Professional Certificate and Diploma Programs
SAS Joint Certificate in Business Analytics  
    - Students are required to earn a total of 15 semester hours to complete the program. See table below. 
 
    - Residency: Students must complete a minimum of 15 semester hours at Trident.
 
    - Minimum Grade: Students must receive a minimum grade of “B-” and maintain a cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.0 to graduate.
 
Certificate in Computerized Accounting  
    - Students are required to earn a total of 18 semester hours to complete the program. See table below. 
 
    - Residency: Students must complete a minimum of 12 semester hours at Trident.
 
    - Minimum Grade: Students must receive a minimum grade of “D” and maintain a cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.0 to graduate.
 
Diploma in Computerized Accounting  
    - Students are required to earn a total of 27 semester hours to complete the program. See table below. 
 
    - Residency: Students must complete a minimum of 18 semester hours at Trident.
 
    - Minimum Grade: Students must receive a minimum grade of “D” and maintain a cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.0 to graduate.
 
Certificate in Medical Billing  
    - Students are required to earn a total of 27 semester hours to complete the program. See table below. 
 
    - Residency: Students must complete a minimum of 18 semester hours at Trident.
 
    - Minimum Grade: Students must receive a minimum grade of “D” and maintain a cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.0 to graduate.
 
Certificate in Medical Billing and Coding  
    - Students are required to earn a total of 36 semester hours to complete the program. See table below. 
 
    - Residency: Students must complete a minimum of 27 semester hours at Trident.
 
    - Minimum Grade: Students must receive a minimum grade of “D” and maintain a cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.0 to graduate.
 
    
        
            | Professional Certificate Programs  | 
            Minimum Residency Semester Hours  | 
            Maximum Transferable Semester Hours  | 
            Semester Hour Minimum required for completion of Certificate/Diploma  | 
        
        
            | Certificate in Computerized Accounting | 
            12 | 
            6 | 
            18 | 
        
        
            | Diploma in Computerized Accounting | 
            18 | 
            9 | 
            27 | 
        
        
            | Certificate in Medical Billing | 
            18 | 
            9 | 
            27 | 
        
        
            | Certificate in Medical Billing and Coding | 
            27 | 
            9 | 
            36 | 
        
        
            | SAS Joint Certificate in Business Analytics | 
            15 | 
            -- | 
            15 |