Financial Management Training

FMCP Curriculum and Courses


The Financial Management Certificate Program is currently not accepting new applications. We are assessing the program to determine what changes are necessary to meet the challenges that will face financial managers in the evolving university organization.


The Financial Management Certificate Program combines classroom, case study, and online learning. Participants must satisfactorily complete the following to receive a certificate:

Each course will be offered two to three times a year. Participants must take the Ethics course and the Risk/Controls course before attending the other courses. Participants are strongly encouraged to take the core courses as a member of a group or “cohort.”

Curriculum for the Certificate in Financial Management

Core Business Courses (all courses required)

Electives (3 courses required)

Online Courses (all courses required)

View the current schedule of courses (pdf)

**Core 2 – Assessing Risks/Designing Controls and Core 6 - Financial Management at UC Berkeley are two part courses. Attendance at both sessions is required for credit.

Completion of Online 1 (Basic Accounting for the UCB Financial Environment) and Online 2 (Understanding the UC Berkeley Budget: Budget Concepts for Managers) is required prior to attending Core 6.

Information presented in the online courses is available to all UC employees through the UC Learning Center.