Higher Education Finance

Issued by University at Albany, SUNY

Within the Department of Educational Policy & Leadership in UAlbany's School of Education, this microcredential supports highly skilled and forward-thinking business officers and senior financial leaders in colleges and universities. Learners who complete this graduate-level credit program exhibit skills of financial fluency, operational understanding, communication, scenario planning, and strategic foresight and have the knowledge needed to manage post-secondary campus finance and operations.

Type Learning
Level Advanced
Time Months

Skills

Earning Criteria

This is a two, 3-credit graduate level credit course program offered over one to two semesters for a total of six (6) credits stackable into the online MS in Higher Education degree or PhD in Educational Policy and Leadership. In addition to successful completion of the credit courses, all participants will complete a final individual capstone presentation as part of the skills assessment for the microcredential.
Learners completed Epl 651: Administration of Institutions of Higher Education (3 credits) AND Epl 687 Institute in Education supported by SUNY System Administration (3 credits) OR Epl 750: Higher Education Finance (3 credits).
Learners are proficient in understanding the mission of a campus financial leader including overall mission and goals; demonstrating understanding of the budgeting process, tuition rate setting and modeling, forecasting of enrollment trends, and creation of long-term financial plans; communicating effectively with diverse stakeholders on financials or operational details; and utilizing available resources and information to make recommendations on financial and operational activities.
Please email pace@albany.edu for any questions regarding this program.