What About Prerequisites?

Generally, since the courses in the program are Continuing Education courses, no college transcripts of prior courses are required (although some of the courses in our program build on one another). See ACC’s Project Management Education Program Overview for more information.

There are no prerequisites for the introductory BMGT 1021 Intro to Managing Projects short course.  The BMGT 1021 Intro to Managing Projects short course uses only a custom workbook distributed in class.  In the short format, there is no time between class meetings to do much homework, so everything you need is covered during class time. 

The prerequisites for the BMGT 1009 Applied Project Management foundation course are fairly liberal, since the general project management principles taught are applicable to a wide variety of projects. It is recommended that students at this course level have some familiarity with working on or leading a few projects, and/or gaining a basic understanding of the profession from an introductory course like BMGT 1021 Introduction to Managing Projects.

Recognize that projects don’t exist in a vacuum; they have to occur in some domain (IT, finance, healthcare, construction, etc.).  For BMGT 1009 Applied Project Management, a mix of domains is how the principles of project management are studied.

Project Management is mostly about management (the people skills), but the terminology used varies some within the different domains.  However most people have at least seen the application of some project management principles in their workplace.  See Is BMGT 1009 Applied Project Management Applicable To My Industry? for more information.

There are few requirements for the BMGT 1040 PMP/CAPM Exam Prep course, which is aimed at preparing students for either the PMP® or CAPM® levels of PMI's certification framework. However, it is recommended that students have 12-36 months working on projects, and/or a 35-40 hour basic foundational course in Project Management (e.g. BMGT 1009 Applied Project Management or comparable), to keep up with the fast pace of the exam preparation activities in this course.

See ACC’s Project Management Education Program Overview for the starting points and expected experience gathering time between courses.

And, perhaps view I Already Have PM Experience. Why Take a Foundational Course Before Exam Prep?

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