Equine Business (CERT)

This program was approved for students entering the university in the Summer 2024–Spring 2025 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.