Lean Six-Sigma Black-Belt (LSSBB) Certificate

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The lean six-sigma black-belt (LSSBB) certificate program prepares graduates for employment in industry in a variety of jobs related to quality and process improvement. Skills developed in the course work can lead to successful careers as a lean six-sigma facilitator, continuous improvement manager, project leader, and similar positions. The program is structured to achieve this objective through internet-based, online advanced course work. In some cases, remedial undergraduate courses or additional graduate courses may be required to complement the certificate requirements.

Minimum certificate requirement is 12 s.h. of credit as follows:

Complete the following for 9 s.h.:

Choose 3 s.h. from the following:

Note:

Courses may have prerequisites that may be waived by the program coordinator based on student’s background. External transfer hours are not accepted in the certificate program. For students who choose to pursue this certificate jointly with the MSTS degree with a concentration in either manufacturing systems or quality systems, a maximum credit of 9 s.h. are allowed to be used toward the certificate. The certificate program requires the undertaking of an industrial or business process project (ITEC 6501 - Enterprise Process Improvement Project ) where certified savings or revenue increase should be shown. Students are responsible for finding and structuring the project.