Undergraduate Certificates
- Bloomberg Market Concepts - Bloomberg Market Concepts (BMC), also known as Bloomberg Certification, is a self-paced e-learning course that provides a visual introduction to financial markets and the core functionality of the Bloomberg terminal. It takes about 8 hours to complete and after finishing Bloomberg provides a “Certificate of Completion”. The program consists of 3 sections — core concepts, getting started on the terminal and portfolio management. The sections are woven together from Bloomberg data, news, analytics and television.
- Chartered Financial Analyst - New College has secured an official university affiliation with the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute, which allows students the opportunity to study from and take the CFA certification exam. The CFA is a professional association for investment management professionals. It has the highest level of international legal and regulatory recognition of finance-related qualifications. The CFA provides a curriculum for candidates to get certified, which can further confirm a candidate’s credentials. CFA Level 1 specifically certifies a candidate’s entry-level abilities to work in the financial analysis field. The CFA affiliation provides New College students free access to all three levels of the CFA Program curriculum eBook, the sample exams for each level, a complimentary online subscription to the Financial Analysts Journal, as well as an invitation to the CFA Tampa Bay seminars and events. New College will also receive an annual scholarship that will allow three fourth-year students from any discipline to take the exam.
- Geographic Information Systems - Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are powerful tools for multiple real-world applications in professional and academic disciplines. The New College of Florida GIS Certificate provides a pathway of courses and academic opportunities for students to acquire the necessary skills to be proficient in GIS. After successfully completing all the requirements, a student will be able to: Collect and analyze geolocated data, explore local and online datasets and maps, and to design, create, and share maps related to their studies or interests.
- Innovative Digital Media - The Certificate program in Innovative Digital Media develops student competence and connectedness to digital culture and technology by moving students from the role of consumer to active participant, and from active participant to innovator. The Certificate is a credential that indicates students have gained a high degree of technological competence, awareness, and demonstrated creativity. The Certificate will capture existing efforts working in digital technology across disciplines, and create pathways for students to demonstrate their projects and accomplishments in those areas. Many such projects will be efforts that include faculty, students, and staff together.