Certificate in Retailing

To succeed in retailing today, a student needs to balance theoretical instruction with practical real world experience.  The Certificate in Retailing is the Center’s premier academic program, offering students a concentration in retailing to compliment their business degree.  This certificate provides an educational curriculum that develops the skill sets of the whole person, a necessity for students planning to become leaders in America’s second largest industry. 

The certificate is open to all business majors, business minors, and MS in marketing students.  It requires a defined curriculum path that emphasizes retail math, vendor relations, principles of merchandising, assortment planning, and store operations.  This knowledge base provides the foundation for our students’ success.  It is complimented by the certificate’s other requirements, which include an internship and participation in the Student Retailing Association (SRA).  The internship teaches lessons the classroom cannot – the intricacies of retail operations, the challenges of managing a team, the role of analysis in buying and forecasting, and the joy of exceeding your customer’s service expectations.   In SRA, students refine professional skills including networking, leadership, and career preparation. 

Students that complete the Certificate in Retailing:

• receive focused business preparation for a retailing career
• possess a diverse skill set that includes workplace experience
• understand that retailing is a blend of art and science

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Business Majors

All business majors in good standing are eligible for the Certificate in Retailing.  To begin the program, please download a letter of intent .  Complete the form and email it to khollinger@tamu.edu or drop it by the Center for Retailing Studies in 201.

Business Minors

All business minors in good standing are eligible for the Certificate in Retailing.  To begin the program, please download a letter of intent.  Complete the form and email it to khollinger@tamu.edu or drop it by the Center for Retailing Studies in 201.

Requirements:

Required coursework:

• ACCT 209       Survey of Accounting Principles
• INFO 209         Business Information Systems Concepts
• MGMT 209       Business, Government, and Society
• FINC 409          Survey of Finance Principles
• MGMT 309       Survey of Management
• MKTG 409        Introduction to Marketing

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Please contact Kelli Hollinger for more information about the certificate program.

Graduate Students

The program is open to students enrolled as candidates for the M S in Marketing degree that are in good academic standing and meet the prerequisites for the required and elective courses.  To begin the program, please visit the Center for Retailing Studies in 201 to complete your letter of intention form.