software tools; strategies for effective human resource allocation; and approaches to gauging the worth of the project deliverables and the effectiveness of the project management process.
GM 593	PROJECT COST AND SCHEDULE MONITORING AND CONTROLLING	4 PROJECT COST AND SCHEDULE MONITORING AND CONTROLLING This course provides an analysis of the principles, tools, and techniques for controlling project cost and schedule. The student will use tools, software, and techniques to establish a project baseline and control cost and schedule. Topics in this course include preparing PERT/CPM networks, estimating time and resources, creating the project baseline, controlling the baseline, crashing the network, optimization and heuristics techniques for resource allocation, earned value management, and statistical control tools.
GM 594	PROJECT RISK, QUALITY, AND PROCUREMENT MONITORING AND CONTROLLING	4 PROJECT RISK, QUALITY, AND PROCUREMENT MONITORING AND CONTROLLING This course provides an integrated approach to risk, quality, and procurement. This course demonstrates how to incorporate quality throughout the project. The student explores use of contract types in managing risk and quality. Topics in this course cover all phases of contracting, including procurement planning, solicitation planning, solicitation, source selection, contract administration, and contract close-out. The student will then explore methods of analyzing make-or-buy decisions, as well as legal and ethical considerations in contracting and procurement. Students will construct an element of their Self-Directed Learning Plan from this course, as well as add materials from the course to their Presentation Portfolio.

Total Program Requirements	16 Total Program Requirements

Certificate Requirements
Total Program Requirements

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Credit for Prior Learning

If you already earned course credits at another institution, you may qualify for transfer credit that can be applied toward your program requirements at Kaplan University. Qualifying transfer credit may reduce your total costs for graduate programs. Refer to the University Catalog for our transfer of credit policy.

Students in the Military

Kaplan University is proud to support our military and veterans in their educational pursuits by offering significantly reduced tuition. Undergraduate program tuition is reduced up to 55 percent for active-duty servicemembers and up to 38 percent for veterans. In addition, Kaplan University participates in the Yellow Ribbon program for all of our graduate programs, and both active-duty servicemembers and veterans are eligible for special tuition rates for these programs. A 10 percent tuition reduction is also available to spouses of active-duty servicemembers. For more information, call 866.583.4412 (Toll Free) to speak to a military Admissions Advisor or visit the Kaplan University military site.

Tuition and Fees

Cost per credit hour	$441.00
Total program requirements Graduate Certificate in Project Management	16
Total cost of tuition	$7,056.00
This program requires a prorated technology fee of $50 per term. A nonrefundable application fee, depending on your program and as described in the Tuition and Fees Supplement, may be required at the time of enrollment. Certificate programs are not eligible for Title IV financial aid or Kaplan University scholarships.

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This program is not eligible for Title IV federal financial aid.
*Kaplan University's programs are designed to prepare graduates to pursue employment in their field of study, or in related fields. However, the University does not guarantee that graduates will be placed in any particular job, eligible for job advancement opportunities, or employed at all. Additional training or certification may be required.
^†Although certain programs at Kaplan University are designed to prepare students to take various certification or licensing exams, the University cannot guarantee the student will pass those exams. In some cases, field experience, additional coursework, and/or background checks may be necessary to take or to successfully pass the exams.

Graduate Certificate in Project Management

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