LSU Online - Professional Development Spring 2026 Catalog

ONLINE CERTIFICATES

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ACCOUNTING & FINANCE

AMAZON WEB SERVICES (AWS)

Certified Fintech Professional Certificate The world of finance is rapidly evolving, and with advancements in financial technology or fintech, banks are now trying to find new ways to meet their customers’ needs. Fintech is really about the application of technology to products and services. Technology impacts not only what a bank product does but also how it develops. This certificate broadly covers the industry’s evolution, what drives this innovation, and how fintech products are built. THREE CORE COURSES:

AWS Cloud Practitioner Certificate The structure of the business world is changing rapidly, and one change many companies and organizations are making is the move to cloud-based technologies. This program provides foundational knowledge of the cloud by discussing the characteristics of the cloud, cloud types, cloud services, architectures, and cloud applications. LSU is Amazon- certified to develop and teach programs from Amazon Web Services Academy intended to prepare learners for industry-recognized certifications, like the AWS Certified Cloud

Practitioner Certificate. TWO CORE COURSES: • Principles of Cloud Computing I • Applied Cloud Computing I $1,390 | ONLINE | 4.0 CEUS | 40 CONTACT HOURS

• Execution in a Fintech World • Emerging Fintech Technologies • Leading Fintech Transformation $2,090 | ONLINE | 3.6 CEUS | 36 CONTACT HOURS

Finance Essentials Certificate This certificate program for non-financial managers teaches the essentials of finance. The courses will help you become conversant in critical financial terminology and learn how to calculate key financial management indicators. You will learn how to assess your organization’s financial health by reviewing balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements. Discover how to use finance and accounting tools to support informed decision-making within organizations. *LSU Online partners with MindEdge to deliver this program. SIX CORE COURSES: • How to Read a Financial Statement • Introduction to Finance

AWS Solutions Architect Certificate Solutions architects are the experts that bridge business objectives with technical solutions in the cloud. Learners will gain the skills needed to find and create solutions to various cloud computing problems and be able to communicate cloud-related information from the perspective of both the client and the vendor. LSU is Amazon-certified to develop and teach programs from Amazon Web Services Academy that are intended to prepare learners for industry-recognized certifications, like the AWS Solutions Architect Certificate. THREE CORE COURSES: • Principles of Cloud Computing II

• Applied Cloud Computing II • Applied Cloud Computing III $2,090 | ONLINE | 6.0 CEUS | 60 CONTACT HOURS

• Introduction to Business Statistics • Financial Planning and Control • Time Value of Money and Risk • Understanding and Managing Budgets $419 | ONLINE | 1.9 CEUS | 19 CONTACT HOURS

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