{"image":"","content":"<h1>Business Advising Certificate Requirements<\/h1>\r\n<h5>Admission Requirements<\/h5>\r\n<p>Applicants must complete and submit an&nbsp;<a href=\"ipl:\/\/250\/\/W10=\">application<\/a>&nbsp;to the Registrar&rsquo;s Office.<\/p>\r\n<h5>Certification Requirements<\/h5>\r\n<p>Students must submit an application to the Registrar&rsquo;s Office by no later than the drop\/add period of their final semester. To be awarded a business advising certificate, a student must have an overall cumulative GPA of 2.7 and a 2.7 cumulative average in all concentration courses.<\/p>\r\n<h5>Required Courses<\/h5>\r\n<ol>\r\n<li>Business Organizations<\/li>\r\n<li>Taxation of Business Entities&nbsp;(*note: Federal Income Tax is a prerequisite for this course)<\/li>\r\n<li>Contract Drafting or Business Planning<\/li>\r\n<li>Secured Transactions, Bankruptcy, or Real Estate Transactions<\/li>\r\n<li>Copyright and Trademark, Employment Law (or Employment Discrimination), or Insurance Law<\/li>\r\n<li>One additional elective from categories (4 or 5) above<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<p>The business advising certificate director may approve other courses for any of these requirements.<\/p>","box_content":"<h5>Contact Information<br \/><br \/><\/h5>\r\n<p><strong><a href=\"ipl:\/\/35\/\/WyIyMiJd\">Juliet Moringiello<\/a>, Director<br \/><\/strong>Business Advising Certificate Program<br \/><strong>Phone:<\/strong> 717.541.3917<br \/><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:jmmoringiello@widener.edu\">jmmoringiello@widener.edu<\/a><\/p>"}