Certification: Certified Specialist Business Intelligence (CSBI)

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Get recognized as a valued contributor to your organization's financial performance when you earn HFMA's Certified Specialist Business Intelligence (CSBI) certification.

Those who earn this certification have demonstrated their ability to find, inspect, clean, transform, and model data to clarify issues; suggest conclusions; and support decision making designed to improve financial efficiencies and operational effectiveness.
More information about this certification

More than two years of education or training after high school required?
No
More than two years of work experience required?
Yes
Oral or Written Exam Required?
Yes
Renewal Required?
Every 3 Year(s)
Renew through Continuing Educational Units(CEU)?
Yes
Renew through Re-Examination?
No
Renew through Continuing Professional Development(CPD)?
No
Does applicant have choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)?
No

Online Exam

This online program includes the course modules listed above and a certification assessment. The assessment has 75 multiple choice questions and you have 90 minutes to complete it in one sitting. The passing score is 70%. If you do not pass the assessment on the first attempt, there is a mandatory 30-day waiting period. You'll have access to the exam summary and the course modules while you wait for your next attempt. The exam summary will show you how you did on the questions from each course module of the online program.

Advanced

The certification has an education level of an Associates of Arts or Associates of Sciences degree or higher and has a work experience requirement of more than 2 years, or requires obtaining a ‘core’ level certification from the same organization.