Western Governors University Launches Online Bachelor's Degree in Sales and Sales Management

New Degree Program Includes Two Key Sales Certifications

SALT LAKE CITY, May 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Western Governors University's College of Business is now enrolling students for its newest degree program, the B.S. in Sales and Sales Management. Created for sales professionals who want to advance their careers by completing an accredited bachelor's degree in their field, the new online program combines professional selling skills with business management coursework. In addition, it includes two industry-recognized sales certifications at no additional cost: Action Selling Sales Skills Certification and SMEI's Certified Sales Executive (CSE®).

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"This new program is ideal for sales professionals who are ready to take the next step in their careers as managers, trainers, or even entrepreneurs, and are looking for the additional skills and credibility that a bachelor's degree provides," said WGU Vice President of Marketing & Enrollment Patrick Partridge. "The coursework has been developed in collaboration with leaders in the sales management field, ensuring that it is relevant and meaningful to our students and their employers."

Like all WGU degree programs, the B.S. in Sales and Sales Management is online and competency-based, allowing students to advance by demonstrating their knowledge and skill in required coursework rather than earning credits for time spent in a classroom. Tuition, which is charged for six-month terms rather than semesters or credit hours, is affordable at $2,890 per term. And, students with prior education or experience or those who can commit additional time to their studies may be able to accelerate their programs, saving both time and money.

The Western Governors University College of Business offers nine online bachelor's and master's degree programs. WGU's online bachelor's degree in Business Management and MBA programs have earned top rankings on GetEducated.com's lists of the Best Buys – Online Bachelor's Degrees in Business and Management and Online MBAs. Online degree programs include:

• B.S. Business Management
• B.S. Business—Human Resource Management
• B.S. Business—Information Technology Management
• B.S. Sales and Sales Management
• B.S. Marketing Management
• B.S. Accounting
• Master of Business Administration (MBA)
• M.B.A. Information Technology Management
• M.B.A. Healthcare Management

To learn more about WGU's new online degree in Sales and Sales Management, go to www.wgu.edu/salesdegree.

About Western Governors University (WGU)

"[WGU is] the best relatively cheap university you've never heard of."– TIME magazine

Recently featured on the NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, WGU is the only university in the U.S. offering competency-based degree programs and the only non-profit, fully online university in the country. WGU offers degree programs in Business, Education, Information Technology, and Healthcare Professions, including Nursing. Since its inception in 1997, WGU has grown into a national university, serving more than 19,000 students in all 50 states.  

WGU is regionally accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities and nationally accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC). WGU's Teachers College is the first and only exclusively online provider of teacher education to receive accreditation from the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). WGU nursing programs have been accredited by the Commission for Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).

The university has earned the support of more than 20 leading corporations and foundations. They include institutions such as AT&T, Dell, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Lumina Foundation, Hewlett-Packard, HCA, Microsoft, Oracle, Qwest, SunGard Higher Education, Sun Microsystems, American Express, and Zions Bank. More information is available at www.wgu.edu.

SOURCE Western Governors University