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Debt Administration is a self-study, 30-day, CEU-awarding course offering the basics of debt issuance in a governmental environment. Delivered via the Internet, the course allows you to progress at your own pace, augmented by consultation with a financial professional, upon request.

Debt Administration will familiarize you with the types of debt that governments can issue and the documents that accompany that offering. You will also learn why governments issue debt and the relationship of debt to capital improvement programs. In addition, you will learn about how bonds are rated through the bond rating agencies and how to lower your interest rates without going through the rating process. You have up to 30 days to work through the ten (10) course lessons. This course is required in the completion of Level I Local Finance Officer Certification Program for local government personnel in the State of Georgia.

In the course you'll work at your own pace and on your own schedule, assessing your knowledge through self-tests and end-of-lesson quizzes that provide instant feedback. Your successful completion of the quizzes at the conclusion of each lesson will allow you to progress to the next lesson. Once you have successfully completed all of the lessons, you will have access to the final online course examination. At each step along the way, you'll have access to a finance professional who will respond to your e-mailed questions.

While working with the course, you'll be able to refer to the online help for instructions on how to use the software tools and navigate through the course. For questions about the concepts presented in the course, you will be able to contact a finance professional using the links provided in the course. Click here for the course learning objectives.

Who Should Enroll?
• Local government finance professionals and paraprofessionals who want to enhance their career skills and professional development opportunities through the Georgia Finance Officer Certification Program.
• Accounting professionals preparing for the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam.
• Accounting professionals who want to earn continuing professional education required for all CPAs.
• Governmental professionals with previous private sector experience who want to gain governmental accounting knowledge.

What do Successful Graduates Earn?
• The University of Georgia will award 1.2 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) upon your successful completion of the lesson quizzes and final examination of Debt Administration.
• University of Georgia CEU transcripts are available at any time upon written request.

Course Requirements for Debt Administration:
To complete this course, you will read the Debt Administration manual and the online lessons, answer the lesson self-tests, and complete the quiz at the conclusion of each lesson. You must score at least 70% on each of the lesson quizzes before you will be permitted to attempt the final examination.

About the Final Examinations for Debt Administration:
The online final is a timed examination. You have up to 45 minutes to complete the online exam for Debt Administration. You must complete the examination in one session. Therefore, you must allow for adequate uninterrupted time. The online final examination consists of 50 objective, randomly generated questions. Each question in the final exam will be presented to you one at a time. You must answer each question before going on to the next question. You will not have the opportunity to revisit any question once you have answered and saved your answer to each question. You must earn 70% or better on the examination to successfully complete this course. If you do not earn at least a 70% on the final examination in your first attempt, one retest is available online. The retest is randomly selected and will not duplicate the same questions as the original examination (first attempt). Once the examination has been submitted for grading, you will learn your results immediately.

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