PBC

POST-BACCALAUREATE CERTIFICATE  •  20-22 CREDITS  •  MED CASE PBC

The Medical Case Management Certificate program is designed for working professionals who have obtained a bachelor’s degree in a science, health, or human services related profession and want to pursue or advance their career as a case manager. The certificate will prepare students to work with interdisciplinary health teams through a collaborative process that assesses plans, implements, coordinates, monitors and evaluates options to meet clients’ health and human service needs. Students who have a current, active, and unrestricted licensure or certification in a health or human services discipline that allows them to conduct an assessment independently may be qualified to take the Case Managers Certification Exam.

Preadmission Requirements:
Successful completion of an undergraduate degree earned at an accredited college or university as well as successful completion of Anatomy & Physiology equivalent to BIOL115 and BIOL116. Student will need to complete BIOL116 or BIOL 222/BIOL 222L prior to beginning medical case management classes.

*MCMG495 Case Management Practicum is required if students have not previously completed a supervised field experience in case management, health, or behavioral health in their baccalaureate degree program.

POST-BACCALAUREATE CERTIFICATE  •  18 CREDITS  •  LT CARE PBC

The Long-Term Care Certificate program is designed for working professionals who have obtained a bachelor’s degree in health service administration/management, health related or business degree and want to pursue a career as a licensed nursing home administrator. The certificate prepares students for leadership and administrative roles within the Long-Term Care health sector. The certificate provides the knowledge the graduate needs to be eligible to sit for the state Nursing Home Administrator Licensure Exam.

Preadmission Requirements:

An earned bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Health Services Administration or related Health or Business degree, Program Director Approval, minimum CGPA 2.7, and Program Director Approval.
 

POST-BACCALAUREATE CERTIFICATE  •  27 CREDITS MINIMUM  •  PARALGL PBC

The American Bar Association (ABA) approved Legal Studies Certificate is designed for students who already have a bachelor’s degree and want to pursue a career in the law. The certificate will prepare students to successfully transition to law school or to immediately perform the duties required of a paralegal, through studies that focus on effective communication skills, critical thinking, litigation procedures, computer applications for the law offices, ethics, and various legal specialties. Although the paralegal plays a key role in providing legal services to clients, only attorneys may accept cases, give legal advice, represent clients in court, or provide other direct legal services to clients. The courses of the Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Legal Studies is an excellent pre-law degree and provides valuable preparation for careers in law firms, corporations, government agencies, the judiciary, non-profits and other law-related settings.

Prerequisites: The following prerequisite courses are required and must be completed before taking the major courses for the Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Legal Studies.
•    ENGL109 Composition (3 cr) 
•    ENGL110 Advanced Composition (3 cr)

POST-BACCALAUREATE CERTIFICATE  •  18 CREDITS MINIMUM  •  GPROJ MG PBC

This program is designed to prepare students for a global project management position. While the learning and experiential focus will be primarily in the Business Management and Information Systems and Technology areas, the program also provides students with opportunities to explore and apply the concepts and knowledge in other areas (e.g. construction, operational management in finance, health care). This program will also help prepare students to complete the Project Management Institute (PMP®) project management certification exam.

Preadmission Requirements:

• An undergraduate degree.
• Successful completion of management foundations, statistics and spreadsheet fundamentals through previously completed course work, Competency Exams or CLEP exams.

Prerequisites: The following prerequisite courses are required and must be completed before taking the major courses for the Global Project Management Certificate:
•    BITS211 Microcomputer Applications: Spreadsheet (3 cr)
•    MGMT211 Management Foundations (3 cr)
•    STAT220 Introduction to Statistics (3 cr) 

NOTE: PMP ® , PgMP ® , CAPM ® , PMI-SP ® , PMI-RMP ® , and PMI-ACP ® are registered marks of the Project Management Institute, Inc.

Students completing the BS Technology Project Management major or the Global Project Management Specialty as part of their BBA in Management are not eligible for this additional certification.

POST-BACCALAUREATE CERTIFICATE  •  18 CREDITS  •  LT CARE PBC

The Long-Term Care Certificate program is designed for working professionals who have obtained a bachelor’s degree in health service administration/management, health related or business degree and want to pursue a career as a licensed nursing home administrator. The certificate prepares students for leadership and administrative roles within the Long-Term Care health sector. The certificate provides the knowledge the graduate needs to be eligible to sit for the state Nursing Home Administrator Licensure Exam.

Preadmission Requirements:

A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Health Services Administration or related Health or Business degree, Program Director Approval, minimum CGPA 2.7
 

POST-BACCALAUREATE CERTIFICATE  •  18 CREDITS MINIMUM  •  PROGRAM PBC

This post bachelor certificate allows those students who completed an unrelated degree to develop the skills needed to transition into a programming degree path. Students completing this certificate can use it to secure employment in the field of programming and can also apply it to the completion of a full bachelors in Computer Information Systems or Technology Project Management degree. 

Preadmission Requirements:

• An undergraduate degree and
• Successful completion of foundations of information systems or requirement planning course work. Competency exams or CLEP exams are an option for the requirement. 

Students completing the BS Computer Information Systems with the Programming Specialty are not eligible for this additional certification.

POST-BACCALAUREATE CERTIFICATE  •  18 CREDITS MINIMUM  •  GPROJ MG PBC

This program is designed to prepare students for a global project management position. While the learning and experiential focus will be primarily in the Business Management and Information Systems and Technology areas, the program also provides students with opportunities to explore and apply the concepts and knowledge in other areas (e.g. construction, operational management in finance, health care). This program will also help prepare students to complete the Project Management Institute (PMI)® project management certification exam.

Preadmission Requirements:

• An undergraduate degree.
• Successful completion of management foundations, statistics and spreadsheet fundamentals through previously completed course work, Competency Exams or CLEP exams.

Prerequisites: The following prerequisite courses are required and must be completed before taking the major courses for the Global Project Management Certificate:
•    BITS211 Microcomputer Applications: Spreadsheet (3 cr)
•    MGMT211 Management Foundations (3 cr)
•    STAT220 Introduction to Statistics (3 cr) 

NOTE: PMP ® , PgMP ® , CAPM ® , PMI-SP ® , PMI-RMP ® , and PMI-ACP ® are registered marks of the Project Management Institute, Inc.

Students completing the BS Technology Project Management major or the Global Project Management Specialty as part of their BBA in Management are not eligible for this additional certification.

POST-BACCALAUREATE CERTIFICATE  •  20-22 CREDITS  •  MED CASE PBC

The Medical Case Management Certificate program is designed for working professionals who have obtained a bachelor’s degree in a science, health, or human services related profession and want to pursue or advance their career as a case manager. The certificate will prepare students to work with interdisciplinary health teams through a collaborative process that assesses plans, implements, coordinates, monitors and evaluates options to meet clients’ health and human service needs. Students who have a current, active, and unrestricted licensure or certification in a health or human services discipline that allows them to conduct an assessment independently may be qualified to take the Case Managers Certification Exam.

Preadmission Requirements:
Successful completion of an undergraduate degree earned at an accredited college or university as well as successful completion of Anatomy & Physiology equivalent to BIOL115 and BIOL116. Student will need to complete BIOL116 or BIOL 222/BIOL 222L prior to beginning medical case management classes.

*MCMG495 Case Management Practicum is required if students have not previously completed a supervised field experience in case management, health, or behavioral health in their baccalaureate degree program.

POST-BACCALAUREATE CERTIFICATE  •  18 CREDITS MINIMUM  • RMGI PBC

The Risk Management and Insurance Certificate program prepares students for analytical careers in organizations or within the insurance industry by developing skills to assess and effectively manage risk. The program focuses on the key concepts of risk forecasting and control programs and processes to evaluate potential risk treatments and risk management. Students learn the role of evaluation and treatment of hazard, operational, financial and organizational risks through root cause analysis, leading to the goal of business continuity management. Content aligns with the exams required for the completion of the Associate in Risk Management by the American Institute for Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters.

Prerequisites: The following prerequisite courses are required and must be completed before taking the major courses for the Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Risk Management and Insurance.
•    ACCT201 Accounting Foundations I (4 cr) 
•    FINC211 Corporate Finance (3 cr) 
•    MATH125 Intermediate Algebra (3 cr) 
•    STAT220 Introduction to Statistics (3 cr) 

* Courses that were completed as part of an undergraduate degree cannot be applied to the Post-Baccalaureate Certificate requirements. An approved elective must be completed for any required course(s) that was previously completed.

Professional Certifications will be recognized but may not be used to fulfill a course requirement in this certificate program. A minimum of three RMGI courses must be completed at Davenport University in order to award this Post-Baccalaureate Certificate.

POST-BACCALAUREATE CERTIFICATE  •  27 CREDITS MINIMUM  •  PARALGL PBC

The American Bar Association (ABA) approved Legal Studies Certificate is designed for students who already have a bachelor’s degree and want to pursue a career in the law. The certificate will prepare students to successfully transition to law school or to immediately perform the duties required of a paralegal, through studies that focus on effective communication skills, critical thinking, litigation procedures, computer applications for the law offices, ethics, and various legal specialties. Although the paralegal plays a key role in providing legal services to clients, only attorneys may accept cases, give legal advice, represent clients in court, or provide other direct legal services to clients. The courses of the Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Legal Studies is an excellent pre-law degree and provides valuable preparation for careers in law firms, corporations, government agencies, the judiciary, non-profits and other law-related settings.

Prerequisites: The following prerequisite courses are required and must be completed before taking the major courses for the Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Legal Studies.
•    ENGL109 Composition (3 cr) 
•    ENGL110 Advanced Composition (3 cr)