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100%
Online
$2,500
Priority Enrollment Scholarships are available for qualified applicants, limited availability
Flexible
Self-paced through Maverick Flex Path
Aug. 1
Application Deadline
Refine Your Leadership
The Graduate Certificate in Executive Business at the University of Nebraska at Omaha prepares experienced professionals to lead with confidence across key areas of business. This 14-credit certificate is designed for working professionals who want to sharpen in-demand business skills and move forward in their careers. Offered through Maverick Flex Path, it provides a flexible, guided path to advance your skills while balancing work, family, and other commitments.
Frequently Asked Questions About the Graduate Certificate in Executive Business
This certificate is designed for experienced professionals looking to strengthen in-demand business skills and stay competitive in a changing workplace.
This program helps you build essential skills such as leadership, operations, finance, and other core business disciplines. It also provides a strong foundation for students who wish to pursue advanced graduate study in executive business.
The Graduate Certificate in Executive Business through Maverick Flex Path is a 100% online, flexible, competency-based program that gives you control over your learning schedule. Designed for busy professionals, it allows you to progress at a pace that fits your goals and lifestyle, so you can earn your certificate on your timeline.
In traditional programs, students typically follow a 15-week semester schedule. In Maverick Flex Path, you have greater control over how quickly you progress by demonstrating your ability to master each topic and build on your existing knowledge. If you already have knowledge in a subject area, you can demonstrate mastery through assessments and move quickly through courses.
As a Maverick Flexpath student, you'll have access to a dedicated support team committed to your success.
- Recruitment Specialists answer your questions, help you determine if the program is the right fit, guide you through the application and enrollment process, and support you as you get started.
- Success Coaches partner with you throughout the program, helping you stay on track with pacing, planning, motivation, and overcoming challenges.
- Faculty provide instruction, guidance, and personalized feedback to help you demonstrate mastery and achieve your academic goals.
Competencies You'll Master:
Courses You'll Take
This course aims to enhance the leadership effectiveness of students by developing knowledge of what constitutes effective leadership and how to apply leadership concepts and models.
Using Porter's famous "Five Forces" stakeholder framework, students taking this course learn both how successful business executives can apply economic analysis to inform business strategy from both an internal operations and external stakeholder perspective.
Internal operations involve the managing labor, equipment, and materials acquisition from suppliers in cost effective ways. External stakeholder perspectives involve consideration of a company's domestic and global industry structure, behavior of its competitors, consumer behavior, as well as broader community influences.
Students will learn how to employ decision-making skills to create a long-term competitive advantage for an organization through operational and technical excellence.
Key concepts in this course will include developing a view of organizations as technical and behavioral systems, operations management, quality management, strategies related to IT procurement, deployment, maintenance and security, and the supply chain.
Specific topics will include applied systems theory, process improvement, quality assurance, supply chain management, IT systems development strategies, and issues related to systems security, data security, and data privacy.
This course focuses on the use and reporting of accounting information, with an emphasis on financial statements and how executive decisions can influence these statements.
Financial statements, including footnotes and explanatory material, are the primary instruments used by parties external to the enterprise in making judgments about the enterprise.
By understanding how management decisions are reflected in the financial statements, managers will understand how they can influence their judgment.
Students will develop strategic decision making skills by using financial concepts including time value of money, capital budgeting processes, cash flow forecasting and project risk analysis.
Topics covered include:
- Capital budgeting
- Financial statement analysis
- Capital structure
- Financial risk analysis
This course will focus on how successful businesses match their objectives and resources with opportunities in the marketplace by identifying and measuring consumer needs, determining target markets and deciding which products and services to offer.
This course will also address pricing, promotion, and distribution strategies to create competitive advantage in domestic and international markets.
This course centers around the theme that a company achieves sustained success if and only if its managers (1) develop, and revise as needed, an action-oriented strategic plan and (2) implement and execute the plan with some proficiency.
Students will develop the strategic thinking skills needed to formulate and execute successful strategies for firms/organizations in a variety of industries and dynamic environments.
Emphasis is given to the contributions of several business disciplines of study, such as marketing, finance and management, to understanding both the internal operations of the organization and the influences of the external environment.
This course is integrative and introduces both the theory and practice that enables that integrative process.
Tuition and Types of Aid
Maverick Flex Path features a simple, flat-rate tuition model with no additional fees, making it easier to focus on your education and career goals. Qualified applicants may be eligible for a $2,500 Priority Enrollment Scholarship; a limited number of scholarships are available. Talk to a Maverick Flex Path Student Success Coach and apply today.
$3,000
First Course
$2,000
For Each Remaining Six Courses
$15,000
Total Cost
Veteran Affairs Education Benefits (VA)
VA education benefits help Veterans, service members, and eligible family members cover the cost of college tuition and other educational expenses. VA education benefits are currently eligible for the Graduate Certificate in Executive Business. Learn more about VA benefit eligibility.
Upcoming Session Dates
There are five opportunities each year to begin the Maverick FlexPath Graduate Certificate in Executive Business. Choose the start date that best fits your schedule, review the admission requirements, and submit your application before the deadline.
| Term | Application Deadline | Course Start Date | Course End Date | Term Length |
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Fall Term 1 |
8/1/2026 |
08/24/2026 |
10/16/2026 |
8 Weeks |
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Fall Term 2 |
09/21/2026 |
10/21/2026 |
12/18/2026 | 8 Weeks |
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Spring Term 1 |
12/12/2026 | 01/11/2027 | 03/5/2027 | 8 Weeks |
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Spring Term 2 |
02/06/2027 | 03/8/2027 | 05/07/2027 | 8 Weeks |
| Summer Term | 05/02/2027 | 06/01/2027 | 07/30/2027 | 8 Weeks |
Admission Requirements
- Baccalaureate degree from regionally accredited institution (if degree is in progress, the student can be admitted provisionally).
- 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale (applicants with 2.7 GPA can be admitted provisionally).
- A minimum of six (6) years of professional-level work experience is required; however, applicants with fewer years of relevant experience are considered.
- English Language Proficiency: Applicants are required to have a command of oral and written English.
- Those who do not hold a baccalaureate or other advanced degree from the United States, OR a baccalaureate or other advanced degree from a predetermined country on the waiver list, must meet the minimum language proficiency score requirement in order to be considered for admission.
- Internet-based TOEFL: 80, IELTS: 6.5, PTE: 53, Duolingo: 110.
- Statement of Purpose: In one page or less, describe how your interest and completion of this program will help you achieve your career goals.
- Resume: Current resume detailing employment history, specific job responsibilities, accomplishments, leadership roles, and community involvement.
Get Support From a Maverick Flex Path Student Success Coach
Maverick Flex Path Student Success Coaches make sure you have everything you need to enroll and stay on track at UNO. They help you get registered for classes and provide personalized guidance throughout your time in the program.
From the moment you get started to the day you graduate, Student Success Coaches support your academic journey, keeping you motivated and helping you navigate challenges along the way.
