Student Experience

Support for Students in our Certificate Programs

Once you are admitted to one of our certificate programs, you will have the option to work with our student success coach. The coach is here to help you through the enrollment process, and develop a custom program plan based on your preferred academic timeline. Once you're taking courses the success coach will ensure you're aware of the academic resources available to you, and will be present to help you stay on-track with course assignments. 

We know life happens particularly for adult and professional learners who have many variables impacting their lives. If a life event requires you to adjust your academic plans, the student success coach is a resource to help you adjust your academic plan accordingly. 

Standard Course Schedule

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The certificate can be completed in 12 months by enrolling in 2 courses per term. There are four required courses and two elective courses for the graduate certificate. Please note that SCPS may cancel, modify, or make substitutions as deemed necessary in any given semester, which may affect the length of time to complete the certificate.

Required Courses

PC 5010 - Procurement Policy & Practices 
Offered Every Semester

PC 5040 - Advanced Contract Management 
Offered Every Other Semester – Currently offered Summer 2024, Spring 2025, and Fall 2025

PC 5060 - Federal Acquisition Case Studies 
Offered Every Other Semester – Currently offered Fall 2024, Summer 2025, and Spring 2026

PC 5100 - Advanced Contracting by Negotiation
Offered Every Other Semester – Currently offered Summer 2024, Spring 2025, and Fall 2025

Electives

PC 5020 - Advanced Cost and Price Analysis 
Offered Every Fall

PC 5160 - Strategic Customer Relationship Management 
Offered Every Spring

PC 5170 - Seminar in Government Contract Law and Analysis 
Offered Every Summer

PC 5200 - Advanced Subcontract Management 
Offered Every Summer

PSLP 5300 - Foundations of Leadership 
Offered Every Semester

PSLP 5320 - Organizational Leadership 
Offered Every Other Semester – Currently offered Fall 2024, Summer 2025, and Spring 2026

PSPM 5030 - Introduction to Project Management 
Offered Every Semester

PSPM 5230 - Leadership and Managing the Project Team
Offered Every Other Semester – Currently offered Summer 2024, Spring 2025, and Fall 2025

Browse this semester's course offerings or use the SIS Class Search to find classes offered this semester.

* The information contained on this website is for informational purposes only. The Undergraduate Record and Graduate Record represent the official repository for academic program requirements.

Transfer Partnerships

University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) - Procurement and Contract Management

SCPS students earning a certificate in Procurement and Contract Management are eligible to apply and transfer their credits into University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) online Master of Acquisition and Contract Management. No more than twelve (12) credit hours of graduate course work earned at UVA may be applied to University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) online Master of Acquisition and Contract Management. Below are the identified course equivalencies applicable to the graduate degree.

Procurement and Contract Management
University of Virginia Courses	UMGC Courses	Transferable Credits
(two of the five courses) PSPM 5200 Introduction to Project Management (3) PSPM 5230 Project Management: Leadership and Managing the Project Team (3) PC 5050 Seminar for Acquisition Personnel (3) PC 5160 Strategic Customer Relationship Management (3) PC 5200 Advanced Subcontract Management (3)	DCL 600M Decisive Thinking, Communicating, and Leading in Multidisciplinary Fields (6)	6
(two of the three courses) PSPM 5030 Introduction to Project Management (3) PC 5010 Procurement Policy and Practices (3) PC 5040 Advanced Contract Management (3) PC 5060 Federal Acquisition Case Studies (3)	ACM 610 Fundamentals of Acquisition Planning and Cost Price Analysis (6)	6

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