Finance Certificate

Finance Certificate

Certificate Overview

The Finance Certificate is designed for individuals who have a professional or personal interest in gaining a broader knowledge in advanced corporate finance, international finance, and financial institutions and credit markets. With seminar-style courses that are offered pass or fail, this certificate is an ideal complement to MBA degree programs or for students seeking to establish finance as an area of specialty.

The certificate courses, taught by School of Business Department of Finance professors, are designed to provide industry-specific knowledge relevant to conducting business in various financial environments. This certificate program is not designed as a primer or introductory course grouping.

Curriculum

Coursework builds on the MBA finance material, as well as industry skill sets and knowledge. Classes will be symposium- or seminar-style with an emphasis on discussions and engagement with other students on those financial issues facing businesses today.

Admission to the University is not required to earn the Certificate of Completion in Finance. You can register for any course in the certificate program as long as you meet the course prerequisites. Prior CSU coursework can be applied toward this certificate, though transfer courses are not accepted.

Requirements

This certificate requires successful completion of BUS 640 - Financial Principles and Practice and BUS 641 - Financial Markets and Investments from the MBA curriculum or an equivalent graduate course or industry-specific experience. Finance, accounting, and banking professionals or others with industry-specific experience are asked to contact Matt Leland (information listed to the right) to discuss your experience level in these areas to determine eligibility to enroll in classes.

Questions? Ask us.

We'll be in touch within 2 business days.

- or contact -

Frances Betts
(970) 491-0675
frances.betts@colostate.edu

Receive periodic emails about this program.

For curriculum or prerequisite qualifications questions:

Matt Leland
College of Business
(800) 491-4622 ext. 1
matt.leland@colostate.edu

Certificate at a Glance

Delivery

Online. On-campus attendance is not required.

Total credits

4 credits

Tuition

$795 per credit

Time frame

Completion of the certificate varies based on the amount of credits completed each semester.

Designed for

Students and alumni from Colorado State University's MBA programs, finance professionals in the corporate and/or international finance profession, bankers, and accountants.

What you will earn

Upon completion of this series of courses with passing grades, you earn a Certificate of Completion. Individual courses, but not the certificate, will appear on your official University transcript.