Investment Advanced Certificate

(SIMS Code: 226605)

Courses in the certificate program may be applied to the Masters in Business Administration, Finance, and Financial and Tax Planning with the approval of the graduate adviser. Students may enroll in the certificate program and a Master’s degree program in the Fowler College of Business concurrently.

Prerequisites

Prerequisites to the certificate include a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.

The requirement to complete BA 674 may be waived by the director of graduate business programs based on evaluation of prior professional experience, course content, institution at which courses were taken, grades received, and time since courses were taken.

B A 674 - Financial Management Units: 3

Requirements

(12 units)

Students must complete the 12 units of certificate coursework with a minimum grade point average of 3.0, with no grade lower than a C (2.0).

FIN 642 - Financial Risk Management Units: 3
FIN 651 - Seminar in Investments Units: 3
FIN 652 - Seminar in Security Analysis and Portfolio Management Units: 3
FIN 659 - Decision Making in the World Economy Units: 3