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Graduate Certificate Programs
The College of Graduate Studies currently offers Graduate Certificate Programs in the following areas:
Accounting | Finance | Instructional Technology
Teaching English to Students of Other Languages (TESOL)
Application
All applicants to graduate certificate programs may complete an
online
application or submit the hard-copy
Graduate Certificate Application. As admission to graduate certificate programs are on a rolling basis,
students may apply at any time. Please see additional requirements for each
program listed below.
Certificate Completion
When students have completed a certificate program, the
Graduate Certificate Completion Application must be submitted to the College
of Graduate Studies.
* Please note that certificate programs are not eligible for
federal or state financing programs. Please contact the
Financial Aid Office for
information about alternative loan options.
Admission Requirements:
1. A bachelor's degree is required for admission to all graduate certificate programs.
2. In addition to a completed application, every applicant should submit the following:
A. An official college transcript of the completed baccalaureate degree in a sealed envelope bearing the official seal or stamp of the issuing institution;
B. An official college transcript for graduate course work (if applicable);
C. A short essay on the value of the graduate certificate program for the applicant;
D. One appropriate letter of recommendation from an academic or a professional.
3. Standardized test scores for admission are not required.
4. Given the limited number of courses required in this graduate certificate program, students enrolled in a graduate certificate program at Bridgewater State University cannot transfer courses from other institutions.
5. Students are permitted to enroll in one three-credit course at
Bridgewater State before being admitted into a graduate-certificate
program.
All current policies for students enrolled in graduate-degree programs as set
forth in the college catalog and
Graduate Student
Handbook will also apply to students enrolled in graduate certificate
programs, whenever appropriate.
Prerequisites:
ACFI 100 - Fundamentals of Financial Reporting
ACFI 200 - Financial Accounting (Prq: ACFI 100)
Required Courses:
ACFI 340 - Intermediate Accounting I (Prq: ACFI 200)
ACFI 341 - Intermediate Accounting II (Prq: ACFI 340)
Graduate Course Requirements: (choose four courses)
ACFI 406 - Business Law II (Prq: ACFI 305)
ACFI 430 - Cost Accounting (Prq: ACFI 241 and COMP 105 and a working knowledge
of spreadsheets)
ACFI 466 - Federal Taxation
ACFI 470 - Accounting Information Systems (Prq: ACFI 241 and COMP 105 or a
working knowledge of spreadsheets)
ACFI 492 - Intermediate Accounting III (prq. ACFI-341)
ACFI 545 - Auditing* (Prq: ACFI 341)
ACFI 560 - Advanced Accounting* (Prq: ACFI 341)
ACFI 567 - Advanced Taxation** (Prq: ACFI 466)
ACFI 593 - Financial Statement Analysis and Disclosure** (Prq: ACFI 385 or ACFI
505) Graduate students who enroll in 400-level courses will be expected to
complete a short research project in order to earn graduate credit.
* Required MSM-Accounting course
** Elective MSM-Accounting course
Students interested in sitting for the Uniform CPA exam should enroll in the MSM-Accounting graduate degree and complete the following additional courses:
ACFI 430 - Cost Accounting (Prq: ACFI 241 and COMP 105 or a working knowledge of spreadsheets)
ACFI 466 - Federal Taxation
Note: Students who elect the graduate certificate program in Accounting may utilize those courses in the Master of Science in Management program provided they meet all the requisites for admission and transfer credit parameters. Please note acceptance into the Graduate Certificate in Accounting program does not guarantee acceptance in to the MSA program.
The graduate certificate in finance is designed primarily for students who
hold a bachelor's degree and have minimal academic background in finance,
needing formal preparation for their career goals. Through the five required
core courses, students are afforded the flexibility to choose a program which
fits their own professional and personal needs.
Pre-requisite Courses:
ACFI 100 - Fundamentals of Financial Reporting
ACFI 200 - Financial Accounting (Prq: ACFI 100)
ACFI 385 - Managerial Finance (Prq: ACFI 200)
Core Courses (choose FIVE):
ACFI 406 - Business Law II (Prq.: ACFI 305)
ACFI 455 - International Finance (Prq.: ACFI 385)
ACFI 465 - Options and Future Markets (Prq.: ACFI 385, ACFI 490)
ACFI 466 - Federal Taxation I
ACFI 476 - Insurance and Risk Management (Prq.: ACFI 385)
ACFI 485 - Capital Budgeting (Prq.: ACFI 385)
ACFI 486 - Real Estate Investment and Finance (Prq.: ACFI 385)
ACFI 490 - Investments (Prq.: ACFI 385)
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This 12-credit certificate program is designed to meet the needs of
professionals from a variety of backgrounds. Current students include preK-12
teachers who want to learn how to better use technology in their classrooms,
higher education instructional technologists who want to train faculty members
on how to design or manage their courses online, and managers/trainers who want
to learn how to design training curriculum. Upon completion of the 12-credit
program, students are awarded a graduate certificate in Instructional Technology
by the College of Graduate Studies.
Admission Requirements:
1. Completed Graduate Certificate application
2. Current resume
3. Official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate course work
Required Courses:
INST 509 - Foundations of Instructional Technology
Choose 3 of the following:
INST 522 - Instructional Design
INST 523 - Information Access and the Internet
INST 524 - Technology Leadership
INST 526 - Making Connections: Networking
INST 529 - Assistive Technology
INST 525 - Emergent Technology and Learning Environments
INST 552 - Multimedia for Educators
*This 12-credit program does NOT lead to Massachusetts DESE licensure in
Instructional Technology. For more information on licensure, see the
Instructional Technology Post-Baccalaureate Program.
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Teaching English to Students of Other Languages (TESOL)
Please visit the Bridgewater State University
Catalog for information on the TESOL Certificate Program.
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Women's & Gender Studies Graduate Certificate
Please visit the Bridgewater State University Catalog for information on the Women's and Gender Studies Program.
Last Modified: January 29, 2013
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