Equine Business (CERT)

This program was approved for students entering the university in the Summer 2025-Spring 2026 catalog year. For more information about catalog year, go to Catalog Year Information.

Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Equine Business
Unit: College of Business (BU)
Department: Equine
Academic Plan Code(s): EQNCCEA

Program Information

The certificate in Equine Business is restricted to individuals who have earned either a Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree and want academic training in the field of equine business. The program is designed as an intensive one-year program for full-time students, although part-time students will be accepted. 

The curriculum consists of 24 hours of Equine Business courses for those individuals who possess a four-year Business degree or an MBA. The curriculum will include a minimum of 30 credit hours for those persons lacking in the certificate prerequisites.

Departmental Admission Requirements

Admission requirements include submission of an undergraduate application and official transcripts showing completion of a four-year degree, and an overall 2.8 GPA.

Priority application deadlines are June 1 for fall semester. Admission to the Equine Certificate Program is available only in the fall semesters.  Priority application deadline is March 1 for summer semesters.

To apply to the certificate program, please complete an undergraduate application.

Program Requirements

Certificate Prerequisites

Certificate Requirements

At least three (3) semester hours of the requirements for a certificate must be successfully completed while enrolled in the University of Louisville.