FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2007

CONTACT: Steve Dolan
(619) 594-5664
sdolan@mail.sdsu.edu

SAN DIEGO, Tuesday, December 18, 2007 - San Diego State University's College of Extended Studies can help you become a leader in the financial industry through classes and certificate programs that are offered online and in the classroom.

Classes for specialized audiences include the popular Women as Independent Investors course that introduces the fundamentals of investing for women and includes investment terms, research tools, and implementing a personal investment plan. This course also covers a multitude of topics including IRAs, 401(k)s, mutual funds, stocks, bonds, annuities, taxes, retirement, insurance, education, estate planning, and the 11 roadblocks to a woman's financial security.

The College of Extended Studies continues to offer a Professional Certificate in Accounting through its Open University program. Requirements for the certificate program in accounting are to complete 30 units; six units of required courses in Financial Accounting Fundamentals and Managerial Accounting Fundamentals, along with 24 units in accounting electives (minimum of 18 units) and business electives (up to six units).

Accounting electives cover intermediate and advanced financial accounting material, cost accounting, tax, auditing, accounting information systems, and not-for-profit accounting. There are various options for electives, so students must first contact the advisor before beginning any accounting electives.

The College also offers online courses such as Accounting and Personal Finance and Wealth Building that can help you enhance your value in the workplace, make your home your new workplace, or just enrich your life by increasing your knowledge. Other online financially related courses include Advanced Business Finance, Business Finance for Managers, Fundamentals of Business Law, and Using Financial Statements (in co-development with Wharton Business School.) As with all of the online courses offered, these classes can be completed 24/7 to fit with your schedule.

SDSU's College of Extended Studies engages the community with a wide variety of lifelong learning classes, seminars, certificate and degree programs, and other learning opportunities. Career advancement courses are offered in many areas of management, leadership, and quality improvement while self-enrichment courses range from astronomy to web design. Additionally, the College offers more than 35 certificate programs, online courses, and workforce development courses, many of which are approved for tuition remission for eligible participants through the Workforce Investment Act.