Programs in Finance

CERTIFICATE IN CREDIT ANALYSIS

This certificate program is designed to provide a working knowledge of the fundamentals of credit analysis for today's marketplace. Students learn credit and credit analysis in application-based courses that convey how to conduct and write a credit analysis report; manage a loan or loan portfolio; structure term- and asset-based loans; manage workouts and business bankruptcies; and understand trade financing transactions, project financing, and reorganization. The program is designed by a faculty of leading credit practitioners whose teaching is responsive to the changing economic environment.

The program is designed for professionals who wish to acquire expertise in a consolidated time frame and can be completed in nine months. All prerequisites in this program are required.

Who Should Enroll:

M.B.A.s, recent college graduates, professionals who work in finance, banking executives, bankers who currently work with or on credit topics, bankers who wish to transition into the credit area, bankers from foreign banks or branches who wish to learn how U. S. banks do business, business owners, accountants, lawyers, and professionals from any field who want to understand or advance their knowledge of credit analysis.

Upon completion of the course students are able to:

• Write a credit analysis report.
• Manage a commercial loan or loan portfolio.
• Manage workouts and business bankruptcies.
• Negotiate loan agreements.
• Structure asset-based loans and trade finance transactions.
• Structure term loans, syndicated transactions, and project finance transactions.

This certificate is awarded to students who complete five courses--two required and three electives. Required courses must be taken sequentially. Students who prefer to take more than one course a semester can take a required course along with select elective courses. See course prerequisites for details.

Students with minimal experience or formal training are advised to take Financial Accounting: Part I/ACCT1-CE8101 and Financial Statement Analysis/ACCT1-CE8105. Students with minimal writing experience are advised to take ACCT1-CE8112, Writing Skills for Accounting and Finance Professionals.

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COURSE CHECK LIST			COURSE NO.	PRICE
Required Courses (2 of these courses are required)
	Writing a Credit Analysis Learn to evaluate and explain how to repay an asset-based loan, revolving credit, a term loan, or a commercial mortgage loan. Focus initially on the... (click on course name to read more)		FINA1-CE9290	$995
	Conducting a Credit Analysis II Learn to look beyond financial statements to evaluate and explain the risk in a borrower's accounting principles, financial projections, and business practices. Analyze aggressive and/or... (click on course name to read more)		FINA1-CE9291	$995
Electives (3 of these courses are required)
	Bankruptcy, Workouts, and Reorganizations Designed for bankers, corporate treasury personnel, workout specialists, and lawyers who handle middle-market, national, and international problem loans and accounts, this course examines corporate Chapter... (click on course name to read more)		FINA1-CE9335	$750
	Hedge Fund Strategies Explore the investment strategies and techniques used by hedge fund managers in the areas of bonds, stocks, fixed assets, currency, options, and commodities. Study different... (click on course name to read more)		FINA1-CE9209	$845
	Managing a Commercial Loan Portfolio Learn to underwrite and manage a portfolio of commercial mortgages and syndicated, middle-market, asset-based, and trade-finance loans. Explore the origination of a loan, including the... (click on course name to read more)		FINA1-CE9296	$795
	Negotiating Loan Agreements Take an in-depth look at how to negotiate, close, and enforce the varieties of loan agreements, including credit, security, pledge, guarantee, hypothecation, subordination, and participation.... (click on course name to read more)		FINA1-CE9281	$795
	Structuring Asset-Based Loans and Trade Finance Learn how to finance working capital and trade through commercial and standby letters of credit, asset-based loans, purchase and securitization of receivables, purchase of whole... (click on course name to read more)		FINA1-CE9282	$795
	Structuring Term Loans, Syndicated Transactions, and Project Finance Examine how to underwrite and syndicate revolving credit and term loans to finance working capital, equipment, acquisitions, and projects. Learn how to structure transactions through... (click on course name to read more)		FINA1-CE9283	$795
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