Grad Certificate in Finance

Hello,

Been a while since posting.

Have the DBA and also teach part-time but need additional grad units in Finance.

Considering NCU for a Cert but any other cost effective and flexible suggestions ?

Thanks

 

Southern New Hempshire University's Graduate Certificate in Finance URL: http://www.snhu.edu/2586.asp. I think the cost is the same with NCU.

 

Hi All,

Update:
Checked with NCU. A 18 unit grad certificate is $525 per unit currently which equates to $9,450 or almost 10 Grand.

Does not seem like such a "cost effective" solution.
Suggestions?

 

I am taking classes at TUI (see signature line) for an MBA in finance but will probably not complete it. They offer the following 4 credit classes:
FIN501 - Strategic Corporate Finance
FIN502 - International Finance
FIN503 - Monetary Policy and Financial Institutions
FIN504 - Investments and Portfolio Management
FIN509 - Entrepreneurial Finance

Tuition is $750 per class for military or $1,380 for non-military. Cost of 20 credits is $3,750 (military) or $6,900 (non-military) and no books.

 

The College of Financial Planning has a couple of Financial Analysis certificates which parallel the CFA phase 1 and 2. See further down this page:

http://www.cffp.edu/portal/alias__Rainbow/lang__en-US/tabID__3628/DesktopDefault.aspx#Congratulations

I think the price is $925 a class nowadays.

 

I had the same problem, but now I've finished the magic 18 in finance.

APUS now has enough grad-level finance classes, whereas they didn't last year at this time. Classes are $825, which is pretty cheap - not sure if there is a military discount. I wanted to go to just one school and I didn't want to have 3-4 more schools on my transcipts, as it makes it messy when applying for teaching positions.

http://www.apu.apus.edu/Academics/Course_Descriptions/Z/CourseDescriptions.htm?Prefix=DM

Here are the classes:
FINC600 Corporate Finance (3 hours)
FINC610 Financial Institutions (3 hours)
FINC615 Investment Management (3 hours)
FINC620 International Finance (3 hours)
FINC625 Entrepreneurship Finance (3 hours)
FINC605 Financial Accounting (3 hours)

I know the last one is accounting, but they list it as Finance, so if you've not already taken Financial Accounting, that one might work.

APUS does not offer a certificate though, unfortunately, but it works for me. How many classes do you need?

 

East Carolina University offers a grad certificate in Finance, but as I am finding out, does not offer enough online classes to complete the 4-course sequence in 2 years. I am two courses in, and there are no courses offered online in the Spring semester that I haven't already taken. The advising staff promises me that they're working on adding more online courses and sections, but they are short staffed right now. If you're in-state in NC, the price is definitely right, though.

Best of luck!

 

Hope I'm not derailing the thread, as I am also interested in finishing a grad certificate in finance at some point in my life, but I must ask about the quote above. I keep hearing about the so-called 18 graduate credits around here. What's the deal with that? I understand this allows you to teach a subject. Can anybody ellaborate? And is this independent of undergraduate degree? Thanks in advance.

 

I am glad you got that one correct, because for a second I was going to point that one out.

 

The generally accepted minimum criteria to teach at the undergraduate level is a minimum of a Master's degree in the discipline or a Master's and 18 graduate-level credits in the discipline. Depending on the degree, a Masters alone may be ok. For instance, my MBA has a finance/accounting concentration but I did not have 18 grad credits in Finance. Some schools are pickier than others. I could, most likely, teach an introductory business admin class but if I want to teach an upper-division class in Finance, I need 18 hours in Finance specifically.

Some of the accrediting agencies have different rules or caveats, but that is the general quick overview. And the above applies to U.S.-based universities.

 

Yes, we've had that discussion here before. Some teaching institutions will look at the syllabus and/or class description, others will say "Gee, it's a Finance-designated class". It depends...