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Graduate School USA’s financial management curriculum provides comprehensive training solutions that help you develop the broad range of knowledge and skills you need to make sound financial management decisions.

Our courses respond to the need for government departments and agencies to balance diminishing resources while maintaining and expanding existing programs. Seeking to acquire the skills to achieve that balance, you can master the tools and techniques of accounting, budgeting, appropriations law, and financial management. Become familiar with terminology and principles, as well as the laws, regulations, standards, policies, and procedures that underpin federal financial management. Most courses emphasize practical application, and our instructors have real-world experience.

Graduate School USA’s curriculum development team, with guidance from our Financial Management Advisory Council composed of leaders in the field, develops new courses in addition to revisiting the entire curriculum annually. Curriculum designers also work with customers to tailor courses to meet the specific needs of federal agencies and their employees.

The courses are structured to meet the workforce development and continuing education needs of federal government agencies, employees, and contractors. Where applicable, the courses are developed and updated to provide students with the competencies identified by government organizations or

professional associations such as the CFO Council, the Association of Government Accountants (AGA), and the American Society of Military Comptrollers (ASMC).

The CFO Council, with the support of the Joint Financial Management Improvement Program (JFMIP) / Office of Financial Systems Integration (FSIO), established core competencies that identify the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for many federal occupations including accountants, budget analysts, financial managers, and program managers.

In addition to the work that JFMIP/FSIO have accomplished, the Budget Formulation and Execution Line of Business (BFELoB) has developed the “Federal Budget Community Career Road Map: Technical Core Competencies, Key Behaviors, Proficiencies, and Knowledge” specifically for budget staff within the federal government. The Career Road Map includes six technical budgeting core competencies and associated behaviors, proficiency levels, and knowledge continuum.

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We offer many of these financial management

courses, and others, through distance education, including

correspondence, mobile learning, and online

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Federal Travel Management• Travel Regulations for Defense Agencies, JTR – Vol. 2 (PCS/TDY) FINC7210D

• Travel Regulations for Defense Agencies, JTR – Vol. 2 (TDY Only) FINC7310D

• Travel Regulations for Non-Defense Agencies, FTR FINC7103D

• Travel Regulations for Non-Defense Agencies, FTR (TDY Only) FINC7203D

• Travel Regulations for Uniformed Personnel, JFTR – Vol. 1 (TDY) FINC7189D

Federal Budgeting

• Audit and Review Phase of the Federal Budget Process BUDG8006D

• Budget Analysis Workshop BUDG8100D

• Budget Execution BUDG7100D

• Budget Formulation BUDG7101D

• Budget Justification and Presentation BUDG7102D

• Congressional Budget Process BUDG8175D

• Defense Working Capital Funds FINC9000D

• Federal Budget Process BUDG7103D

• Federal Budgeting for Non-Budgeting Personnel BUDG7000D

• Introduction to Federal Budgeting BUDG7001D

• Performance Measurement and Budgeting BUDG8101D

• Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) BUDG8000D

• Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE), Army BUDG8001D

• Public Sector Financial Systems & Policies BUDG8005D

General Financial Management• Conducting Quality Analysis for Decision Support FINC9150D

• Decision Support: Building New Analytical Skills FINC8120D

• Enhanced Defense Financial Management Training Course (EDFMTC) FINC7060D

• Introduction to Financial Management FINC7000D

• Understanding Federal Financial Statements FINC8103D

Federal Appropriations Law• Advanced Appropriations Law FINC9100D

• Federal Appropriations Law FINC7100D

• Federal Appropriations Law Update FINC7200D

• Reimbursable Agreements FINC9110D

Federal Accounting• Federal Accounting Standards ACCT7102D

• Government Standard General Ledger ACCT8100D

• Intermediate Federal Accounting ACCT8003D

• Introduction to Federal Accounting ACCT7001D

• CMA® Examination Prep Course – Part 1 ACCT9985D

• CMA® Examination Prep Course – Part 2 ACCT9986D

The updated MCFFM program recognizes and incorporates the behaviors that practitioners at all levels of federal government must demonstrate to excel professionally. The competencies, which are the foundation for this certificate program, represent a synthesis of competencies for accountants, budget analysts, financial managers, and program managers in the federal financial management community. With each course, you become a more valuable member of your financial management team. In addition to developing solid financial management skills, you are also able to readily handle developmental assignments, demonstrate a personal commitment to self-improvement, and make the transition to higher-level positions. The courses in the certificate program are developed and taught by practicing financial management professionals.

As an added benefit to our students, Graduate School USA has an articulation agreement with Colorado State University (CSU) under which participants who successfully complete the MCFFM program will be eligible to receive 12 academic credit hours toward the 42 credits required for the CSU Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree with an emphasis in Federal Financial Management.

The ten required courses in the MCFFM certificate program are in two groups —

foundation and subject-specific courses. We highly recommend that students complete all of the foundation courses before registering for the remaining courses. Certificate courses are offered nationwide though Graduate School USA. You must complete the MCFFM requirements within three years after taking the first course in the program.

You may apply for the certificate program online. For more information, please contact our certificate counselor at (202) 314-3320 or certificates@graduateschool.edu.

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FOUNDATION COURSES Federal Appropriations Law FINC7100D 32 CPE

Introduction to Federal Accounting ACCT7001D 32 CPE

Introduction to Federal Budgeting BUDG7001D 24 CPE

Introduction to Financial Management FINC7000D 24 CPE

Congressional Budget Process BUDG8175D 24 CPE

SUBJECT-SPECIFIC COURSES Budget Formulation BUDG7101D 32 CPE

Budget Execution BUDG7100D 32 CPE

Public Sector Financial Systems & Policies BUDG8005D 32 CPE

Audit and Review Phase of the Federal Budget BUDG8006D 16 CPE

Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) BUDG8000D 24 CPE

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Graduate School USA is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State Boards of Accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to: National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue, Suite 700, Nashville, TN 37219-2417 Website: www.nasba.org

In addition, Graduate School USA has sponsorship agreements with the New Jersey, New York, and Texas Boards of Accountancy, which recognize us as an approved source for continuing education and auditing professional education.

All of the sessions listed in this brochure are instructor-led/group-live programs unless otherwise noted.

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