Enter the field of finance or financial services with the flexible Finance and Accounting certificate program. Choose 10 credit hours from our graduate accounting and finance course offerings to build a certificate that fits your interests and career goals.
Program Overview
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The Finance and Accounting Certificate is for professionals interested in careers in finance or the financial services industry. The Finance and Accounting Certificate provides students with a working knowledge of finance and accounting— great for students with or without a business background. Students will learn to prepare financial statements, understand risk & return paradigms, and become proficient in market forecasting. Designed to accommodate each student's needs, this course can be completed online or in person.
Learning outcomes
The Helzberg Stackable MBA adds value to your education by letting you build and customize a degree that fits your future. Certificates on their own hold value in the workforce by helping you meet your career goals sooner. By stacking two earned certificates along with the foundational, Business Administration Certificate, you will be working toward a full MBA degree.
Our faculty has developed the foundational curriculum of one of the best MBA programs in Kansas City into a stand-alone certificate – the Business Administration certificate. Along with two additional specialized certificates, this makes up the Helzberg MBA. Students earn a custom MBA with specializations in areas you select, based on the direction you want your career to go.
In other words, flexibility has been built into every facet of the Helzberg Stackable MBA: Program Details
Program Requirements
The Finance and Accounting Graduate Certificate * requires a minimum of 10 credit hours of 6000-level Accounting and Finance courses. Students may apply any 6000-level accounting or finance course toward completion of this Certificate.
Please note that at least one course in Accounting and at least one course in Finance must be taken as part of the 10-credit-hour requirement to complete the Certificate.
Rockhurst University is Kansas City's Only Private AACSB-Accredited Institution and its Helzberg School of Management develops leaders of competence and conscience. In the Helzberg Stackable MBA program, you will become that kind of leader – someone with excellent business skills, abilities and leadership traits who positively affects the world.
Additional Degree Info
Leadership
- Advanced Leadership
- Business Administration (Required for MBA)
- Change Management
- Justice, Belonging, and Community Change
- Nonprofit Administration (IP)
- Organizational Leadership
- Strategic Communication
Finance
Data
Health Care
* STEM-certified
(IP = In-person classes required)
(PR = Requires prerequisites)
Note: MBA students take Business Administration, then choose two additional certificates.
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