<p>NYerr,</p>
<p>I second arbiter; I think you have some misconception about Kellogg certificate. Let me give you an overview here. Kellogg cert, while much narrower, is considerably more advanced than Ross undergad. </p>
<p>Like typical undergrad business curriculum - Ross undergrad program is a mile wide but only an inch deep, with one or two basic courses in variety of areas. A lot of materials cover in those areas can be readily learned on the job, at least at the level taught in those undergrad business schools. That’s why a lot of top schools, including NU, do not believe in the value of business degrees at the undergrad level. You only need a semester of calculus as far as math goes; that should tell you the level of complexity.</p>
<p>But at the Kellogg cert program, students focus on one area (either Financial Economics or Managerial Analytics) taught at <em>graduate-level</em>, with the goal of developing the analytical tools and models needed to make business decisions. Even the pre-reqs are highly quantitative. The skills developed are much more specialized and in demand; each student still has his/her own major, so the knowledge and skills from this program are tagged onto the liberal-arts or engineering education he/she receive. So you get the best of both world.</p>
<p>Last year, the program sent couple students to the Rotman School of Management International Trading Competition; they placed fourth even though most other teams consist of MBA, masters, or even PhD students.
<a href=“http://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/Certificate/newsrepository/rotmanawards.aspx[/url]”>http://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/Certificate/newsrepository/rotmanawards.aspx</a></p>