Marshall Graduate Certificate Application

This application is for Marshall Graduate Certificate applicants, please review the following information very carefully before clicking "Next Page."

What is a graduate certificate?

A graduate certificate allows students who are actively enrolled at USC to pursue a specialization. Upon successful completion, students receive a Marshall diploma for the Graduate Certificate.

Combining Your Current USC Program (AKA “Primary Program”) with the Graduate Certificate

Graduate certificates must be completed in conjunction with coursework for the primary program in which the student is already enrolled (masters or doctoral level). The applicability of these courses to the student's primary program is determined by the student's home department.

Coursework previously completed for your primary program may be applied retroactively toward the certificate as long as the primary degree has not been awarded.  If your primary degree at USC is awarded prior to completion of the certificate, it’s no longer possible to double count units between the primary degree and the graduate certificate.

What certificates are offered?

- Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics

- Graduate Certificate in Financial Analysis and Valuation

- Graduate Certificate in Marketing

- Graduate Certificate in Optimization and Supply Chain Management

- Graduate Certificate in Product Management

- Graduate Certificate in Risk Management

- Graduate Certificate in Strategy and Management Consulting

- Graduate Certificate in Sustainability and Business

- Graduate Certificate in Technology Commercialization

Dates and Deadlines

Applications must be received before the Final Examination period of the semester in which the student will complete the primary program.

Students are considered for admission once they: 1) have enrolled in at least one qualifying course for the certificate, and 2) have completed one full semester at USC and obtained a Graduate GPA. Students who have already completed units toward the certificate program as part of their primary program should apply for admission to the term in which they’re currently enrolled.

Please note: Although this application will only take about 5 minutes to complete, we recommend that you complete the application on your computer, in one sitting. Once you submit the application, you cannot edit it. If you have any questions about this application, please email gradcert@marshall.usc.edu.

Click "Next Page" to start the application.

First Name

Last Name

Preferred Name

USC ID

Graduate Certificate application

yes

What is your primary (currently enrolled) USC program of enrollment and school?

(e.g., Marshall MBA, Price MPH, Viterbi ISE, Dornsife PhD, etc.)

What is your expected graduation date from the above current masters or doctoral program at USC?

To which Term and Certificate Programs are you applying?

This certificate requires a graduate/Masters level course in business statistics. List here the graduate statistics course you have taken at USC:

(If no statistics coursework has been completed, student must apply to Fall semester only to enroll in GSBA 545)

This certificate requires a graduate/Masters level course in Marketing. List here the graduate marketing course you have taken at USC:

(If no marketing coursework has been completed, student must apply to Fall semester only to enroll in GSBA 528)

This certificate requires a graduate/Masters level fundament course in Corporate Finance. List here the graduate finance course you have taken at USC:

(If no Finance coursework has been completed, the student must wait to apply only AFTER GSBA 548 has been completed)

When (semester and year) do you plan to graduate from the Certificate Program?

Example: Spring 2024

What interests you in this Graduate Certificate at Marshall? 

Max 150 words