School of Business
Bloomberg Business Lab
Earn two credits & get three Bloomberg Certifications in just 22 hours - FREE
Students that complete the three certifications can receive 2 Credits for Prior Learning on their transcript at no cost. Learn more.
Location & Lab Hours
The Bloomberg Open Lab is open to all members of the Lehman community during the regular hours
Open Lab Hours Lab Policies
No reservations are required for open lab spots.
Students gain access on a first come first serve basis. The only exception to the regular schedule (Monday to Saturday 9:30AM-2PM and 3PM-6:30PM) is when the Lab is booked for instruction for School of Business classes. Finance, and Business School, students have priority to Bloomberg terminals during busy periods.
The Lehman College School of Business Bloomberg Lab is open to Lehman students, faculty, and staff. Located on the second floor (226A) of the Leonard Lief Library.
Benefits
The Bloomberg Terminal, or Bloomberg Professional Service, is a software and computer system that combines real-time global financial data and news with trading capabilities.
Benefits of using Lehman's Bloomberg Lab:
- Full access to terminals that provide the same information and technology that business and finance professionals use to make real-world decisions, including:
- New York Stock Exchange,
- Financial data and ratios,
- Vital information about how any publicly traded company functions,
- Current and Historical data,
- Predictive data to forecast the future,
- Insights into a company’s finances,
- Organization of employees and the C-suite,
- and various economics data.
- Learn how to manage your own investment portfolios.
- Use Bloomberg University, to find seminars and trainings, usually for free, at the terminal.
- Find job opportunities offered through the terminal.
- Complete three highly valued professional certifications:
- Bloomberg Finance Fundamentals,
- Bloomberg Market Concepts, and
- Environmental Social Governance.
- Students that complete the three certifications can receive 2 Credits for Prior Learning on their transcript at no cost. Learn more.
- Participate in the Bloomberg Trading Challenge
After creating a Bloomberg account:
- Log into a Bloomberg terminal and click on the Bloomberg Icon
- Run the function BCER by entering BCER into the command line and hitting enter.
- Click Sign Up and create a BMC account using your Lehman email.
- If you are taking BMC as part of a class or group, please check the box under the password field.
- Enter the group code provided by your professor if applicable and click OK.
- Check the box to confirm that you have read and agree to the Terms of Service.
- Click Sign Up.
- Check your University email address, as you will be receiving a confirmation with instructions and a link to activate your account. Click on the Activate my account link.
To obtain your Bloomberg BFF, BMC or ESG certifications
After completing your BFF, BMC or ESG certificates,
- Navigate to the "certificates" tab on the Education Platform
- Select “Bloomberg Finance Fundamentals”, "Bloomberg Market Concepts" or "Environmental, Social, Governance"
- Click the verification link
- All verification links start with "portal.bloombergforeducation.com/certificates"
To claim your Credits for Prior Learning
To add two credits for ECO 9999 to your transcript,
- Save the certificates in PDF format labeled with your:
- Full Name
- EmplID, and
- Certificate - BMC, ESG, or BFF
- Example: John Smith with EmplID 11223344 completed all three certificates, thus the documents are titled:
- JohnSmith11223344BMC.pdf,
- JohnSmith11223344ESG.pdf, and
- JohnSmith11223344BFF.pdf
- Example: John Smith with EmplID 11223344 completed all three certificates, thus the documents are titled:
- Email the certificates to college.completioncredit@lehman.cuny.edu.
For more information about Credit for Prior Learning (CPL) credits go www.lehman.edu/registrar/alternative-credit-options
For more information about how to obtain the certificates go to https://libguides.lehman.edu/bloomberg
Bloomberg Lab Leadership
Associate Professor, Finance, Information Systems & Economics
Assistant Professor Business Librarian
