Overview

This Social Innovation And Social Entrepreneurship Certificate from Portland State University, offered by PSU’s award-winning and accredited School of Business, trains you to create practical, effective solutions to social and environmental challenges.

Whether you’re a social entrepreneur starting something new, or an intrapreneur inside a mission-driven organization, this program can prepare you with the experience and skills to innovate. You can either design a complete social venture—nonprofit, business, government program or advocacy campaign—to address an issue that matters to you, or evaluate and suggest improvements to an existing organization of your choice.

Career opportunities:

Graduates have used the social innovation and social entrepreneurship certificate to design and launch new nonprofits and businesses, advance careers in nonprofit leadership and corporate social responsibility, or find jobs at B Corps and sustainable businesses. Graduates of the social innovation and social entrepreneurship certificate program commonly go into fields such as:

Entrepreneurship
Intrapreneurship
Corporate responsibility
Nonprofit leadership
Civic engagement and outreach
Government administration
Community programming

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Design Thinking for Social Innovation

Money Matters for Social Innovation

Storytelling and Impact Measurement

Social Innovation Practicum

Entrepreneurship for Sustainable Development

Key information

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-30 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-01-06 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-05 00:00:00
Starting 2027-03-31 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-05 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

16 SCH

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Portland, United States

Disciplines

Social Work Entrepreneurship Innovation Management View 63 other Bachelors in Entrepreneurship in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.5

English requirements

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General requirements

You must have a cumulative (overall) grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.5 when converted to the U.S. 4.0 grading scale.
Meet the English Language Proficiency Requirement. You may be admitted to Portland State University and an Intensive English Language Program (IELP) pathway if you do not meet PSU's English Language Proficiency Requirement. Learn more about PSU’s English language programs.

Tuition Fees

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34599 USD / year

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Out-of-State

34599 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

12999 USD / year

≈ 12999 USD / year

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