Expand your business credentials with a post-graduate certificate

Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission
Program length: 8 months when attending full-time
16 credits required for graduation; transfer up to 12 approved credits
100% online classes you can take right at home
Prepare to earn the Certified Management Accountant (CMA) certification from the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA)

Waived enrollment fee Classes start November 1st

Program

Become the Financial Visionary Your Organization Needs with an Accounting Graduate Certificate Online

Don’t just report on your organization’s financial status—help shape its future with the advanced accounting and finance skills taught in Herzing University’s Post-Master’s Certificate in Accounting and Finance. In as few as 8 months of online study, you can:

Gain exposure to new technologies that support accounting and finance
Learn to analyze existing accounting systems and develop new ones
Develop strategic decision-making skills for leveraging financial assets and instruments
Learn techniques for modeling financial accounting data
Strengthen your knowledge of regulation, legislation and compliance issues

In addition, the course content in this program is designed to help you prepare to earn Certified Management Accountant (CMA) certification from the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA). This intensive, short-term program offers life-long benefits for your career.

Classes Start October 4th

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Curriculum

Graduate Certificate in Accounting and Finance Curriculum

Whether you are building on an established career in the field or have just decided to become an accountant, our post graduate certificate program offers the knowledge you need—all in as little as one to three semesters of study.

The curriculum covers 16 credit hours of course content. Courses include:

Finance and Accounting for Decision-Making or Technology and Innovation
Accounting in the Organization
Corporate Financial Planning
Financial Decision Analysis and Support
Global Business Perspectives

Program	Monthsⁱ	Credits
Post Master's Certificate in Accounting and Finance	8	16

i. Average number of months for students to complete program. Program availability varies by location.

Required Courses

All courses, 16.00 semester credit hours, are required.

BU 610 - Finance and Accounting for Decision-Making 3.00

This course covers both financial and managerial accounting as they apply to decision making in the organization. Students will explore the similarities and differences between financial accounting information and managerial accounting information with a focus on selecting the appropriate information based on internal and external needs. Students will learn how to identify and collect the appropriate accounting information to assist them in making decisions and reporting information.

or BU 620 Technology and Innovation Semester Credit Hours: 3.00

BU 660 - Accounting in the Organization 3.00

This course expands on themes of managerial and cost accounting to include the evaluation, creation and administration of internal controls and accountability systems. Areas of focus will include the development and analysis of data sources that can be used in control systems as well as the implementation of those systems. This course is designed to assist students in their preparations to sit for the Certified Managerial Accountant (CMA) certification exam given by the Institute of Managerial Accountants (IMA).

BU 662 - Corporate Financial Planning 3.00

In this course students apply the concepts of financial management to the daily and strategic activities of the firm. This includes specific activities related to firm and industry analysis, monitoring and control and strategic planning. Broader themes of corporate investment, valuation and incentive structure are also discussed. This course is designed to assist students in their preparations to sit for the Certified Managerial Accountant (CMA) certification exam given by the Institute of Managerial Accountants (IMA).

BU 664 - Financial Decision Analysis and Support 3.00

Students in this course use a variety of analytical modeling tools and techniques to evaluate business decisions using of data from accounting, financial and operational sources. Both the theory of management decision making and practical application of real-world tools will be addressed. This course is designed to assist students in their preparations to sit for the Certified Managerial Accountant (CMA) certification exam given by the Institute of Managerial Accountants (IMA).

BU 681 - Global Business Perspectives 4.00

In this course student will evaluate major global challenges that business are faced with. Emphasis will be on economic, political and cultural characteristics of different regions and how they impact the business landscape locally and globally. Impacts in multiple functional roles will be considered, specifically in the areas of marketing, human resources, finance, healthcare, business intelligence, technology and project management.

Tuition & Cost

8 months | 16 credits

$531 per credit

after scholarship*

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Tuition & Cost

With Herzing University, an affordable, career-focused education in accounting and finance is within your reach. We are always striving to make college more affordable for everyone.

Opportunities for financial aid include:

Requirements

Admission Requirements

Herzing University's Post-Master's Certificate programs are open candidates who have completed a Master’s degree or higher in a business related discipline from an accredited institution.

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Benefits

Why Herzing

The graduate certificate in Accounting and Finance is for experienced professionals who hold an MBA or other business-related master’s degree. Benefits include:

Convenient, flexible online study
The same industry-experienced instructors who teach our MBA courses
Course content that prepares you to earn globally recognized, industry-standard professional certification after completion

Whether you are building on an established career in the field or have just decided to specialize in accounting and finance, Herzing University's post graduate certificate program offers the knowledge you need—all in as little as one to three semesters of study.

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This program prepares an existing or emerging organizational or team leader with the necessary skills and academic knowledge for management positions in various business enterprises. The Post-Master's Certificate in Accounting and Finance is designed to prepare the graduate to sit for the Certified Management Accountant (CMA) exam from the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA). The CMA is the globally recognized, advanced-level credential appropriate for accountants and financial professionals in business. Achieving the CMA demonstrates your professional expertise in financial planning, analysis, control, decision support, and professional ethics.

It is important to note that this certificate program, even when combined with the Bachelor of Science in Accounting program at Herzing University, may not fulfill all of the requirements for graduates to sit for the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam or apply for licensure in some states or jurisdictions. Many states require a specific number of graduate accounting classes as well as specific graduate accounting courses. Others may require several years of professional experience. This program is not designed to fulfill any of those requirements.

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Accreditations

Accreditations & Disclosures

Herzing University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (hlcommission.org), an institutional accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

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