Investments Courses

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Courses

Delivery of this program is 100% online: no campus visits are required.

Successful completion of the program requires 12 credit hours. Courses are 3 credit hours each, unless stated otherwise.

As a prerequisite to the coursework below, you must possess a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution. You also must have successfully completed corporate finance, managerial accounting, statistics and microeconomics. FINANC 8120 or FINANC 8140 will also be required before beginning certificate coursework. To evaluate your transfer credit, visit our Transfer Evaluation Survey.

Course planner

The chart below shows the courses that are traditionally offered. You will work closely with your advisor on all elective course selection decisions. The University reserves the right to change or cancel courses as needed.

Nondegree-seeking enrollment

Prior to acceptance into the program, you may enroll in up to 3 credit hours as a nondegree-seeking (in some cases, post-baccalaureate) student. Enrollment does not guarantee acceptance. Learn more about nondegree-seeking university student admissions.

Master’s program

In the event that a student successfully completes the graduate certificate in financial management and decides to continue into the master’s in business (Crosby MBA) program, course credits earned for the certificate will be credited toward the degree.

State authorization

States require that the University of Missouri be authorized to deliver university-level distance/online education to their residents. Each state handles this process differently.

Please see our state authorization page for more information.

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This program is administered by the Finance Department