Securities Compliance Advanced Certificate (C.A.S.)

The advanced certificate in Securities Compliance provides students with the background, knowledge, and skills to understand, participate in, assess, and influence Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) cases and issues.  The SEC is involved in numerous fraudulent financial statement and other economic crimes, and the purpose of the proposed certificate is to serve as a focused platform for studying this institution and how it interacts with other governmental and nongovernmental agencies in the prevention, investigation, and sanctioning of financial crime in the United States.  Key areas covered in the curriculum include information and communication security, forensic accounting, and regulatory policy development.