Executive Women of Influence Certificate ProgramFrequently Asked Questions

The program is designed for individuals and/or teams who influence customers at their firm, and who are empowered to drive new initiatives within their organization. It's appropriate for a diverse background of individuals, including, but not limited to, the following functional roles: sales executives, marketing or brand managers, product management, IT, finance, operations and legal.

The program is self-paced. You may begin at any time and work through the program on your schedule. 

FIU Executive Education programs are non-credit and do not lead to a degree. Upon completion, you will receive a certificate from FIU Executive Education.

The online program is self-paced and can be completed on your own schedule. The course takes approximately 32 hours to complete. The suggested pace is one module a week for 8 weeks. 

For the online program, participants should plan to spend approximately 4 hours each week watching videos, completing exercises and interacting with the instructors and peers.

No, there is no application fee. Participants can apply online.

No, the program is designed for participants at any level looking for a leadership role and doesn't require any technical skills.

The price of the program is $4,995, which includes all materials. Group discounts are available for teams of three or more individuals.

International attendees are welcome to enhance their professional development by participating in FIU Executive Education programs. Program modalities are conveniently set to fit the schedules of busy professionals. Programs are typically delivered either live/virtual (cohort) synchronous or fully online (self-paced) asynchronous. We may also offer in-person programs. Please refer to each program’s Delivery Method listed on the program’s home page.

Student Visas: Continuing professional education programs are non-credit and non-degree programs; therefore, they do not qualify for US student visas. To attend in-person programs, international participants usually need tourist visa. When necessary, our office may present an official letter from FIU to confirmed participants which that may be used in support for obtaining a tourist visa.

Should you have additional questions or concerns, please email us at execed@fiu.edu.