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Why Earn Your Certificate in Leadership?

Are you looking to start your own company, drive social change through innovation, or incorporate innovative practices into your current workplace? Then this certificate program is the next step for you.

Certificates can be completed in one year and are available to students with a variety of undergraduate or work backgrounds. Students can take a certificate by itself, or complete the certificate and later apply the course to the entrepreneurship, innovation, and leadership master’s degree program.

At a Glance

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What Are My Career Options Studying Leadership?

This certificate has an emphasis on team-building, management, communication, and building an organizational culture of resilience. It is intended for someone who wants to take a leadership role within their organization.

Tuition, Scholarships & Financial Aid

UMBC works to provide students with adequate need-based funding.

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Ready to Apply?

Start Your Graduate Admissions Application

Applying to UMBC’s graduate programs is easy, safe, and secure. You can apply online as a degree seeking, non-degree seeking, or certificate student. Our online applications are managed by our trusted partner, CollegeNET. When you Apply Online, you can create an account, submit your application information and pay the $50 application fee by credit card over a secure internet connection. Already start an application? Finish up

Check application decisions (6-8 weeks)

Please note that application decisions can take 6-8 weeks after the program’s deadline, and depend on how many applications a department receives. You will receive an email once the department processes your decision letter. You will be able to see your decision letter by logging in to the application website. Your decision letter will be where the application checklist was. You may also check your recommendation statuses to send reminders or update contact information from the user page. If you are having trouble logging back in, you can recover your account.

Have Questions?

Please contact the appropriate Graduate School staff member for assistance, or contact our Main Office at gradschool@umbc.edu or 410-455-2537.

Application Deadlines

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Contact Information

Leadership Program Contacts

Main Contact

Admissions
eli@umbc.edu

Program Director

Gib Mason
443-562-7912
gibmason@umbc.edu

UMBC Graduate School Admissions Office Contact Information

Mailing Address

UMBC Graduate School
1000 Hilltop Circle Baltimore, MD 21250

Admissions Staff

Staff are available from Mon - Fri, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 410-455-2537

Request Help

Email Graduate Admissions at gradschool@umbc.edu.

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