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The Graduate School's Finance certificate program offers a distinctive curriculum equipping students with essential financial decision-making expertise for professional settings. By blending theoretical concepts with hands-on applications, learners explore the dynamic connections among investors (households providing capital), financial markets (equities and fixed-income securities), and corporations (capital-seeking entities).
Participants employ practical resources including equity pricing datasets and analytical spreadsheets to bridge academic principles with real-world implementation. This adaptable program serves working professionals seeking to establish core competencies in financial management.
Students must achieve a grade of B- or better (a cumulative 3.0 GPA) to earn academic credit toward the certificate.
Provide Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with a total score of at least 80 on the Internet-based Test (iBT). Minimum test scores for each section:
Listening: 18 points
Reading: 18 points
Writing: 18 points Speaking: 18 points for admission, 23 points for TA appointment where TA has direct verbal interactions with students, 26 points for TA appointment where TA presents lectures in the class or laboratory
The maximum total score for the iBT is 120 with each section worth 30 points.
Provide International English Language Testing System (IELTS) scores with an overall band score of at least 6.5. Minimum test scores for each section are listed below:
Listening: 6.5
Reading: 6.5
Writing: 6.5
Speaking: 6.5 for admission, 7.0 for TA appointment
Computer-based TOEFL scores must be 213 or higher (with at least 17 on three sections and no section score below 13). The paper-based test requires a score of 550 or higher (with scores of 50 on at least two of the three sections and no section score below 45).