Program Overview
Move ahead with A-State's online Certificate in Name, Image and Likeness
Help empower collegiate athletes to build and benefit from their brands with an online Certificate in Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) from Arkansas State University. This certificate program—one of the first of its kind to be offered—will help you help you better understand the newly established opportunities available to paid student-athletes.
$4,035
Total Tuition
As few as 8 months
Program Duration
15
Credit Hours
$4,035
Total Tuition
As few as 8 months
Program Duration
15
Credit Hours
Available to professionals and students alike, this online program will guide you to successfully utilize social media and help student-athletes monetize their private brands. Increase your expertise in areas such as strategic communication, sports management and business. Courses specifically address situations where college athletes can receive compensation.
Whether you're a collegiate athlete or someone who works with them, a comprehensive understanding of the rules and regulations of NIL will greatly benefit you.
In this online Certificate in Name, Image and Likeness program, you will:
- Navigate the world of monetizing a personal brand as a collegiate student-athlete
- Understand the world of personal branding and its impact for the student-athlete
- Create messages appropriate to the audience, purpose and context using clear and appropriate forms of writing, tools, technology and research
- Employ communication perspectives, principles, concepts and theories to create, interpret and evaluate communication messages
- Examine legal issues and the rights of those involved in the sports industry
Also available online at A-State:
A-State is ranked #6
among the "Top 10 Best Colleges in Arkansas" by CollegeChoice.net, 2020
Tuition
Take advantage of flexible and affordable tuition
Our Certificate in Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) online program features the same affordable, pay-by-the-course tuition for all U.S. residents. Total tuition includes all fees.
| Per Credit Hour | Per Course | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Resident Tuition | Required Fees | Total | U.S. Resident Tuition | Required Fees | Total |
| $229.00 | $40.00 | $269.00 | $687.00 | $120.00 | $807.00 |
Calendar
Get started—mark these dates in your calendar
Our Certificate in Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) online program is designed to be flexible and convenient for working professionals, featuring accelerated coursework and multiple start dates a year.
Next Start & Application Due Dates:
| Term | Length | Course Begin | Course End | Application Deadline | Document Deadline | Registration Deadline | Payment Deadline | Last Day to Withdraw |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 7 wk | 08/21/2023 | 10/06/2023 | 08/07/2023 | 08/11/2023 | 08/17/2023 | 08/18/2023 | 09/22/2023 |
| 7 wk | 10/16/2023 | 12/08/2023 | 10/02/2023 | 10/06/2023 | 10/12/2023 | 10/13/2023 | 11/17/2023 | |
| Spring 2024 | 7 wk | 03/04/2024 | 04/26/2024 | 02/19/2024 | 02/23/2024 | 02/29/2024 | 03/01/2024 | 04/05/2024 |
| Summer 2024 | 5 wk | 05/28/2024 | 06/27/2024 | 05/14/2024 | 05/17/2024 | 05/23/2024 | 05/24/2024 | 06/14/2024 |
Admissions
Follow these steps to apply
Ready to get started on a skills-boosting certificate? Great! The process to get started is simple, and all you need is a high-school diploma or equivalent.
- Hold a high-school diploma or equivalent
Note:You'll only be eligible to enroll in courses needed to fulfill the requirements for the appropriate certificate program when you're admitted.
If you're interested in earning your bachelor's degree, you'll be eligible to transition into a degree-seeking program (and include these certificate courses) once you complete 12 hours of certificate courses with a 3.0 or higher. At the time of transferring to a degree program, you will be required to submit official transcripts from all institutions previously attended.
Submitting your application takes three easy steps: filling out the application, submitting your documents and paying the application fee.
- When completing the online application, select 100% online student and then complete all the steps on the online application.
- Pay $30.00 non-refundable application fee.
- Submit official high school transcripts (or proof of equivalent).
If you have any questions along the way, call us at 866-621-8096 866-621-8096, and we'll be happy to answer questions.
Additional Information
Submit all documents to:
A-State OnlineP.O. Box 2520
State University, AR 72467
Fax: 870-972-3548
Email: [email protected]
For Non-US Postal Mail Overnight Delivery Only:
Academic Partnershipsc/o Central Receiving
2713 Pawnee St.
Jonesboro, AR 72401
Foreign born students must submit an attested or notarized copy of their high school diploma in English. Proof of English proficiency may be required.
Courses
Browse the courses in your online Certificate in Name, Image and Likeness
To earn your Certificate in Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) online, you need to complete the following 15 credit hours of coursework.
FIN 2013: Personal Asset Management
Duration: 7 weeks | Credit Hours: 3
Financial assets as vehicles for saving for the future, investments in combinations of assets to meet financial objectives, and how the financial objectives will change over the lifespan of the investor.
PE 3853: Sports Promotion and Sales Management
Duration: 7 weeks | Credit Hours: 3
This course examines theories, concepts and research associated with sport consumer behaviors.
PE 4743: Legal Issues in Sport
Duration: 7 weeks | Credit Hours: 3
Students will examine legal issues as they relate to the law; liability; legal systems; and the rights of those involved in the sport, exercise and fitness industry.
STCM 3553: Strategic Visual Communication
Duration: 7 weeks | Credit Hours: 3
An advanced course focusing on the theoretical, contextual and practical natures of persuasive images in the context of strategic communication.
Students must choose one of the following courses (3 credits).
STCM 4213: Social Media in Strategic Communications
Duration: 7 weeks | Credit Hours: 3
This course examines concepts and applications of social media within mass communications, news, advertising and public relations industries. We will explore and apply social media tools, integrating them into an organization's overall communication strategy.
STCM 4313: Strategic Sport Communication
Duration: 7 weeks | Credit Hours: 3
A comprehensive examination of the field of sport communication, with a complete approach to the applications of advertising, public relations, and social media strategies in the context of sport communication.
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