Program: Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Certificate - Widener University

Apr 11, 2025

2020-2021 Graduate Catalog

Purpose

This certificate program is designed for professionals who want to enhance their knowledge and understanding of enterprise systems and to obtain hands-on experience in this field. Students learn to determine profitability, automate processes, and make sense of “big data.”

Transfer of Credit

Academic credit earned in this certificate program is fully transferable to the MSBPI program, so students can opt to pursue the MSBPI degree at a later date. Also, completion of the certificate program with a cumulative GPA of 3.3 or above may waive the GMAT for admission to the MSBPI program.

Curriculum

Required Courses

Students must complete the following 12 credits:

ACCT 630 - Accounting Information Systems 3 Credit(s) ^†
ACCT 632 - Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems: Profitability Analysis 3 Credit(s) ^†
BPI 601 - Business Process Analysis and Process Automation 3 Credit(s) ^†
IS 650 - Business Intelligence and Data Visualization 3 Credit(s) ^†

Note(s)

Prerequisites may be necessary and are the responsibility of the student. A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 must be maintained (with no more than one grade of C or lower).

All of the above courses have significant assignments on SAP, one of the world’s largest ERP software vendors. Widener is a member of the SAP University Alliance and has been offering ERP courses using SAP software since 1999. More than 250 graduates have participated in the program. The certificate courses, when taken as part of a matriculated degree program, result in a Certificate of Recognition from SAP, Inc.