Graduate Certificate in Finance Business and Information Technology

About the Certificate

This certificate provides in-depth exposure to finance, including magagerial and corporate finance, as well as investments and financial statement analysis and modeling. Skills will be enhanced in financial theory, financial markets and decision marking in investments, with career options as budget/financial analysts, risk management specialists, and investment underwriters, among others.

Admission requirements

The graduate certificate program is open to all individuals holding a bachelor's, master's or doctorate degree in areas such as business, social sciences, technology, engineering, or related disciplines.

In order to receive a graduate certificate, the student must have an average cumulative GPA ≥ 3.0 in the certificate courses taken.

Students admitted only to the certificate program will have non-degree graduate status but will earn graduate credit for the courses they complete.

If the four-course sequence approved by the graduate advisor is completed with a grade of B or better in each of the courses taken, the student will, upon application, be admitted to the master of business administration or to the master of science in information science and technology. The certificate courses taken by students admitted to the program will count toward the graduate degree program.

Once admitted to the certificate program, a student will be given three years to complete the program as long as a B or better average is maintained in the courses taken.

Distance application requirements

You can find graduate certificate application requirements here.

Pathway to a Master's Degree

Are you a working professional who wants to earn your master's degree, but you don’t have time to take the GRE/GMAT? Then start in a graduate certificate program. Graduate certificates were designed as a pathway to a master's degree.* The admission requirements are more relaxed and credit earned will count toward your degree. Once you successfully earn your graduate certificate, you can continue with the corresponding master's degree without having to take the GRE/GMAT.

Related Degrees

This graduate certificate may act as a pathway to the following master’s programs:

Business Administration (MBA)
Information Science and Technology (MS)

*Completion of a graduate certificate program does not automatically guarantee admission into a corresponding graduate degree program. To continue in a master’s degree program, you must apply.

Questions?

Missouri S&T Online Education

Sylvia Skouby, Associate Director for Online Admissions

Phone: 573-341-6903
Email: stgrad@mst.edu

Business and Information
Science and Technology

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301 W. 14th St.
Rolla, MO 65409
Phone: 573-341-4776
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