Technology Development & Entrepreneurship Program

Program Director: Daniel Engebretson, Ph.D.
Program Coordinator: Kirby Fuglsby, Ph.D.

Office of Research and Sponsored Programs
Slagle Hall, Room 107
414 East Clark Street
Vermillion, SD 57069
Phone: 605-658-3760
orsp@usd.edu
https://www.usd.edu/research/orsp-home

CERTIFICATE

Technology Development & Entrepreneurship

Program Description:

Featuring a blend of STEM education and real-world training in business analysis and technology evaluation, this value-added credential offers tangible support for graduates facing a competitive job market. Think critically across disciplines and solve practical problems through real-world interactions with inventors, business leaders and area experts which provide education beyond the classroom. The academic fields for the certificate include, but are not limited to, biomedical engineering, business, chemistry, basic biomedical sciences, biology, computer science and physics.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

Completed Graduate Application form found at: https://www.usd.edu/graduate-school/apply-now and a non-refundable application fee of $35.
Official transcript(s) verifying receipt of an undergraduate degree and previous graduate credit (in English or with translation). Transcripts must be complete (e.g., if currently enrolled, work-in-progress coursework must be included, foreign transcripts must include a grading scale, and for countries that issue, copy of degree certificate/diploma i.e., India, Nepal, etc.). The USD Graduate School and/or academic units retain the right to require credential evaluations from organizations, such as Educational Credential Evaluators/World Education Services (ECE/WES), for a student if such an evaluation is deemed necessary.
Only current students pursuing a master’s degree or higher at USD may apply. A minimum undergraduate cumulative GPA of 2.7 on conferred degree and/or graduate cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better, based on a 4.0 scale, on all graduate coursework is required for full admission. Each graduate program may admit students on provisional status per university policy.
Applicants with degrees from countries other than the United States who have obtained a high school diploma, undergraduate, or graduate degree from an institutionally accredited American college or university or from an accredited institution in the approved list of English-speaking countries are not required to submit an approved English proficiency exam score. For all other applicants with degrees from other countries, a minimum score of 79 on the Internet-Based TOEFL (iBT), 550 on the Paper-Based TOEFL (PBT), 8.5 on the TOEFL Essentials, 6.0 on the IELTS Academic, 53 on the PTE, or 110 on Duolingo is required for graduate admission.
Applicants are required to submit a statement of purpose or goal statement.

Additional Admission Requirements:

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Subject to faculty approval, those who do not meet all of the criteria above may be admitted on a provisional basis.

Application Deadline:

Three weeks before the start of the term
- Spring, Summer, and Fall start terms

Programs

Technology Development and Entrepreneurship Graduate Certificate