Day: September 25, 2018

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CFA Scholarship for 2019: Now Accepting Applications til October 10th

The Finance Curriculum Committee of the Department of Accounting and Finance is now calling for applications for the CFA Scholarship for 2019.
The deadline to apply is October 10th.

Please see the CFA Scholarship document to apply: CFA Scholarship: Call for applications 2019

Overview:
The College of Management is participating in the CFA University Affiliation Program. We are listed on the CFA Institute website and entitled to award CFA Program Awareness Scholarships to ten students this fiscal year. The Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) is a globally respected, graduate-level investment credential established in 1962 and awarded by CFA Institute, which is widely recognized and respected in the financial industry. To earn the CFA charter, candidates must pass three sequential, six-hour examinations.1 The scholarship waives the one-time CFA Program enrollment fee (if applicable) and reduces the exam registration fee (includes access to the curriculum eBook) to US $350.

The Curriculum Committee of Department of Accounting and Finance now call for applications for this scholarship for 2019 June Exams. To be eligible for candidacy, you must: i) be currently enrolled and have studied in UMASS Boston for at least one semester, ii) be in good standing with the College of Management and the University of Massachusetts Boston, iii) have outstanding academic and service achievements. The curriculum committee starts accepting applications now. The application deadline is October 10, 2018 (11:59 pm EST). The curriculum committee will choose four scholarship recipients from the applicants based on their course records, academic achievements, and project and service participation. Priority will be given to the candidates who take the exams of level 2 or 3.

See attached document above to apply by October 10th.

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How to apply for graduation instructions

Will you complete your degree requirements this fall? Are you registered for your final semester? You are so close to the finish line,  apply now for December 2018 graduation

To Apply for Graduation:

  1. You must apply through WISER. Once logged in, select My Academics > Graduation > Apply for Graduation.
  2. Click on the program you plan to graduate* in and it will bring you to another screen.
  3. From the drop down menu select the term of your graduation. PLEASE NOTE: FALL=DECEMBER; SPRING=MAY and SUMMER=AUGUST. Click continue.
  4. On the next screen, select submit and, if you are eligible, to apply you will receive a message that you have successfully applied for graduation. If you are not eligible to apply, it will let you know and you will have to rectify the problem.
  5. Please print a copy of the confirmation for your records. (Print from a computer that will print the date on form).
  6. Then complete the appropriate degree application** form found below;

*Please note if you are completing a degree and a certificate, you will need to submit both the degree specific application and the graduate certificate application

**If completing an additional degree, do not submit the degree specific application, only submit the additional degree application and list the additional courses you complete (ie: completed MBA first and MSF as additional, do not submit the MSF application)