Admission requirements and curriculum

Admission requirements

To be eligible for the Professional Sales Certificate, students must be certified in a WSU major or be a non-degree seeking student with a minimum cumulative WSU GPA of 2.00 and a minimum of 60 semester credits. Students must complete the Professional Sales Certificate courses with a 2.50 or higher cumulative GPA.

Curriculum

To earn a certificate in Professional Sales, a student will need to complete five foundation courses:

Foundation courses by course title, description and credit value.

Course	Description	Credits
Mktg 360	Marketing	3
Mktg 379	Professional Sales	3
Mktg 478	Sales Management	3
Mktg 480	Business-to-Business Marketing	3
Mgmt 485	Negotiations	3

Course offerings

The table below lists semesters when courses in the professional sales certificate program will be offered. Note that courses offered may change due to unforeseen circumstances, and that additional courses may also be offered at additional times not currently planned or listed below.

Course	Description	Fall	Spring	Summer
Mktg 360	Marketing	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mktg 379	Professional Sales	Yes	Yes	No
Mktg 478	Sales Management	Yes	No	No
Mgmt 485	Negotiations	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mktg 480	Business-to-Business Marketing	No	Yes	No

We encourage students to take Professional Sales (MKTG 379) early in their junior year.  This will allow students to get early exposure to the realities of a sales career, and give them more opportunities to participate in different sales competitions.

Advising

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