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General MBA Certificate Information & Restrictions
General MBA Certificate Information & Restrictions
MBA students may complete up to three of the certificates below before graduation.
We don't necessarily recommend you work toward multiple certificates since they are meant as specializations or focus areas; breadth is shown by the MBA degree.
A third certificate will appear in a different spot on your transcript than the other two certificates. It may look odd, but has to be done this way manually because of a GU system limitation to two “regular” certificates.
Completing certificates requires careful course planning.
See the guidance for each certificate below. Also see the MBA Courses & Anticipated Timing page (subject to change) for the semester that certificate classes tend to be offered, prerequisites, and whether evening sections are typically available.
Seating availability in certificate courses is not guaranteed.
Capacity is limited and enrollment is first-come, first-served according to standard registration rules.
No registration priority is provided based on certificate interest.
Course scheduling conflicts may make it impossible to complete one or more certificates.
This is especially true for Flex students who prioritize early graduation over completing certificates.
Certificates cannot be completed remotely since some classes are only offered in person (In-person classes cannot be completed remotely).
Flex Online students are not eligible to complete a certificate unless they are able to enroll in and attend classes in Washington, DC.
You can double-count the same elective toward more than one certificate.
See the "Eligible for MBA Certificate(s)" column of the MBA schedule of classes documents to know whether a course counts for any certificates.
Am I on Track for my Certificate?
Am I on Track for my Certificate?
Students are responsible for tracking their own progress toward completion.
Use the "What-If" analysis feature of the "My Degree" audit tool in GU Experience:
Login to GU Experience -> Go to your Student Dashboard -> Student Profile -> MyDegree link on the left side.
Under Areas of Study, Specialization, choose your intended certificate. This is how the certificates are listed:
Business of Healthcare
Cert: Global Real Estate
Consumer Analytics & Insights
Non-Market Strategy
Sustainable Business
For the "Major" you can choose Business Administration or - for STEM - Management Science.
Click Process.
The certificate section will show what if any courses you still need to register for to complete the certificate.
The Program Office contacts students during their final semester with a graduation form to request that a certificate be added to their record in GU Experience.
Students need to be on track to meet all 7.5 elective credits for each certificate, or the certificate will not be awarded.
Certificate-Specific Details
Certificate-Specific Details
MBA Certificate in Consumer Analytics and Insights (CCAI)
MBA Certificate in Consumer Analytics and Insights (CCAI)
Elective Requirements (7.5 credits total):
MARK 6580 Customer Analytics - 1.5 credits, Spring Mod 3 evening
MARK 6582 AI & Marketing - 1.5 credits, Spring Mod 4 daytime & evening
Students who have already taken the MARK 6590 Practicum in Consumer Analytics & Insights (in Spring 2025 or Spring 2024) do not have to take MARK 6582 to complete the CCAI certificate. MARK 6590 is no longer being offered.
4.5 credits from this list of CCAI courses. Each course is 1.5 credits; the exception is BADM 6017 which is 3 credits.
BADM 6017 Core Principles of Data Visualization
BADM 6045 Digital Marketing Analytics
MARK 6551 Strategic Marketing Research
MARK 6555 Applied Product Management
MARK 6561 Customer Data Mining for Segmentation
MARK 6565 Global Marketing (also EMBA 6848 when available)
MARK 6570 Consumer Behavior (also EMBA 6845 when available)
MARK 6573 How to Build Strong Brands
MARK 6579 Leveraging Social Media
MARK 6585 Data & Society
OPAN 6541 Intro Prog&Analytics in Python (formerly "Internet Business Technologies")
OPAN 6551 Decision Support Systems
OPAN 6552 Data Science for Bus Decisions
OPAN 6554 Database Development and Management
OPAN 6555 Analytics Advantage
OPAN 6556 Applied Data Visualization (also EMBA 6876 when available)
OPAN 6557 Decision Theory: Small Data
OPAN 6558 Regression Analysis
OPAN 6559 Business Forecasting
Or off-list course approved by the certificate faculty director.
These lists of courses serve as a guide. It is subject to change and does not guarantee that specific courses will be offered in specific academic years.
Registration guidance
Some CCAI elective courses have OPAN core course prerequisites, so please plan ahead carefully.
If you are studying abroad on an international exchange program, you might not be able to complete this certificate.
Certificate Website
See the Certificate website for a program overview and objectives from the faculty director.
MBA Certificate in Global Real Estate (CGRE)
MBA Certificate in Global Real Estate (CGRE)
Elective Requirements (7.5 credits total):
FINC 6560 Real Estate Private Equity - 1.5 credits, Spring Mod 3 daytime & evening, or Fall Mod 2 evening
Three selections from this list for a total of 4.5 credits:
FINC 6562 - Real Estate Private Debt (Spring Mod 4 evening)
FINC 6563 - Real Estate Public Equity (Spring Mod 4 evening)
FINC 6565 - Real Estate Entrepreneurship (Fall Mod 2 daytime)
FINC 6566 - Real Estate Clinic: Multifamily (Spring Mod 3 daytime)
FINC 6567 - Real Estate Clinic: Commercial (Spring Mod 4 daytime)
BADM 6048 - Real Estate Development (Spring March ILE, FX priority)
One of these courses for 1.5 credits:
FINC 6576 - Entrepreneurial Finance and Venture Capital (also EMBA 6834 when available)
FINC 6531 - Valuation
FINC 6532 - Financial Analysis & Modeling
MGMT 6535 - Negotiations
STRT 6547 - Cities in Business
Or off-list course approved by the certificate faculty director. Courses must be offered by the Georgetown McDonough School of Business for consideration.
These lists of courses serve as a guide. It is subject to change and does not guarantee that specific courses will be offered in specific academic years.
Registration guidance
The FINC 6500 core course is a prerequisite for FINC 6560. Therefore it's also a prereq for classes that have FINC 6560 as prereq.
Students should take FINC 6560 as early as possible since it is a prerequisite for many of the other Real Estate classes.
FINC 6560 is a prerequisite for FINC 6561, 6562, 6563, 6565, and 6567.
FINC 6560 is a corequisite for FINC 6566.
FINC 6500 is the only prerequisite for BADM 6048.
If you are studying abroad on an international exchange program, you might not be able to complete this certificate.
Certificate Website
See the Certificate website for a program overview and objectives from the faculty director.
MBA Certificate in Nonmarket Strategy (CNMS)
MBA Certificate in Nonmarket Strategy (CNMS)
Elective Requirements (7.5 credits total)
STRT 6555 Washington, Business, & the World - 1.5 credits, Spring Mod 3 evening only
STRT 6555 was revised from a three-semester thread course to a regular modular course as of Spring 2025.
There are no prerequisites for STRT 6555. Enrollment is first-come, first-serve.
STRT 6556 Miracle of Markets? - 1.5 credits, Fall Mod 1 daytime & evening
STRT 6557 Strategies Beyond the Market - 1.5 credits, Fall Mod 2 daytime & evening
3 credits from the following courses. Each course is 1.5 credits unless otherwise noted.
BADM 6012 National Security & Global Econ (3 credits)
BADM 6029 Crisis Management
BADM 6049 The Business of Defense
BADM 6050 Disruption in US Healthcare
BADM 6052 Commercl Approach to PublicSctr
FINC 6545 Fincl Markets: Inst & Regulations
MARK 6565 Global Marketing (also EMBA 6848 when available)
MGMT 6523 Globaliztn & Wine Industry
MGMT 6527 Impact Investing
MGMT 6533 Defending the Bottom Line
MGMT 6547 Leadership and Mgmt of Nonprofit Org
MGMT 6561 - Understanding Social Innovation
MGMT 6577 Social Entrepreneurship
OPAN 6571 Environ Sust Ops & Bus Models (also EMBA 6874 when available)
STRT 6531 Antitrust & Business Strategy
STRT 6540 Global Strategy
STRT 6542 Technology Strategy
STRT 6545 Economics of Strategic Behavior
STRT 6560 Corp Social Responsbility
STRT 6573 Tech Disruption&Future of Work
STRT 6575 Peer to Peer Economies
STRT 6591 China: Econ, Politics&Business
Or off-list course approved by the certificate faculty director.
These lists of courses serve as a guide. It is subject to change and does not guarantee that specific courses will be offered in specific academic years.
Registration guidance
If you are studying abroad on an international exchange program, you will not be able to complete this certificate.
Plan ahead to meet any course prerequisites.
Certificate Website
See the Certificate website for a program overview and objectives from the faculty director.
MBA Certificate in Sustainable Business (CSBS)
MBA Certificate in Sustainable Business (CSBS)
Requirements as of 2025-2026 for all 1st year students and (optional) for 2nd and 3rd years:
Elective Requirements (7.5 credits total):
OPAN 6571 Environmentally Sustainable Operations & Business Models - 1.5 credits, Spring Mod 3 daytime & evening (also EMBA 6874 when available)
OPAN 6572 Business of Sustainable Energy and Technology - 1.5 credits, Spring Mod 4 daytime & evening
Three of the following courses. Elective Choice: 4.5 credits. Each course below is 1.5 credits.
BADM 6015 (formerly MARK 6576) - Social Marketing for Global Good
BADM 6019 - Food, Water, and the World (or GHDP 6045 if approved for cross-registration)
BADM 6054 - Leading Inclusive Workplaces (formerly "DEI for Managers")
FINC 6535 - Project Finance
FINC 6583 Sustainable Investing (formerly "ESG Investing")
MGMT 6527 - Impact Investing
MGMT 6561 - Understanding Social Innovation
MGMT 6577 - Social Entrepreneurship
MGMT 6585 - Design Thinking & Service Consulting
STRT 6560 Corporate Social Responsibility
Non-MSB course: GHDP 6020 - Clean Energy Investing in Developing Economies
This course is pre-approved for the certificate. However, you will still need to request cross-registration to see if enrollment can be confirmed by both programs. View schedule information on GU Experience.
Or off-list course approved by the certificate faculty director.
These lists of courses serve as a guide. It is subject to change and does not guarantee that specific courses will be offered in specific academic years.
Note: the degree audits for FT26, FX26, and FX27 students will continue to show the old requirements even if you opt for the new requirements. This won't affect the awarding of your certificate in your final semester. You can check if you are on track in the "what-if" scenario by changing the Catalog Year to 2025-2026.
Registration guidance
If you are studying abroad on an international exchange program, you may not be able to complete this certificate.
Previous Requirements for 2nd and 3rd year students:
Elective Requirements (7.5 credits total):
OPAN 6571 Environmentally Sustainable Operations & Business Models - 1.5 credits, Spring Mod 3 daytime & evening (also EMBA 6874 when available)
Elective Choice: 6 credits.
You must take 3 credits from Section A and 3 credits from Section A or Section B.
Section A - 3 credits minimum. Each course is 1.5 credits.
OPAN 6572 Business of Sustainable Energy and Technology - 1.5 credits, Spring Mod 4 daytime & evening
STRT 6560 Corporate Social Responsibility - Fall Mod 1 daytime [canceled due to low enrollment] or Mod 2 evening online
FINC 6583 Sustainable Investing (formerly "ESG Investing") - Fall Mod 2 daytime [evening section canceled due to low enrollment]
Section B. Each course is 1.5 credits.
BADM 6019 - Food, Water, and the World (or GHDP 6045 if approved for cross-registration)
BADM 6054 - Leading Inclusive Workplaces (formerly "DEI for Managers")
FINC 6535 - Project Finance
BADM 6015 (formerly MARK 6576) - Social Marketing for Global Good
MGMT 6527 - Impact Investing
MGMT 6561 - Understanding Social Innovation
MGMT 6577 - Social Entrepreneurship
MGMT 6585 - Design Thinking & Service Consulting
Non-MSB course: GHDP 6020 - Clean Energy Investing in Developing Economies
This course is pre-approved for the certificate. However, you will still need to request cross-registration to see if enrollment can be confirmed by both programs. View schedule information on GU Experience.
Or off-list course approved by the certificate faculty director.
These lists of courses serve as a guide. It is subject to change and does not guarantee that specific courses will be offered in specific academic years.
Registration guidance
If you are studying abroad on an international exchange program, you may not complete this certificate under this set of requirements.
Certificate Website
See the Certificate website for a program overview and objectives from the faculty director.
MBA Certificate in the Business of Healthcare (CBHC)
MBA Certificate in the Business of Healthcare (CBHC)
Elective Requirements (7.5 credits total):
STRT 6525 Business of Healthcare - 1.5 credits, Spring Mod 3 evening only
Elective Choice: 6 credits total, as described below.
List A: 3 credits (two courses) minimum. Each course is 1.5 credits.
ACCT 6556 Healthcare, Nonprofit, Government Accounting - Spring Mod 4 daytime
BADM 6034 Healthcare Data and Analytics - March evening ILE
BADM 6056 Mental Health in the Workplace - January or March evening ILE
BADM 6060 Problem Solving in Healthcare - March evening ILE
FINC 6578 Healthcare Entrepreneurship - Fall Mod 2 daytime
List B: 3 credits maximum.
List B MBA courses. Each course is 1.5 credits.
ACCT 6575 Business Processes & Enterprise Technology
BADM 6001 Infrastructure Finance
FINC 6531 Valuation
FINC 6576 Entrepreneurial Finance & Venture Capital
MARK 6561 Customer Data Mining for Segmentation
MARK 6580 Customer Analytics
MGMT 6581 Consulting Methods & Models
MGMT 6582 Consulting Strategic Analysis
OPAN 6552 Data Science for Business Decisions
OPAN 6555 Analytics Advantage
Or List B off-list course approved by the certificate faculty director.
List B Georgetown courses that are pre-approved for the certificate.
NOTE: you will still need to request cross-registration for these courses to see if enrollment can be confirmed by both programs. View schedule information on GU Experience.
Some courses carry a nontraditional number of credits (for example, 2 instead of 1.5 or 3). It is your responsibility to make sure you reach at least 7.5 certificate elective credits and 54 credits for the MBA degree.
BIOT 5009 Introduction to Biotech Industry - 3 credits
BIOT 5100 Entrepreneurial Biotechnology - 3 credits
BIOT 5230 Intellectual Property & Negotiation - 2 credits
BIOT 5510 Commercialization for the Biotech Industry - 1 credit
BIOT 5660 Drug Discovery to Post Approval - 1 credit
HAPI 6004 Health Economics - 2 credits (or HESY 6003)
HESY 6005 Healthcare Strategic Planning & Marketing - 2 credits
LAWJ 2076 Health Law and Regulation - 3 credits
LAWJ 2080 Regulating Private Health Insurance and Health Care Prices: Legal and Policy Disputes - 3 credits
PPOL 6501 Health Policy & Politics - 3 credits
PPOL 6502 Health Care Demand - 3 credits
PPOL 6503 Healthcare Supply - 3 credits
Or List B off-list course approved by the certificate faculty director.
These lists of courses serve as a guide. It is subject to change and does not guarantee that specific courses will be offered in specific academic years.
Registration guidance
If you are studying abroad on an international exchange program, you might not be able to complete this certificate.
Plan ahead to meet any course prerequisites for CBHC List A and B courses.
Certificate Website
See the Certificate website for a program overview and objectives from the faculty director.
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