Executive Certificate FAQ

An MIT Sloan Executive Certificate is formal recognition of your professional development and commitment to continuous learning. Pursuing an Executive Certificate allows you to further your business knowledge and skills on a convenient, flexible schedule of your own design. Our programs are offered throughout the year and range from two days to four weeks in duration. Through our certificate concentrations, you are able focus your development on a set of competencies that will allow you to have an immediate and lasting impact on your organization's future.

Participants who have earned an Executive Certificate will receive:

• Discounts on select programs
• Invitations to special alumni events and networking opportunities
• Complimentary subscription to the MIT Sloan alumni magazine
• Updates on faculty research, new programs, and School initiatives
• Networking opportunities with global leaders in a wide array of industries
• Formal recognition of your professional development and commitment to continuous learning

No. Earning an Executive Certificate does not grant you MIT Sloan alumni status.

No. Earning an Executive Certificate does not grant you academic credit.

There are many different program combinations available when designing the Executive Certificate plan that is right for you. Here are just a few samples to get you started.

The Executive Certificate is signed by the Dean of the MIT Sloan School of Management and the Executive Director of MIT Sloan Executive Education. Click here to see a photograph of a sample certificate.

The only requirements for the Executive Certificate are that you apply for, are accepted to, and complete three programs within your chosen track and one additional "elective" program (from any of the three tracks) within a four-year period.

The Executive Certificate is designed to work with your schedule. The only requirement is that you complete four programs of any length within a 4-year period. Many recipients have earned their certificates in less than a year. It is even possible to earn an Executive Certificate within one two-week visit. See sample plans here.

The four-year time frame begins with your first program start date. For example, if you attended your first program in June 2009, you must complete your fourth program by June 2013.

Use the Program Application/Certificate Enrollment form to enroll in the Executive Certificate program. You have the option to enroll in multiple tracks or indicate that you have not decided on a specific track. You also have the option of enrolling in an Executive Certificate track while you are completing a program application. (You must also apply for each of the individual programs you plan to attend.) You will be automatically awarded the appropriate certificate after completion of the required programs.

The Executive Certificate is designed to meet your individual education needs. You attend four programs: three in your chosen track and one additional program, your “elective”. The total cost to you would be the costs of the individual programs you attend. We also offer a Multiple Program Discount: Individuals registering at one time for more than one program receive 15% off each “additional” program (e.g., If you are enrolling in three 2-day programs, the first program would be at the full price of $2,900, and the two additional programs would be at the discounted price of $2,465 each). All program registrations must be submitted via a single application form.

See sample costs here.

No, you pay on a per program basis. You have a 4-year period to complete the four required programs. However, we also offer a Multiple Program Discount: Individuals registering at one time for more than one program receive 15% off each “additional” program (e.g., If you are enrolling in three 2-day programs, the first program would be at the full price of $2,900, and the two additional programs would be at the discounted price of $2,465 each). All program registrations must be submitted via a single application form.

In most cases, Executive Certificates will be awarded during the last required program of your chosen track. However, if you did not provide the same contact information when you applied for each of your qualifying programs, we will need to verify your information and the programs you have taken and will mail the Executive Certificate to you at a later date.

You can view sample plans here.

Executive Certificates are offered in three areas of concentration and provide executives with the opportunity to tailor their education plans to meet their own career development needs. To qualify for each certificate, participants must complete three programs from their chosen track, along with one other program from any of the three tracks:

• Executive Certificate in Strategy and Innovation
• Executive Certificate in Technology, Operations, and Value Chain Management
• Executive Certificate in Management and Leadership

Our executive education staff will be happy to assist you in designing an Executive Certificate plan to meet your individual and organizational objectives. Please feel free to contact us at 617-253-7166 or sloanexeced@mit.edu.

No. To qualify for each certificate, participants must complete three programs from their chosen track, along with one other program from any of the three tracks:

• Executive Certificate in Strategy and Innovation
• Executive Certificate in Technology, Operations, and Value Chain Management
• Executive Certificate in Management and Leadership

You cannot take two programs from one track and two from another for example. Nor can you take two programs from one track and then one from each of the other tracks.

You can see sample Executive Certificate plans here.

Our executive education staff will be happy to assist you in designing an Executive Certificate plan to meet your individual and organizational objectives. Please feel free to contact us at 617-253-7166 or sloanexeced@mit.edu.

Our executive education staff will be happy to assist you in designing an Executive Certificate plan to meet your individual and organizational objectives. Please feel free to contact us at 617-253-7166 or sloanexeced@mit.edu.

All of the MIT Sloan Executive Education open enrollment programs are eligible for Executive Certificate credit. Select custom programs may be used as your "elective" program. Please contact us directly to see if your company's custom program qualifies for Executive Certificate credit.

Executive Education programs are held on the MIT campus in Cambridge, MA or at the MIT Endicott House, our Conference Center in Dedham, MA. We do not currently offer distance learning or online programs.

Yes, as long as you complete all four programs within a four-year period, programs taken prior to enrolling in a certificate track will qualify.

Select custom programs may be used as your “elective” program. Please contact us directly to see if your company's program qualifies for Executive Certificate credit. If so, you must still complete three open enrollment programs from your chosen track.

No, credit from courses taken at other universities or in other divisions of MIT will not be applied to an Executive Certificate. Only MIT Sloan Executive Education programs qualify for Executive Certificate credit.

Yes, you may apply programs you have already taken toward another Executive Certificate or ACE. For example: You earned the Executive Certificate in Management and Leadership with three programs from that track and one elective from the Strategy and Innovation track. You now want to pursue the Executive Certificate in Strategy and Innovation. You may count the previously taken Strategy and Innovation program toward one of the three required Strategy and Innovation programs, and you may count one of the previously taken Management and Leadership programs as the Strategy and Innovation elective, provided all programs are still within the four year period. So, in this example, you would need to complete only two additional programs to earn the second Executive Certificate.

ACE is a new type of Executive Certificate for participants who complete 25 program days and attend at least two programs from each Executive Certificate track within a four-year period. ACE represents an extraordinary commitment to learning. It is comparable to a traditional advanced management program (AMP) in terms of cutting-edge content, access to today’s thought leaders, and excellent networking opportunities. However, the flexible, customizable format of ACE allows participants to design their own curriculum by choosing the programs that best fit their needs. Advanced Certificate for Executives (ACE) >>

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Yes, programs completed prior to ACE enrollment but within the four-year period are eligible toward ACE. Advanced Certificate for Executives (ACE) >>