CED Online Offerings

The School of CED’s first completely online series of courses provides a unique opportunity for busy microfinance practitioners who cannot leave their work/communities but still wish to acquire new skill and /or earn academic credit.  Students can earn either a certificate of participation (no academic credit component) or a graduate certificate through the completion of all three Microfinance courses totaling  9 academic credits. Students may also transfer the academic credits into SCED's National Weekend or International MS Programs. Each 11-week online course is taught by experts in the field.

You Can Earn

• a Certificate of Participation or
• a Graduate Certificate in Microfinance Management or
• Transferable credits towards a M.S. in International Community Economic Development.

CED Online Course Features

• World-renowned faculty affiliated with major development and academic organizations. 
• Continuous on-line support as you carry out assignments in your home community.
• Courses are based on case studies and real life examples to help you gain practical experience.
• You become part of a virtual community of practitioners worldwide to share knowledge and experiences.
• The program serves a diverse community with courses, offered year round, designed for the microfinance and microenterprise development “beginner” to the “advanced” microfinance and microenterprise development practitioner.

Applicants should

• Be MED practitioners or have an interest in the MED sector
• Hold a bachelors degree or equivalent (3 years of work experience)
• Be proficient in the written form of the English Language and have computer literacy skills
• Have a TOEFL score of no less than 550 (to pursue the Masters degree option)
• Have Internet access

Course Pre-Requisites

ICD 525 is a pre-requisite for ICD 526 and 527 unless that participant has 1 year or more experience in the field of Microenterprise, in which case there are no pre-requisite requirements.

2008 - 2009 Course Offerings

• ICD 525 - Practical Microfinance (course description)
  (Sept. 21- Dec. 12, 2009)
  Registration Begins: July 20, 2009
•  ICD 526 - Fin Analysis for Mgmt of MFIs (course description)
  (Jan. 4 - Mar. 20, 2010)
  Registration Begins: October 26, 2009
• ICD 527 - Perf Eval/Client Assess:MFIs (course description)
  (Mar. 29 - June 12, 2010)
  Registration Begins: February 8, 2010
  

Tuition Fees

• Current SCED students contact the SCED office 603.644.3103
• Current SNHU graduate students not enrolled in the CED program pay $1,596.00 per course.
• Participants interested in obtaining the Graduate Certificate in Microfinance Management or taking the course for academic credit but are not enrolled in an SNHU graduate program pay $1,596.00 per course.
• Participants interested in taking the course who are not enrolled in an SNHU graduate program and do not wish to earn academic credit pay $500 per course.
• A $25.00 application fee is required.

Registration

• Current SCED students contact SCED's Student Services Coordinator at 603.644.3155 and/or r.palis@snhu.edu
• Current SNHU graduate students not enrolled in a SCED program register using PENpal
• Participants who are taking the course for academic credit (course work only) and/or wish to obtain a Graduate Certificate in Microfinance Management but are not enrolled in an SNHU graduate program please fill out the graduate application
• Participants interested in taking the course who are not enrolled in an SNHU graduate program and do not wish to earn academic credit please e-mail p.goolbis@snhu.edu 

For information on course registration, course content and other related topics contact Puneetha Palakurthi, Ph.D. at p.palakurthi@snhu.edu or 603.644.3103, ext. 3012