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Program checklist · Graduate Certificate

Life Sciences and Entrepreneurship Graduate Certificate (Troy Campus)

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute · Troy, NY

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Program
Award
Graduate Certificate
Credential class
ceterms:Certificate
CIP
38.0104
Credits (computed from items)
12
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
SOC
25-1126
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
194824
CourseShelf checklist
CK_194824_538f1250
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Certificate Information

8 items
  1. The program results in a graduate-level certificate in Life Sciences Entrepreneurship.
    Not resolved to a course
  2. The certificate’s blended online delivery reflects today’s dynamic workplace.
    Not resolved to a course
  3. Courses are taken for credit, and successful completion requires a GPA of 3.0 or greater.
    Not resolved to a course
  4. Faculty and clinicians guide the completion of project work as it relates to student’s career objectives.
    Not resolved to a course
  5. The completion of the practicum course provides real-life business experience.
    Not resolved to a course
  6. Each course builds on previous instruction, and some must be taken in sequence.
    Not resolved to a course
  7. Students may apply this certificate to other degree programs, according to each program’s requirements.
    Not resolved to a course
  8. For more information about start dates and application requirements, see program website at (https://lallyschool.rpi.edu/graduate-programs/life-sciences-entrepreneurship)
    Not resolved to a course

Program Characteristics

4 items
  1. Close and intense exposure to the latest developments and trajectories of evolution in the underlying sciences such as life science, biomedical engineering, and bioinformatics.
    Not resolved to a course
  2. Knowledge of entrepreneurship and the challenges it entails in terms of raising resources and capital, and commercializing and bringing products successfully to market through start-ups.
    Not resolved to a course
  3. Life science industry specific challenges in terms of handling regulation, protecting intellectual property, facilitating technology transfer from universities, engaging in inter firm transactions such as alliances and licensing, and ethical considerations.
    Not resolved to a course
  4. A practical exposure to challenges that companies of varying sizes and backgrounds face, and the solutions they have developed when commercializing life science innovation.
    Not resolved to a course

Curriculum

4 items
  1. PHIL 4500
    Bioethics
    Not resolved to a course
    or: STSO 4250 - Bioethics
    4
  2. MGMT 6511
    Practicum for Life Science Entrepreneurship
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  3. MGMT 696X
    Commercialization of Biomedical Innovation
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  4. MGMT 696X
    Protecting and Commercializing Your Innovation
    Not resolved to a course
    2
Source. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.rpi.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=34&poid=10220&returnto=938. Captured page pages/0145.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.