Budgeting and Financial Management Certificate

The three-course (nine-credit) graduate Budgeting and Financial Management Certificate program offered by the School of Public Affairs and Administration (SPAA) at Rutgers University–Newark provides an opportunity for pre-career and in-career students to conduct graduate studies in the area of public budgeting and financial management. This concentrated area of study prepares students wishing to enter a public sector financial management position or those seeking upward mobility in this career track.

Students seeking the Budgeting and Financial Management Certificate complete three (3) courses for a total of nine (9) credits from the following SPAA graduate courses:

One of the following courses:

Two of the following courses:

There is no mandatory sequencing of courses. Course substitutions are allowed at the discretion of the MPA director.

For SPAA course descriptions see Courses.
For course schedules, see Rutgers University Schedule of Classes.

*For students in the MPA program pursuing the Public Management track, Government Budgeting cannot be used toward the certificate.  

**For students in the MPA program pursuing the Nonprofit Management track, Nonprofit Budgeting and Financial Management cannot be used toward the certificate.

After receiving the certificate, non-degree students can count certificate courses toward the completion of the MPA program. 

To Apply

Non-degree seeking applicants for credit-bearing certificates may take courses simply by completing the online Graduate Application and selecting their desired certificate within the non-degree option.

Contact Aaron Gibbs, associate dean for student and academic services (algibbs@rutgers.edu), for instructions, registration guidance, and questions on alternative applied courses.

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Questions?

If you have questions about a program or the application process, contact Aaron Gibbs, associate dean of student and academic services, at algibbs@rutgers.edu.