Ambassador Crawford College of Business and EntrepreneurshipDepartment of Management and Information Systems
www.kent.edu/business/mis
Examples of Possible Careers*
Financial managers
- 15.5% much faster than the average
- 697,900 number of jobs
- $134,180 potential earnings
Financial and investment analysts, financial risk specialists, and financial specialists, all other
- 5.5% faster than the average
- 487,800 number of jobs
- $83,660 potential earnings
General and operations managers
- 5.8% faster than the average
- 2,486,400 number of jobs
- $103,650 potential earnings
Management analysts
- 10.7% much faster than the average
- 876,300 number of jobs
- $87,660 potential earnings
Contact Information
Fully Offered
Admission Terms
*Note
Source of occupation titles and labor data is from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Outlook Handbook. Data comprises projected percent change in employment over the next 10 years; nation-wide employment numbers; and the yearly median wage at which half of the workers in the occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less.
Description
The Financial Management graduate certificate prepares participants to serve as responsible leaders in public, private and nonprofit organizations. Because the need for financial management competence is ubiquitous across organizations, this certificate program welcomes participants from all fields and undergraduate degree backgrounds.
Accreditation
AACSB, International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
Admission Requirements
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
- Minimum 2.750 undergraduate GPA on a 4.000 point scale
- Official transcripts
- English language proficiency - all international students must provide proof of English language proficiency (unless they meet specific exceptions) by earning one of the following:
- Minimum 550 TOEFL PBT score (paper-based version)
- Minimum 79 TOEFL IBT score (internet-based version)
- Minimum 77 MELAB score
- Minimum 6.5 IELTS score
- Minimum 58 PTE score
- Minimum 110 Duolingo English Test score
Program Learning Outcomes
Graduates of this program will be able to:
- Identify the problem and select the appropriate tool(s) to resolve the problem.
- Analyze the problem in order to come to a decision or conclusion.
- Identify alternatives and consequences regarding an ethical dilemma and support a course of action.
- Identify global factors involved in making business decisions.
- Prioritize and analyze alternatives and consequences related to global factors, and support a strategic decision in a global business context.
Roadmap
This roadmap is a recommended semester-by-semester plan of study for this major. However, courses designated as critical (!) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation.
Plan of Study Grid Fall Semester |
MIS 64005 | ANALYTICS FOR DECISION MAKING | 2 |
ACCT 63037 | FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING FOR DECISION MAKING | 2 |
ECON 62022 | MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS | 2 |
| Credit Hours | 6 |
Spring Semester |
ACCT 63038 | MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING FOR DECISION MAKING | 2 |
FIN 66060 | MANAGERIAL FINANCE | 2 |
| Credit Hours | 4 |
| Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 10 |