Financial Analytics for Professionals Certificate

Program: Certificate
Department of Economics and Finance
Richard T. Doermer School of Business

Neff Hall 340 ~ 260-481-6794

Doermer School of Business Undergraduate Student Success Center

DSB 101 ~ 260-481-6472

This certificate is for returning adults with non-business bachelor’s degrees who have completed the Principles of Financial Analytics Certificate or business students with junior or senior standing or returning adults with business degrees. The Financial Analytics for Professionals Certificate prepares students to conduct quantitative analyses of industry trends, apply mathematical models of financial or business conditions and advise others on financial matters.

You must meet the prerequisites for each course and earn a grade of C- or better in each course, while maintaining at least a 2.3 GPA in courses required for the certificate. You must complete at least 3 courses (9 credits) of the required 12 at Purdue Fort Wayne to be eligible to receive the certificate.

College Scorecard

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Required Courses

BUS 30300 - Intermediate Investments Cr. 3.
ECON 40800 - Undergraduate Readings In Economics Cr. 1-6. (taken as Financial Analytics)
ECON 47101 - Economic Data Analysis And Forecasting Cr. 3.
Select 1 of the following courses:
BUS 30500 - Intermediate Corporate Finance Cr. 3.
BUS 31000 - Financial Statement Analysis - Finance Perspective Cr. 3.
BUS 43601 - Healthcare Finance Cr. 3.
BUS 45400 - Current Topics In Banking Cr. 3.
ECON 30600 - Undergraduate Seminar In Economics Cr. 3. (taken as International Monetary System)
ECON 32201 - Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory Cr. 3.
ECON 36001 - Public Finance Survey Cr. 3.
ECON 43000 - Introduction To International Economics Cr. 3.
MA 27300 - Introduction To Financial Mathematics Cr. 3.

Total: 12 Credits

Student Responsibility

You are responsible for ensuring that you satisfy all graduation requirements specified for each selected program. Thus, it is essential that you develop a thorough understanding of the required courses, academic policies, and procedures governing your academic career. If you cannot complete all program requirements by your stated graduation date but fail to remove those from your plan of study, the Registrar’s Office in consultation with your academic advisor will remove unmet pursuits from your plan of study. Changing curricular records during the graduation term of application may affect state or federal financial aid awards. All requests for exceptions to specific requirements must be made in writing and may be granted only by written approval from the appropriate chair or dean.