COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & SCIENCE
Graduate Certificate in Six Sigma Black Belt
The certified Six Sigma Black Belt professional can explain Six Sigma philosophies and principles, including supporting systems and tools. A Black Belt should demonstrate team leadership, understand team dynamics, and assign team members roles and responsibilities. Black Belts thoroughly understand all aspects of the DMAIC model in accordance with Six Sigma principles. They have basic knowledge of Lean enterprise concepts, can identify non-value-added elements and activities, and can use specific tools.
Students are required to take the following courses and earn a grade of ‘B’ or higher in each of these courses to complete the requirements of the Six Sigma Black Belt Certification. Take all four of the following courses:
GC Courses
- INEN 514: Statistical Analysis of Six Sigma 3 Semester Credit Hours
- INEN 566: Six Sigma and Quality Control 3 Semester Credit Hours
- STAT 507: Design and Analysis of Experiments 3 Semester Credit Hours
- INEN 520: Six Sigma Black Belt Project 3 Semester Credit Hours
Total: 12 SCH
Program Admission Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Minimum 2.5 Grade-Point Average or 2.75 on the last 60 hours attempted
- Minimum 2.25 or 2.50 on the last 60 hours for conditional admission
- Submission of all official admission documents to the Louisiana Tech Graduate School
For more information, contact:
Dr. Beth Hegab
Program Coordinator for COES Online Degrees and Certificates