Program checklist · Certificate

Finance Certificate

Mohawk Valley Community College · Utica, NY

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program

Award: Certificate
Credential class: ceterms:Certificate
Total credits (published): 30
Catalog edition: College Catalog 2026-2027
Checklist type: degree-program
Description: This certificate focuses on economics, accounting, and financial theory. It provides a basic knowledge of finance on both the corporate and personal levels. All of the courses can be applied to a degree in Business Administration, AS or Business: Accounting, AAS .

Identifiers

IPEDS UNITID: 193283
CourseShelf checklist: CK_193283_9054b7f2
CollegeTransfer.Net: Institution Transfer Profile
Source: CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

First Semester

5 items

AC 115
Financial Accounting
Not resolved to a course
3
BM 110
As published: “Principles of Microeconomics”
3
IS 101
Computers and Society
Not resolved to a course
3
MA 110
As published: “Elementary Statistics”
3
BM 108
Personal Finance
Not resolved to a course
3

Second Semester

5 items

AC 116
Managerial Accounting
Not resolved to a course
3
BM 115
As published: “Principles of Macroeconomics”
3
BM 109
Introduction to Investments
Not resolved to a course
3
AC 230
Financial Management
Not resolved to a course
3
Certificate Elective (a)
Not resolved to a course
3

Certificate Elective (a)

2 items

IS 200
Spreadsheet Concepts and Applications
Not resolved to a course
3
AC 127
Computerized Accounting Systems
Not resolved to a course
3

Program Goals and Outcomes

15 items

To prepare the students for an entry level position in field of financial services
Not resolved to a course
Graduates seeking a job secure a position in the field of financial services or are seeking further education or transfer to a degree program in financial services, management or accounting.
Not resolved to a course
To prepare the students to interact effectively within a diverse business population
Not resolved to a course
Students will interact effectively within a diverse student population by completing collaborative projects.
Not resolved to a course
To prepare the student to communicate effectively
Not resolved to a course
Students will communicate appropriately with instructors and peers in classroom assignments and projects.
Not resolved to a course
To train students to solve problems for the financial services and accounting industry
Not resolved to a course
Students will analyze and solve accounting problems.
Not resolved to a course
To introduce students to a variety of international business scenarios
Not resolved to a course
Students will demonstrate an understanding of world-wide issues related to business.
Not resolved to a course
To prepare students to gather, organize, manage, and interpret data electronically
Not resolved to a course
Students will demonstrate the ability to derive information from data and apply information toward making decisions.
Not resolved to a course
To prepare students to demonstrate information literacy
Not resolved to a course
Students will use traditional and contemporary information technology.
Not resolved to a course
Students will identify, access, and appropriately use authoritative sources of information.
Not resolved to a course

Gainful Employment Information

0 items

Source. Mohawk Valley Community College, catalog College Catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.mvcc.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=3&poid=285&returnto=235. Captured page pages/0076.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.