The certificate program in budgeting and financial management provides an opportunity for precareer and in-career students to earn an 18-credit graduate certificate in the area of public and nonprofit budgeting and financial management. This concentrated area of study prepares students wishing to enter a nonprofit or public sector financial management position, or those seeking upward mobility in this career track.
Applicants for the budgeting and financial management certificate may take courses simply by completing the graduate application and selecting 20834Q, Public Administration-Budgeting and Financial Management Certificate, within the nondegree option. Students completing the certificate should notify the Student and Academic Services staff, who will verify that the certificate courses have been completed, and issue the certificate.
Certificate courses completed with a grade of B or better may be used for the M.P.A. degree, should a student elect to apply to the degree program. If a certificate student elects to matriculate into the M.P.A. degree program, the admission application must be completed before the student may become matriculated.
Admission Requirements
- Completed application
- Application fee
- Official transcripts
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Personal statement
- Three letters of recommendation (two academic, one professional)
Curriculum
Students seeking the Budgeting and Financial Management Certificate complete six courses for a total of 18 credits.
Required:
- 20:834:543 Public Financial Management (3)
- 20:834:545 Capital Budgeting and Debt Management (3)
- 20:834:568 Government Revenue Theory and Administration (3)
- 20:834:524 The Public Policy Process (3)
- 20:834:541 Economics for Public Administration (3)
- 20:834:521 Technology and Public Administration (3)
Program Cost
Tuition and fee charges are determined by the Board of Governors annually in mid-July. For current graduate tuition rates and costs see Program Costs/Financial Aid. Term bills may be paid online at studentabc.rutgers.edu one day following registration.
