Integrated Certificate in Retail Management / Master of Science in Digital Marketing

The Certificate of Undergraduate Study in Retail Management prepares you for managerial-level positions with traditional brick-and-mortar retailers. You'll become knowledgeable in areas such as selling, service, merchandising, operations and financial reporting. This program leads to both the undergraduate Certificate in Retail Management and M.S. in Digital Marketing degree. Students who want to complete this program must identify themselves to the Department of Marketing as Certificate students who will complete the integrated program. The program is open to all undergraduates who are pursuing the Certificate in Retail Management and have completed at least 90 semester hours of undergraduate course work with a minimum grade point average of 3.00.

High School Diploma: You must have graduated by the time you start at NIU in order to be admitted. Grades: You must have passing grades equivalent to a U.S. C plus average on all transcripts and/or exam scores.The ACT or SAT is required for international freshmen applicants from U.S. high schools.
Official TOEFL or IELTS score report
TOEFL: Either an Internet-based or paper-based test. Required minimum scores:
71 on an Internet-based test
527 on a paper-based test
IELTS: Minimum required overall band score of 6.0