Graduate Certificate

Graduate Certificates

The Graduate Certificate program at Florida National University (FNU) is designed for busy business professionals who do not have the time to invest in a complete master’s degree program but need to improve or build their skills in a specialized area. Each certificate is designed to be completed in as little as four months.

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Graduate Certificate in Academic Advising (12 credits)

This certificate is designed for those teaching in K-12 or higher education to enter the field of academic advising or those working in academic advising with a degree in another field. It provides the foundation in the theory and practice of academic advising.
Credit Hours
  • SDS 6600
    Introduction to Academic Advising
    3
  • SDS 6645
    Student Development Theory
    3
  • SDS 6700
    Advising Diverse Population
    3
  • SDS 6095C
    Learning Principles
    3

Graduate Certificates – Business Division

The graduate certificates incorporate multiple learning features, making it one of the area’s most innovative and advanced graduate certificate programs. FNU offers six graduate-level certificate programs in the Business Division: Accounting, Finance, Health Services Administration, General Management & Leadership, and Marketing.
Each program is designed so that an individual can earn a certificate in as little as four months.
All enrolled candidates will benefit from:

  • A combination of academic rigor with exposure to real-world situations through the use of case study’s from the Harvard Case Library
  • Build communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
  • Team-building skills and one-on-one academic support through video conferencing with fellow students and professors
  • Access to an extensive online library of research journals and data banks
  • Access to simulation programs from the Capsim.TM and the libraries of leading Universities
  • Small Class Sizes that offer personalized attention
  • Course taught by professionals with experience in their field
  • All Courses (12 Credits) are transferrable to FNU’s MBA Program within five (5) years of completing a certificate

Graduate Certificate in Accounting (12 Credits)

This certificate prepares graduates for a career in accounting or to further your studies in the field.
Credit Hours
  • ACG 6205
    Advanced Financial Accounting and Reporting Issues
    3
  • ACG 6306
    Budgeting
    3
  • ACG 6675
    Operational Auditing and Fraud Examination
    3
  • TAX 5020
    Federal Taxes and Management Decisions
    3

Graduate Certificate in Finance (12 Credits)

This certificate provides important concepts, theories and practices in finance and management.
Credit Hours
  • FIN 5416
    Applied Managerial Finance II
    3
  • FIN 5246
    Financial Institutions and Markets
    3
  • FIN 5307
    Corporate Finance
    3
  • MAN 5897
    MBA Capstone
    3

Graduate Certificate in General Management & Leadership (12 Credits)

This certificate provides a foundation on the major disciplines within the field of business, as well as managerial skills required for management positions.
Credit Hours
  • FIN 5416
    Applied Managerial Finance II
    3
  • MAN 5508
    Mgmt. & Operations in Service Organizations
    3
  • MAR 5849
    Services Marketing
    3
  • MAN 5897
    MBA Capstone
    3

Graduate Certificate in Health Services Administration (12 Credits)

This certificate is designed to prepare students that want to specialize in health services administration by providing them with the basic components of finance, administration and health law required to manage a health care facility or organization.
Credit Hours
  • HSA 5175
    Health Care Finance
    3
  • HSA 5198
    Health Informatics
    3
  • HSA 5425
    Health Care Law & Legislation
    3
  • HSA 5114
    US Health Care System
    3

Graduate Certificate in Marketing (12 Credits)

This certificate provides the key marketing components and the knowledge of the tools, technology, and tactics needed to successfully market goods and services.
Credit Hours
  • MAR 5849
    Services Marketing
    3
  • MAR 5505
    Consumer Behavior
    3
  • MAR 5157
    International Marketing
    3
  • MAN 5897
    MBA Capstone
    3
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