CGFO

Certification Program for Government Finance Officers

The Certification Program for Governmental Finance Officers is administered and offered for the Government Finance Officers Association of South Carolina by USC’s Continuing Education and Conferences group.  Successful completion of all requirements of the program will result in designation as a Certified Government Finance Officer. For information on the Certification Program for Governmental Finance Officers download the PDFs below. For additional questions please contact the GFOASC.

The Katherine Zook Certification Scholarship is available to first time participants in the CGFO program. The scholarship covers the costs of registration fees and books for the five certification courses. Scholarship applications are accepted through June of each year. The winner is notified in July.

Program Guidelines

GFOA Certification Brochure 2025-2026

• USC GFO Program Web Page

CGFO Application

Certification Process: Once you have completed the courses, USC provides the GFOASC Certification Committee a list of who has passed the exams.  A congratulatory email will be sent with directions on how to submit your application with certified transcripts. The Certification Committee will review the submissions and recommend certification. If certification is recommended, an email notification will be sent in early April and new CGFOs will be recognized at the next conference.

CPE Reporting
CPE Reporting Forms are due at the end of February. Click here to download the 2024 form. Members who achieved CGFO status in 2025 will complete their first report in early 2027 for the 2026 year.

We recognize new CGFO’s at our Spring and Fall Conference

From left to right: Tamara Lindley, Micah Snead and Angie Dever

CGFO

Please direct all certification questions to certification AT gfoasc DOT org.