该计划将帮助满足我们的技术社会对受过教育的人的日益增长的需求，他们可以制定出有效的商业和技术信息交流策略。商业社区中的人们越来越依赖通讯来解决复杂的管理，销售和信息处理问题。工商业的沟通需求非常重要，并且在许多方面都不同于传统课程和专业中的沟通需求。该证书将认可他们为处理工商业沟通需要所做的准备，并且必须与本科学位（副学士或学士学位）同时获得。
This program will help meet our technological society's growing need for educated people who can develop sophisticated strategies for effective communication of business and technical information. People in the business community increasingly depend on communication to solve complex management, sales, and information processing problems.<br><br>The communication demands of business and industry are significant, and in many ways, different from those dealt with in traditional courses and majors. This certificate will recognize their preparation for handling the communication needs of business and industry and must be earned concurrently with an undergraduate (associate or bachelor's) degree. A student who already possesses an undergraduate degree may directly pursue this certificate.