The Professional Sales minor is designed for careers involving personal customer interaction: account managers, sales managers, and development representatives. Interacting with customers to understand their unique needs, offer customized solutions, and effectively close business deals is critical to organizational success in every industry. The coursework of this minor trains these skills through hands-on exercises and real-life projects.
Program Highlights
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Learn persuasive communications, sales tactics and sales management strategies.
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Practice hands-on skills and receive coaching to succeed in sales and sales management careers.
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Participate in sales competitions, job shadowing events, and other extracurricular opportunities.
Careers
Check out these ideas from ¾«¶«'s Center for Career & Leadership Development and the . A median salary is a midpoint of what people typically earn—half of those surveyed earned above the median salary, and half earned below.
Sales Managers
Plan, direct, or coordinate the actual distribution or movement of a product or service to the customer. Coordinate sales distribution by establishing sales territories, quotas, and goals and establish training programs for sales representatives. Analyze sales statistics gathered by staff to determine sales potential and inventory requirements and monitor the preferences of customers.
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products
Sell goods for wholesalers or manufacturers to businesses or groups of individuals. Work requires substantial knowledge of items sold.
Advertising Sales Agents
Sell or solicit advertising space, time, or media in publications, signage, TV, radio, or Internet establishments or public spaces.
Requirements
Transfer
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Cost
Estimated rates for the 2025-26 academic year. Rates are subject to change. Other fees are assessed for special services and certain academic programs. Anyone that is not a current Virginia resident will be charged non-resident rates. That includes international students.
Ways to Save
Here are a few ways for you to save on the cost of attending ¾«¶«. For more information visit University Student Financial Aid.
Scholarships
Tanner Scholars and others available through Strome and the University. See /business/students/fellows for more information.
Internships
Internships with major employers in region are abundant for business students. See /internship for more information.
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