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The Professional Sales Undergraduate Certificate at Kent State equips students with essential sales skills, giving them a competitive edge in the job market. It complements a wide variety of majors and helps Kent State students stand out against the competition.
Many students in the Professional Sales Certificate Program are also members of the ºÚÁÏÍø Sales Team. The Sales Team has competed internationally, nationally, and regionally since Fall 2013. Since that time, over 100 students have represented Kent State at competitions in Orlando, Atlanta, Cleveland, Toledo and Bloomsburg, PA. The team has consistently placed in the top 20% of universities and has won the National Sales Case Competition, been in the Final Four and in the top 10 at several competitions.
Membership on the Sales Team is open to all students, regardless of major.
Students will gain the skills necessary to succeed in a career in Professional Sales. The Sales certificate is also important to differentiate KSU students competing for jobs with students from other universities.
The university affirmatively strives to provide educational opportunities and access to students with varied backgrounds, those with special talents and adult students who graduated from high school three or more years ago.
First-Year Students on the Kent Campus: First-year admission policy on the Kent Campus is selective. Admission decisions are based upon cumulative grade point average, strength of high school college preparatory curriculum and grade trends. Students not admissible to the Kent Campus may be administratively referred to one of the seven regional campuses to begin their college coursework. For more information, visit the .
First-Year Students on the Regional Campuses: First-year admission to Kent State’s campuses at Ashtabula, East Liverpool, Geauga, Salem, Stark, Trumbull and Tuscarawas, as well as the Twinsburg Academic Center, is open to anyone with a high school diploma or its equivalent. For more information on admissions, contact the Regional Campuses admissions offices.
International Students: All international students must provide proof of English language proficiency (unless they meet specific exceptions) by earning a minimum 525 TOEFL score (71 on the Internet-based version), minimum 75 MELAB score, minimum 6.0 IELTS score or minimum 48 PTE Academic score, or by completing the ELS level 112 Intensive Program. For more information, visit the admissions website for international students.
Transfer Students: Students who have attended any other educational institution after graduating from high school must apply as undergraduate transfer students. For more information, visit the admissions website for transfer students.
Former Students: Former Kent State students or graduates who have not attended another college or university since Kent State may complete the reenrollment or reinstatement form on the University Registrar’s website.
Admission policies for undergraduate students may be found in the University Catalog's .
Some programs may require that students meet certain requirements before progressing through the program. For programs with progression requirements, the information is shown on the program's Coursework tab.
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Certificate Requirements | ||
ECON 22060 | PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS (KSS) | 3 |
ENTR 37045 | SALES IN THE ENTREPRENEURIAL VENTURE | 3 |
or MKTG 45046 | PROFESSIONAL SELLING | |
or MMTG 35030 | SALES AND SALES MANAGEMENT | |
MKTG 25010 | PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING | 3 |
MKTG 45047 | ADVANCED PROFESSIONAL SELLING | 3 |
MKTG 45192 | SALES INTERNSHIP (ELR) 1 | 3 |
Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
An internship application and faculty approval are needed prior to registration for this course. MKTG 45192 may be substituted by a specific, department-approved course if the student has two or more years of full-time experience as a salesperson that includes completion of a rigorous, formal training program. The courses selected may not be double-counted; that is, the selected course must be outside the course requirements for any major or minor the student is pursuing.
Minimum Certificate GPA | Minimum Overall GPA |
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2.000 | 2.000 |
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