COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES & PUBLIC POLICY
Askew School of Public Administration and Policy
Graduate Public Financial Management Certificate
Certificate Admission and Completion Policies 
Per University policy, completion of an undergraduate degree is required for admission to a graduate certificate program. Students are required to formally apply for admission to a certificate program. Students are not enrolled in a certificate program by virtue of being enrolled in related courses. The certificate application must be submitted prior to completing two courses (6 credit hours) in the certificate program, no exceptions. 
 
Although a C grade or better is accepted for credit, all graduate certificates require a 3.0 overall grade point average (GPA) in order to be awarded. All graduate certificate coursework must be at the graduate-level (courses numbered 5000 and above) and must be completed at Florida State University. Transfer credits may not count towards a certificate program. Coursework may not count towards two different certificates (but can count towards a certificate and the MPA degree). 

After all certificate coursework is completed, but no later than 2 weeks after grades post, an online Certificate Completion Form must be filled out online in order to have the certificate issued. Completion of the program must be approved by the certificate program coordinator. Approved completion forms are then forwarded to the Registrar’s Office for processing and will be posted to the official transcript. 

Application Type 
If you are a non-degree seeking student you must submit a non-degree seeking application in addition to this certificate application.
Certificate Program Requirements 
This program requires a minimum of 18 credit hours of graduate coursework. Two required courses (6 credit hours), PAD 5227 Managing Public Financial Resources; PAD 6207 Financial Resources Administration, and four elective courses (12 credit hours) from the list below.

List of approved elective courses: ACG 5505 Government and Not-for-Profit Accounting and Auditing (3); ECO 5505 Public Finance (3); PAD 5041 Public Service Ethics (3); PAD 5327 Public Program Evaluation (3); PAD 5935 Seminar in Public Administration: Selected Topics (1-3) [Public Finance] (3); PAD 6226 Public Budgeting Simulation and Issues (3); PAD 6721 Policy Analysis Research Seminar (3); URP 5261 Forecasting for Plan Development (3); URP 5731 Planning for Community Infrastructure (3); PAD 5859 Managing Public Procurement
Program of Study 
As part of your certificate application you must submit a Program of Study. Please list the courses you intend to take and the term you plan to take them (e.g. Fall 2019). Please be sure to review the certificate program requirements and course availability information before completing your program of study.
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Elective Courses
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