Compliance, Risk, & Anti‐Money Laundering Graduate Certificate

Description

This certificate program is targeted to meet the needs of students seeking a career in the growing field of business risk assessment, compliance, and anti‐money laundering. The four courses in the certificate program will provide students with a strong foundation in risk identification, assessment and management techniques. The program also focuses on providing students with knowledge regarding compliance with various rules, laws, and regulations affecting businesses. The forensic accounting course in the program specifically focuses on fraud prevention, detection, and investigation, including the litigation aspect of fraud. The information technology control and audit course is designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary to add value to organizations as an auditor of IT‐intensive accounting systems. The statistical data mining course will equip students with the skills necessary to apply advanced statistical techniques to “mine” data to glean actionable insights relating to meet anti‐money laundering objectives. Completion of this graduate certificate program will help prepare students to take the exam for the Certified Anti‐Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) certification. USF students qualify for a discounted price of $1,000 for the exam and two years of membership (regular price $1,890).

Course Location/Delivery

Online, Campus

Admissions Requirements

Must meet University Graduate Admissions and English Proficiency requirements.  In addition, must also meet the following:

B.S. or M.S. in any business discipline from an AACSB‐accredited or equivalent (EQUUS) or admit to M.S./Ph.D. Program in CoB or cyber‐security

Application Process

To learn about the application process, and to access the application, please review our application process.

Prerequisites

Applicants who have not taken an undergraduate or graduate course in financial accounting and business law must pass a 30 question proficiency exam covering topics in accounting and business law administered by the Lynn Pippenger School of Accountancy, and have completed an undergraduate or graduate in statistics from a regionally accredited institution.

Requirements of this Certificate (12 Credit Hours)

• BUL 5842 Risk Management and Legal Compliance Credit Hours: 3 -offered Summer, Fall and Spring semesters
• ACR 6936 - Forensic accounting and legal issues Credit(s): 3 ‐Offered Fall smester
• ACG 6457 Accounting Systems Audit, Control, and Security Credit Hours: 3 ‐Offered Spring semester
• ISM 6137 Statistical Data Mining Credit Hours: 3 ‐Offered Summer and Spring semesters

Electives

None

Time Limit

2 years

Credit Toward Graduate Degree

The certificate course credits may be applied to a graduate degree with departmental approval.

Contacts

Contact Information: http://www.grad.usf.edu/cert