Certificate in Government Financial Management
Postgraduate
In Baltimore (USA)
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Postgraduate
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Location
Baltimore (USA)
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The Graduate Certificate in Government Financial Management is designed primarily for individuals who are interested in careers in government financial reporting, government auditing, and government contracting and budgeting. It is target for people interested preparing for the Certified Government Financial Manager and Certified Defense Financial Manager examinations.
Students who wants to strengthen their understanding of accounting or individuals seeking to fulfill some of the accounting requirements to sit for the CPA examination, but not wishing to earn a graduate business degree. The certificate courses may satisfy six elective credits in the MBA program or twelve of the prerequisite credits in the M.S. in Accounting and Business Advisory Services program.
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Subjects
- Financial Management
- Budgeting
- Auditing
- IT Auditing
- Financial
- Government
- Financial Training
- Accounting
- Fiscal Administration
- Assurance services
Course programme
To receive a Certificate in Government Financial Management, you must complete 12 credits of coursework and maintain a cumulative GPA of no less than 3.0 for courses taken in the certificate program. The coursework must be completed after you have received a bachelor's degree or equivalent.
The certificate requires ACCT 505: Introduction to Accounting (or its equivalent) as a prerequisite for each course in the certificate program and the completion of the following courses:
Required Courses (6 credits)- ACCT 702 - Federal and State Government Accounting (3)
- PUAD 622 - Public Budgeting and Fiscal Administration (3)
Elective Course (6 credits)
Choose two of the following:
ACCT 512 | Auditing; prerequisite: ACCT 511 or equivalent
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ACCT 740 | Advanced Topics in Assurance Services; prerequisite: ACCT 512 or equivalent (only ACCT 512 or ACCT 740 can be taken, but not both)
ACCT 605 | Performance Management and Accounting Controls; prerequisite: ACCT 505 or equivalent
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ACCT 720 | Design of Management Cost and Control Systems; prerequisite: ACCT 306, ACCT 605 or equivalent (only ACCT 605 or ACCT 720 can be taken, but not both)
FIN 605/625 | Financial Management; prerequisite: FIN 505 / Corporate Finance; prerequisite: FIN 605
FIN 715 | Investment Analysis; prerequisite: FIN 605
Additional information
Your application will be accepted on a rolling basis but you can use these dates as a guide.
- Fall: Aug. 15
- Spring: Jan. 1
- Summer: May 1
Admission will be offered depending on availability of space, strength of your credentials and sufficiency of time for processing.
Certificate in Government Financial Management