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This program is designed to provide students with a comprehensive grounding in the underlying principles, basic concepts, and terminology related to Project Management.

The Project Management Certificate Program (PMCP®) is 120 hours in length and is comprised of 60 hours of required core courses to provide a solid grounding in managing projects and an additional 60 hours of electives students select from a menu of offerings to allow them to customize their certification to meet their particular needs and interests.  

The PMCP is based on the Project Management Body of Knowledge PMBOK®, which is standard for project management and is published by the Project Management Institute PMI®. The PMCP is also certified by PMI® for continuing education credit.

For course descriptions, prices, dates, and times of courses click on the course title. PDUs are Professional Development Units and are calculated on an hour per unit basis.

Core Courses - 60 hours

• Project Management Essentials (15 PDUs)- this is the first class of the core and is a prerequisite for the rest of the program. You can take this class or if you want an IT focus to your certificate you can take IT Project Management Overview as your first class and it will also count as your prerequisite.
• IT Project Management Overview (15 PDUs)- this class will also count as the first core class and is a prerequisite for the rest of the program. This class is for people who want to have an IT focus to their certificate.
• Project Leadership & Team Management (15 PDUs) *
• Project Initiation & Planning (15 PDUs)*
• Project Execution, Control & Closure (15 PDUs) *

*Prerequisite needed: You must have completed either the Project Management Essentials class or the IT Project Management Overview class.

Elective Courses - 60 hours

You can customize your certificate by choosing electives that best match your career needs.

• Project 2007 (21 PDUs)   
• Project Communications Management (15 PDUs) * 
• Project Quality Management (15 PDUs) * 
• Project Requirements Development & Management (15 PDUs) * 
• Business Process Analysis & Management (15 PDUs) * 
• Project Risk Management (15 PDUs) *  
• Project Performance Measurement (15 PDUs) * 
• Project Deliverables Seminar (15 PDUs) (you must have completed all core courses)
• Project Management for Supervisors (6 PDUs) * 
• ITIL Management Overview (3.5 PDUs) * 
  

For information regarding the Project Management Institute PMI® an internationally recognized accreditation program visit www.pmi.org