The Entrepreneurship Certificate Program offers a top-level introduction to the fundamentals of management and entrepreneurship at one of the world’s leading business schools to those who own and run small-to medium-sized businesses.
This program is being offered in partnership with Wharton Entrepreneurial Programs (WEP). WEP is part of Wharton’s Management Department and is widely considered one of the most influential centers for entrepreneurship in the world.
The Entrepreneurship Certificate helps individuals who are creating or building new businesses learn the essentials of business and venture initiation. Students will study management essentials and will have the option to select additional coursework in their particular areas of interest, including marketing, human resource management, accounting, and finance. The program, designed for working professionals who have not formally studied business, emphasizes the application of classroom concepts to practical decision making in the workplace.
Courses are held in the evenings in state-of-the-art teaching facilities at Jon M. Huntsman Hall on the University of Pennsylvania campus in Philadelphia. During the spring and fall, classes meet one evening a week. Summer classes meet two evenings per week.
Optional Workshops (for students who qualify): In addition to the listed courses, the program includes two workshops at the Wharton Small Business Development Center. These action-oriented, supplemental workshops are taught in the evenings.
During the fall and spring semesters, classes meet one evening per week, and participants may take one or two courses. In the summer sessions, classes meet two evenings per week, and participants may enroll in one class per session. The certificate can be completed in as little as three regular semesters or in two regular semesters and two summer sessions. All courses earn graded, post-baccalaureate credits from the University of Pennsylvania.
Courses are taught by Wharton professors and industry executives who are appointed for their subject expertise, teaching skills, and ability to offer networking opportunities to participants.
Wharton's world-class business faculty members present core marketing concepts using case studies, industry best-practice examples, and interactive simulations.
Offers unique entrepreneurship workshops in collaboration with Wharton Entrepreneurial Programs.
Applying concepts including investment analysis, new product marketing, and business planning.
Acquiring insights on management and professional development from colleagues representing a range of industries and professions.
Attending classes in Jon M. Huntsman Hall, Wharton's state-of-the-art educational facility on the University of Pennsylvania campus in Philadelphia.
Applications must be filed according to the following schedule of deadlines:
For the Spring term beginning January 14, 2009: no later than November
21 (Extended to December 5, 2008)
For the Summer session I beginning May 26, 2009: no later than April
17
For the Summer session II beginning July 6, 2009: no later than May
22**
**For the Saturday Business Essentials Certificate Program, the Summer session
begins May 30, 2009 and ends August 15, 2009. All materials must have been received
by the Summer I deadline of April 17.**
For international applicants, deadlines are:
For the Spring term beginning January 14, 2009: no later than October
31
For the Fall term beginning September 9, 2009: no later thanJuly
10
WPWP-ELP Alliance students may notbegin certificate
study in the summer sessions.
Fees for the 2008-09 academic year will be $2,893* per course.
* Includes $78 tech fee not charged during the summer sessions. Tuition is subject to change.
WPWP certificate courses receive full post-baccalaureate accreditation from the University of Pennsylvania and so often qualify for most companies' tuition assistance programs. In addition, Penn offers loan programs, details of which are available at www.sfs.upenn.edu.
For more information, or to apply, please contact:
Wharton Programs for Working Professionals
The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
255 South 38th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104.6359
215.898.2888 phone
215.386.4304 fax wharton-wpwp@wharton.upenn.edu
“Wharton Programs for Working Professionals' Entrepreneurship Certificate has offered me the opportunity to develop my knowledge and skills in managerial accounting, marketing, and finance. I have already successfully developed my business plan and these skills will enable me to implement it."
Bernadine Abad Founder, President, CEO
Intellectual Pursuits, Inc.
