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Advanced Certificate in Risk Management
The Advanced Certificate in Risk Management is a 15-credit graduate program designed to develop foundational skills in the critical functions necessary for success in risk management. The advanced certificate program will sharpen your skills in planning, forecasting, decision-making, and implementation through case studies and hands-on exercises.
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You will gain perspectives on contemporary risk management theory and practice from a distinguished faculty comprising professors from St. John’s University’s Tobin College of Business; its School of Risk Management, Insurance and Actuarial Science; and business professionals and experts.
All courses are offered during evenings and weekends. Additionally, our program offers the following benefits:
- Evenings and weekend classes are offered at our Queens or Manhattan campuses, or online, allowing you to stay on your career track and complete the program in two years.
- Continuation of studies possible, seamlessly leading into our Master of Science (M.S.) in Enterprise Risk Management, our M.S. in Risk Management and Risk Analytics
- Admission considerations based on work experience, veteran status and academic background (that includes GRE or GMAT waiver consideration)
- Ability to transfer up to six (6) credits of prior coursework towards the program.
- Degree Type
- Adv Cert
- Area of Interest
- Business
- Associated Colleges or Schools
- Program Location
- Manhattan Campus
- Online
- Required Credit Hours
- 15
Department Contact
Applicants to The Tobin College of Business Graduate programs will automatically be considered for GMAT/GRE waivers for the 2022 and 2023 academic years. Applications with a GPA below 3.25 may be strengthened by submitting a GMAT/GRE score.
Students who earned their degree outside the United States must also submit a foreign credit evaluation and TOEFL/IELTS/Duolingo scores.
Courses
The Advanced Certificate in Risk Management program will require two courses and three elective risk management-related courses (9 credits) from the offerings of the Tobin College. The two required courses are as follows:
- ERM 601 Foundations of Enterprise Risk Management
- RMI 601 Risk Management
This advanced certificate program also requires three courses (9 credits) from any risk management-related course offered by the Tobin College of Business. Students must successfully complete all five courses within a three-year period.
Admissions
Application Requirements
All applicants must possess a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution or the international equivalent prior to enrollment at the graduate level. In addition to the application form and non-refundable application fee candidates should submit the following:
- Statement of professional goals and resume, which can be uploaded as part of the application for admission
- Official transcripts from all undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools attended.
- One letter of recommendation, obtained from professional or academic references
- Official TOEFL or IELTS scores are required for applicants whose native language is not English
- Students with international credits must also submit a course-by-course foreign credit evaluation with GPA calculation from a NACES member
For additional information, please contact:
Office of Graduate Admission
The Peter J. Tobin College of Business
8000 Utopia Parkway
Suite 114
Queens, NY 11439
718-990-1345
TobinGradNYC@stjohns.edu
Department Faculty
Please see a roster of our Departments and Faculty.
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