Curriculum

First Year Participants

Individuals participating for the first year attend 8 classes (26 hours of instruction) which are designed to provide participants with an overview of higher education. First-year participants have the option of choosing either Fundamentals in Accounting (Introductory) or Problems in Accounting (Advanced).

Class ID
Title
Duration
1110
Auxiliary Services
4 hours
1120
The Business of Higher Education
4 hours
1130
Fundamentals in Accounting (or 1135 – Problems in Accounting)
4 hours
1135
Problems in Accounting (or 1130 – Fundamentals in Accounting)
4 hours
1140
Basic Purchasing Policies
4 hours
1150
Human Resources
4 hours
1170
Facilities Management
2 hours
1180
Student Affairs
2 hours
1190
Your Executive Presence
2 hours
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Returning Participants

Individuals participating for the second or third years may select their program of study from the following classes.

Budget and Planning

Class ID
Title
Duration
BUD 2241
Budgeting: Large Schools
4 hours
BUD 2242
Budgeting: Small Schools
2 hours
BUD 2243
Budget Process and the Business Officer
2 hours
BUD 2245
Strategic Planning for Universities
4 hours
BUD 2246
Strategic Budgeting: Instruction-First Budgeting
2 hours
BUD 2247
Higher Education Analytics
2 hours

Business

Class ID
Title
Duration
BUS 2212
Equipment Inventory
4 hours
BUS 2213
Audits
4 hours
BUS 2214
Insurance and Risk Management
4 hours
BUS 2215
Travel and Procurement Card Management
4 hours
BUS 2216
Contract Management
2 hours
BUS 2217
Alternate Revenue Sources: Supporting a Positive Bottom Line
2 hours
BUS 2218
Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)
4 hours
BUS 2249
Accreditation
2 hours

Computing and Information Systems

Class ID
Title
Duration
CIS 2261
Administrative Systems
4 hours
CIS 2263
Information Security for Higher Education
2 hours
CIS 2264
IT Cloud
2 hours

Finance

Class ID
Title
Duration
FIN 2231
Stewardship of Gift Funds (same as TRS 2231)
2 hours
FIN 2232
Introduction to Capital Finance (same as TRS 2232)
2 hours
FIN 2233
Using Business Intelligence Systems to Gain Insight into Processes and Finances
2 hours
FIN 2235
Fundamentals of Higher Education Investments (same as TRS 2235)
4 hours
FIN 2237
Treasury Management (same as TRS 2237)
4 hours
FIN 2238
Tax Issues in Higher Education
4 hours
FIN 2239
Foundations: Fundamentals and Strategic Management
4 hours
FIN 2240
Advanced Capital Financing (same as TRS 2240)
4 hours
FIN 2241
Financial Asset and Liability Management (same as TRS 2241)
2 hours
FIN 2242
PCI Compliance (same as TRS 2242)
4 hours
FIN 2243
Using Financial Ratios to Assess Institutional Financial Health
4 hours
FIN 2244
Alignment of Planning with Resource Allocation
2 hours

Higher Education Administration

Class ID
Title
Duration
HED 2224
Managing in a Changing Environment
4 hours
HED 2225
Current Legal Issues in Higher Education
4 hours
HED 2287
Enrollment Management
4 hours
HED 2288
Fraud/Ethics)
2 hours
HED 2289
Finish-in-Four: Strategies for Increasing Enrollment
2 hours
HED 2290
A Foundation in Facilities
4 hours

Personnel, Benefits, and Staff Relations

Class ID
Title
Duration
PER 2252
Contemporary Human Resources Practices
4 hours
PER 2259
Why I Like You, Why I Don't
4 hours

Treasury Track

Class ID
Title
Duration
TRS 2231
Stewardship of Gift Funds (same as FIN 2231)
2 hours
TRS 2232
Introduction to Capital Finance (same as FIN 2232)
2 hours
TRS 2235
Fundamentals of Higher Education Investments (same as FIN 2235)
4 hours
TRS 2237
Treasury Management (same as FIN 2237)
4hours
TRS 2240
Advanced Capital Financing (same as FIN 2240)
4 hours
TRS 2241
Financial Asset and Liability Management (same as FIN 2241)
2 hours
TRS 2242
PCI Compliance (same as FIN 2242)
4 hours
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