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POLICY STATEMENT
June 20, 1984
Number: 84-03
File: Certificate
This curricular program was recommended by the
Academic Senate in its meeting of May 10, 1984,
and received the concurrence of the President on
June 1, 1984.
SUBJECT: GRADUATE CERTIFICATE
IN PUBLIC SECTOR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
The Public Sector Financial Management Certificate Program is a
six-course academic program designed for public managers and other
interested in obtaining an understanding of governmental financial
management concepts, functions, techniques, and issues. The
Program is designed to familiarize students with financial management
problems and the techniques available for solving them. An
emphasis is placed on how to recognize, evaluate, and utilize financial
information in decision making.
Required Preparation
1. An undergraduate degree in public administration
or equivalent preparation for graduate study in public administration.
2. Acceptance by the University as a post-baccalaureate
student.
3. An undergraduate grade point average of 2.75
or better, or 3.00 in the last 60 upper- and graduate-division units
attempted. A student whose overall undergraduate grade point
average is less than 2.75, but who presents acceptable evidence
of professional potential shown through recent academic performance
and experiential background, may be admitted by special action of
the faculty of the Center for Public Policy and Administration
Other Information
Each student must be approved for admission by the Director of
the Center.
A total of six semester units of course work from a completed master's
degree in Public Administration/Public Affairs may be applied toward
the coursework requirements of the Certificate program.
Fifteen units of subject and unit credit earned in this Certificate
program may be applied to the M.P.A. degree program, after acceptance
into the M.P.A. program.
Course Requirements
A. A total of six courses are required, as follows:
Required
PPA 555 Public Budgeting
PPA 565 Local Government Finance Skills
PPA 590 Basic Governmental (Fund) Accounting
B. Three elective courses to be selected from the
following: PPA 520 Governmental Administrative Service
Analysis
PPA 522 Automating Governmental Administration
PPA 527 Productivity in Local Government
PPA 540 Grants Administration and Management
PPA 560 Public Financial Management Techniques and
Issues
PPA 590 Government Acquisition Policy
PPA 590 Contracting for Public Services
EFFECTIVE: Fall 1984
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