Program Certificate in Leadership Online
Develop your leadership skills with the Leadership Certificate online program. Learn about personal and professional growth, skill-building theories and techniques for meeting objectives, methods for building credibility and trust, and how to set and achieve goals.
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Program Overview
Get to know our 100% online Program Certificate in Leadership
Develop the leadership skills that will expand your ability to empower others, and unleash the talent and capability of your teams with a Leadership Certificate online from Lamar University. Build foundational knowledge in the history, theory and practice of ethical leadership from Franklin Covey's popular series, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.
Companies look to leadership development programs to seek out high performers to improve their workforce and deepen their pool of potential senior managers. Successful graduates of this program emerge with several key assets unique to leadership students: a network of senior leaders, visibility into multiple parts of the company and a clear view of their career opportunities. Courses in this program focus on negotiation and leadership on personal, team and strategic levels.
*Please note this program does not prepare you to sit for the State of Texas Principal Certification exam.
In this online leadership program, you will learn to:
- Create high trust organizational culture
- Develop a shared organizational purpose
- Unleash the full potential of human capital General Manager
- Align systems to support your organization's purpose
- Create high trust organizational culture
- Develop a shared organizational purpose
- Unleash the full potential of human capital General Manager
- Align systems to support your organization's purpose
Career outcomes for the Online Leadership Certificate include:
- Sales and Marketing Manager
- General Manager
- Human Resources Manager
- Nonprofit Administrator
- Medical and Health Services Manager
- Sales and Marketing Manager
- General Manager
- Human Resources Manager
- Nonprofit Administrator
- Medical and Health Services Manager
Accreditation
The Lamar University College of Business offers you access to a powerful business school alumni network and a business education backed by AACSB International accreditation – the gold standard of quality in business education worldwide.
Tuition
Find out how and when to pay your tuition
The following is the tuition breakdown for students pursuing the Program Certificate in Leadership online. Our tuition is affordable and can be paid by the course.
Program | Per Credit Hour | Per Program* |
---|---|---|
Leadership Certificate | $439 | $6,579 |
*University fees are included in the tuition listed. University fees are able to be covered by Financial Aid if you choose to apply and are qualified.
*Tuition and fees are subject to change without notice due to action by the Board of Regents or the Texas State Legislature.
Total program cost depends upon transfer hours and program advisement relevant to program requirements. For more information, contact a Lamar University enrollment specialist.
Financial Aid
Ready to get started on your degree program online but need help finding ways to fund your education? We can help you discover student financing sources that include grants, loans and other payment options. Learn more about financial aid here.
Tuition breakdown:
Calendar
Our application deadlines and class schedules
Our Program Certificate in Leadership online features multiple start dates to accommodate your busy schedule. Find the start date that works best for you and apply before the application deadline associated with it.
8 week courses | Program Start Date | Application Deadline | Document Deadline | Payment Due | Last Class Day |
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Spring I | 1/16/25 | 12/26/24 | 1/2/25 | 1/9/25 | 3/7/25 |
Spring II | 3/17/25 | 2/24/25 | 3/3/25 | 3/10/25 | 5/7/25 |
Summer I | 5/29/25 | 5/8/25 | 5/15/25 | 5/20/25 | 7/31/25 |
Fall 1 | 8/21/25 | 8/7/25 | 8/7/25 | 8/15/25 | |
Fall 2 | 9/29/25 | 9/15/25 | 9/15/25 | 9/23/25 |
Now enrolling:
12/26/24
1/16/25
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Admissions
Criteria for the online Program Certificate in Leadership
The online Program Certificate in Leadership has specific requirements that applicants must meet to enroll. Please read the admission guidelines to ensure you qualify.
Admission Requirements:
- Online Application
- Official Transcripts*
- Bachelor's Degree
- 2.5 GPA
- Submit official transcripts* from all colleges and universities attended
- Undergraduate degree from an accredited university
- 2.5 GPA that is cumulative of last 60 hours
- No GRE/GMAT
- No letters of recommendation
- No work requirements
Submit application and one-time $25 application fee online
Send transcripts to:
Lamar University Online AdmissionsPO Box 10017
Beaumont, TX 77710OR
Submit electronically to [email protected]
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*All applicants must submit official transcript(s) indicating: 1) The conferred bachelor's or master's degree as required for the program of application from a regionally accredited US institution or its equivalent. 2) The transcript of the most recent attendance if it differs from the institution of the conferred degree. This requirement applies regardless of the length of time in attendance and regardless of whether credit was earned or is desired. However, if a department or program wishes to review additional transcripts from prior attendance for decision purposes, the department or program may directly request the applicant to submit the official transcript(s) to the Office of Admissions for processing. Students must be eligible to re-enter all colleges and universities previously attended. Failure to disclose previous college attendance is justification for revocation of acceptance and dismissal from Lamar University.
Courses
The degree plan for our Program Certificate in Leadership online classes
The Leadership Certificate online program consists of 15 credit hours. Choose any five of the following courses.
*Distance learning fee is included in the tuition listed.
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