Risk Assurance and Advisory Certificate

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About the Program

Risk Assurance and Advisory professionals add value to organizations by providing independent assurance and advisory services addressing governance, risk management and controls across all aspects of the business. These professionals may work directly for a specific organization in any industry or in professional services and consulting firms offering risk assurance and advisory services to a variety of clients. This certificate will enable students to gain practical knowledge and skills that are transferrable to a wide variety of governance, risk management and controls roles as well as prepare for other industry-relevant certifications. Since MSU Denver is recognized as an Internal Auditing Education Partner, the student will also earn a certificate endorsed by the Institute of Internal Auditors.

General Certificate Requirements

Certificate requirements for the university can be found on the page below. All students seeking a certificate at the undergraduate level must follow these requirements in addition to the specifc requirements related to the certificate declared.

Requirements for Certificates

Program Requirements

Students will take 12 credits of required courses, plus 3 credits of elective courses, for a total of 15 credits to earn the Risk Assurance and Advisory Certificate.
Students must complete each course in the certificate program with a grade of “C” or better. The courses cannot be taken pass/fail.
Some courses in the certificate have prerequisites which must be satisfied.
At least nine credit hours of the required courses for this certificate must be completed at MSU Denver.

Required Courses: 12 credits

Students will take four required courses totaling 12 credits. These courses incorporate skills and knowledge necessary to be an effective Risk Assurance and Advisory professional including governance, enterprise risk management, internal controls, internal audit standards and ethics, business processes, information systems security to support effective business processes and data analysis.

ACC 3300 - Accounting Information Systems Credits: 3
ACC 3700 - Risk Assurance and Advisory I Credits: 3
CIS 3350 - Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining Credits: 3
And select between:
ACC 4440 - Accounting Ethics and Professionalism Credits: 3
OR
BUS 3040 - Global Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability Credits: 3

Elective Courses: 3 credits

In addition to the four required courses, an additional course must be taken from the electives listed here. There are electives from each College of Business major so students have a wide range of choices.

ACC 3400 - Cost Accounting Credits: 3
CIS 3460 - Data Warehousing and Mining Credits: 3
FIN 3300 - Managerial Finance Credits: 3
MGT 4850 - Organizational and Management Consulting Credits: 3

Summary of Requirements

Required Courses	12 credits
Elective Courses	3 credits
Total for the Risk Assurance and Advisory Certificate	15 credits