Working Professionals Certificates and Pharmacy Program at Frostburg

The amount of different major and minor programs Frostburg State University has to offer its student body is vast. From majors in graphic arts and molecular biology to minors in recreation and parks management and sustainability studies. The number of choices a student has can be overwhelming. For a traditional student on campus coming from high school, college can prove to be a difficult challenge. The amount of difficulty is only increased for a non-traditional student coming from the professional world into a college setting. In response to this need of working students looking to get ahead within their field, Frostburg State University has introduced a program for non-traditional students called the ‘Working Professionals Certificate Program.’ This program is one of the many resources and opportunities the university continues to offer the student body to transition from college student to working professional. 

This program was created by Dr. Martha Mattare, an associate professor in the department of management, and Wayne Keefer, who produced the course’s curriculum. The program is designed to be taken completely online within a year for the ease of those who are already in the professional world. The course material includes topics that can immediately be put into practice in small business, retail, and nonprofit management as well as manufacturing leadership. The online course will have the input of specialists in the student’s professional field who will discuss with the students’ ways to adapt and overcome contemporary challenges in the workplace. The courses will continually develop to the challenges that face the professional world.   

Another program the university is offering to ease students’ transition into the professional world is for students looking to achieve a pharmacy doctorate. Earlier this year in August, Frostburg State University and University of Maryland Eastern Shore declared the existence of a new program for students wanting to become a pharmacist. Those who complete the program will receive a degree from both Frostburg State University and University of Maryland Eastern Shore. The program can be completed in six years, rather than eight, allowing for students to save valuable time and money that can be spent in the professional world. For students to be eligible for this program, they must be chemistry undergraduates with three years of successful academic achievement to have a real potential of entering into the program. The pharmacy doctorate program that the University of Maryland Eastern Shore is offering is a unique one. The program is not available for students to take at many other Universities around the country in both the fall and spring semesters.