Business Legal Foundations
Why choose Business Legal Foundations?
- You’re looking to strengthen your understanding of legal principles to make informed decisions and ensure compliance in your workplace.
- You want to gain the legal knowledge necessary to navigate business contracts, workplace regulations, and employee rights with confidence.
- Gain a solid understanding of employment laws, including anti-discrimination regulations, worker benefits, and workplace privacy.
- Learn the fundamentals of business law, including contracts, torts, and legal issues related to intellectual property and marketing.
- Apply legal principles to real-world business scenarios, ensuring compliance and informed decision-making in your professional role.
Program Locations
Adams Campus
401 North Main Street
Adams, WI 53910
Marshfield Campus
2600 West 5th Street
Marshfield, WI 54449
Stevens Point Downtown Campus
1001 Centerpoint Drive
Stevens Point, WI 54481
Wisconsin Rapids Campus
500 32nd Street North
Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494
Online
Delivery:
In Person, Online (anytime, anywhere), or Online Live
Daytime or Evening
Part-Time
8-Week Classes
Length of Program: 1 semester or less
Credits: 6
Start Dates: Fall, Spring, Summer, or Winterim
Start at any time or campus by taking general education courses.
Keep Going to Earn an Associate in Applied Science (AAS): Business Management
What You'll Learn
Outcomes
- Understand key employment and business laws and apply them in real-world scenarios.
- Analyze legal issues related to employee rights, workplace regulations, and business operations.
- Navigate legal challenges such as fraud, torts, intellectual property, and business contracts.
- Apply ethical decision-making and legal theory to business practices and compliance.
Employability Skills
- Behave Responsibly: Ethical Behavior, Self-Responsibility, Conflict Resolution, Collaboration
- Communicate Effectively: Writing, Technical Documentation, Listening, Speaking, Interpersonal Communication, Reading
- Critical & Creative Thinking: Inquiry, Evidence Collection, Analysis, Reasoning, Reflection (Metacognition)
- Cultural, Social, & Global Awareness: Global Awareness, Social & Cultural Awareness, Social Responsibility
- Use Appropriate Technology: Use of Technology, Confidentiality, Security, Digital Civility
Learn more about employability skills at Mid-State.
Estimated Entire Certificate Cost
Cost based on the 2024/25 academic year.
- Tuition & Fees: $969.82
- Books: $199.99
- Supplies, Uniforms, and/or Exams: $0
- Total Estimated Cost: $1,169.81
Financial Aid Eligibility
This program is NOT eligible for Financial Aid. Explore other ways to help pay for college.
Cost of Attendance
Learn more about Cost of Attendance, an estimated budget that includes categories of expenses a student can expect to incur while attending.
Instructors
Careers
Fast-Track
High school students are eligible to enroll in this program and all courses required. Learn more about Mid-State Fast-Track.
Take the Next Step
“My experience with Mid-State’s Business Management program was excellent! The real-life situations prepared me for the business world, and the staff took the time to guide me to my dream career.”
TIM MITCHELL
GRADUATE
Choose Your Path
Career pathways help you take your education one step at a time to maximize your investment and make college fit your life. Earn a credential and start using it in the workforce. Continue with another stack of related courses to gain a more advanced diploma or degree. Explore this program’s pathway in the graphic below. For an even quicker first step to a degree or diploma, check out our short-term certificates.
