MBA Plus - Advanced Certificates
The MBA plus is a certificate program that provides professionals who hold master's degrees in business with a means to gain specialized knowledge in a business field and remain competitive in the ever-changing business environement.
Students who do not hold a master's degree may choose to apply advanced certificate courses to the MBA or pursue a stand-alone advanced certificate.
Courses are offered evenings and weeekends at both the Chicago and Orland Park campuses to accomodate the needs of working professionals.
- Employee Health Benefits
- Financial Fraud Examination and Management
- Financial Planning
- Managed Care
- Project Management
The employee health benefits certificate (EHBC) is designed for professionals in or preparing to enter the health benefits field.
Courses consider how the U.S. Health Care System works, how financial, legal and governmental mandates affect both health care and employee benefits, and how managed care impacts benefits.
The courses can be taken as a stand-alone certificate. They can also be applied to the master of business administration (MBA) program with a concentration in health administration.
The need for financial fraud examiners is rapidly growing, largely due to new federal laws requiring auditors to take additional steps to identify fraud as well as new accounting standards regulated by the American Institute of CPAs since the Enron scandal erupted.
Among other initiatives, the AICPA has teamed with the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners to encourage colleges and universities to develop financial fraud examination programs.
The certificate in financial fraud examination and management is designed to assist students in meeting the educational and testing requirements of the certified fraud examiner (CFE) certification.
The courses can be taken as a stand-alone certificate. They can also be applied to the master of business administration (MBA) or the master of science (M.S.) in finance.
Individuals who successfully complete the certificate program and apply for a Graham School of Management graduate degree will have a streamlined application process. No admission test will be required.
Graduate Credit and Non-Credit Options
- Master of business administration in financial planning
- Graduate certificate in financial planning
- Non-credit financial planning option
Becoming a CFP® Certificant
The demand for sound, professional financial advice is growing. Certified Financial PlannerTM practitioners have met rigorous standards and are at the forefront of the financial planning industry.
This CFP Board-Registered Program is currently a five course curriculum. However, the CFP Board has mandated the creation of a capstone course. All students of CFP Board-Registered Programs whose initial dates of matriculation (initial enrollment) occur on or after January 1, 2012 will be required to take the capstone course. Please refer to the CFP Board for additional information.
Benefits of the Program
- CFP® certification is granted only by Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. to those persons who, in addition to completing an educational requirement such as this CFP Board-Registered program, have met its ethics, experience and examination requirements
- Courses are offered on a rotating basis throughout the year
- A typical class schedule is one class meeting for three hours each evening for 10 weeks
- Courses are accepted for continuing education (CE) credit, please contact the program director for additional information
- Instructors are experienced business professionals with advanced degrees, years of teaching experience and expertise in the course area
- Convenient campus location in Orland Park, Ill., just off I-80
Additional Program Information
- An undergraduate degree in any field is required in order to start the program
- An undergraduate degree in accounting, business, economics or finance is advantageous
- Courses can be taken in any order; no course is a prerequisite for another
Credit or Non-Credit
The BUSGR course prefix indicates graduate credit. The BUSCE designation indicates non-credit. The material for the graduate and non-credit offerings is identical. 2010-2011 tuition for credit courses is $795 per credit hour or $2,385 per course. Tuition for non-credit is $875 per course.
2011-2012 Financial Planning Courses
|
Session |
Course |
Description |
Day |
Start Date |
End Date |
| Fall I | BUSGR 554/ BUSCE 054 | Estate Planning | Monday and Wednesday | 8/22/2011 | 9/21/2011 |
| Fall II | BUSGR 553/ BUSCE 053 | Retirement Planning | Thursday | 9/29/2011 | 12/01/2011 |
| Spring I | BUSGR 552/ BUSCE 052 | Income Tax Planning | Thursday | 1/12/2012 | 3/15/2012 |
| Spring II | BUSGR 556/ BUSCE 056 | Investment Planning | Thursday | 3/29/2012 | 5/31/2012 |
| Summer | BUSGR 555/ BUSCE 055 | Insurance & Financial Planning | Thursday | 6/7/2012 | 8/9/2012 |
Students who wish to take courses for non-credit may make special arrangements to do so by contacting Sr. Margaret Mary Hinz at hinz@sxu.edu.
"Certified Financial Planning Board of Standards Inc. owns the marks CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERTM, and CFP®, which it awards to individuals who successfully complete initial and ongoing certification requirements."
The certificate in managed care (CMC) is designed for professionals in or preparing to enter the health care industry.
This coordinated sequence of graduate courses provides both breadth and depth in issues related to understanding health care in the United States.
Courses consider how the system evolved to its present state, how financial, legal, and governmental mandates are affecting the industry and how managed care impacts health care and society.
The courses can be taken as a stand-alone certificate or be applied to the master of business administration (MBA) with a concentration in health administration.
Individuals who successfully complete the certificate in managed care program and apply for a Graham School of Management graduate degree will have a streamlined application process. No admission test will be required.
The certificate in project management is designed to prepare new or aspiring project managers to oversee complex projects from the initial planning stages while balancing competing demands of time, cost and quality.
The Graham School of Management's coordinated sequence of graduate courses focuses on industry-standard processes approved by the Project Management Institute (PMI) to help successfully manage any type of project regardless of scope or industry. Students will practice these concepts in a project-based team environment. This program will also prepare students for the components of the PMI project management professional (PMP®) or certified associate project manager (CAPM®) examinations.
The courses can be taken as a stand-alone certificate. They can also be applied to the master of business administration (MBA) program.
Individuals who successfully complete the certificate program and apply for a Graham School of Management graduate degree will have a streamlined application process. No admission test will be required.
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