Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship
Department of Management
www.kent.edu/business

About This Program

The Leading Through Challenge graduate certificate provides skill development useful to managers who seek to rise to higher levels of leadership. High-level leaders typically encounter challenging situations that require skills in negotiation and mediation, as well as how to manage change and conflict.

Contact Information

• Adam Cooke | crawfordgrad@kent.edu |
  330-672-1280
• Felecia Urbanek | furbanek@kent.edu |
  330-672-2282

• Connect with an Admissions Counselor: U.S. Student | International Student

Program Delivery

• Delivery:
  • In Person
• Location:
  • Kent Campus

Examples of Possible Careers and Salaries*

Accreditation

AACSB, International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business

^{* Source of occupation titles and labor data comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Outlook Handbook. Data comprises projected percent change in employment over the next 10 years; nation-wide employment numbers; and the yearly median wage at which half of the workers in the occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less.}

For more information about graduate admissions, visit the graduate admission website. For more information on international admissions, visit the international admission website.

Admission Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
• Minimum 2.750 undergraduate GPA on a 4.000-point scale
• Official transcript(s)
• Résumé
• English language proficiency - all international students must provide proof of English language proficiency (unless they meet specific exceptions to waive) by earning one of the following:¹
  • Minimum 79 TOEFL iBT score
  • Minimum 6.5 IELTS score
  • Minimum 58 PTE score
  • Minimum 110 DET score

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International applicants who do not meet the above test scores will not be considered for admission.

Application Deadlines

• Fall Semester
  • Rolling admissions
• Spring Semester
  • Rolling admissions
• Summer Term
  • Rolling admissions

Program Requirements

Certificate Requirements

Graduation Requirements

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

1. Explain growth in self-awareness from completed managerial assessments.
2. Describe how to lead positive organizational change.
3. Demonstrate successful negotiation skills.
4. Demonstrate successful mediation skills.
5. Describe organizational conflict, organizational culture and collaboration, power dynamics, decision-making and problem-solving in organizations.