1. MS BI Professional Certifications Alternative to GMAT/GRE

2. Why Professional Certifications? Dean has already reviewed our proposal and AACSB allows certifications as an alternative to GMAT/GRE Certifications are not considered to be surrogates for the GMAT/GRE – Rather they are like the CPA and CFP exams to the accounting and finance departments. – All MS BI courses are now offered by DSS only Certifications/exams are domain specific and hence relevant performance indicators for an MS BI program applicant, and not appropriate for an MBA applicant or other MS student. We seek to more than satisfy AACSB requirements; each certification is reviewed by our entire department and agreed upon as an effective measure. If we find any certification to be questionable in nature, we do not include it on our list. We do not accept vendor- or –product specific certifications – i.e., from Microsoft, Cisco, Oracle, SAP

3. Professional Certifications* for MS BI Certifications APICS Certified in Production & Inventory Management APICS certifications are recognized worldwide as standards of professional excellence and quality within the manufacturing and service industries APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional Certified Business Intelligence ProfessionalOffered by The Data Warehouse Institute & Institute of Computing Professionals Certified Information Technology ProfessionalA Certified Information Technology Professional (CITP) is a CPA recognized for their technology expertise Professional Engineer CertificationThee National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) likens professional engineering licensure to the bar exam for lawyers Project Management CertificationPMI administers a globally recognized professional certification program – ISO 9001 certification in Quality Management Systems. PMP credential process received ISO 17024 certification. Six SigmaSix Sigma is a disciplined, data-driven approach and methodology for eliminating defects in any process – from manufacturing to transactional and from product to service *CPA, CFP also accepted