Graduate Certificate in Accountancy
The Graduate Certificate in Accountancy provides a solid understanding of the fundamentals of accounting. It is an in-depth program for non-accountants and/or those who do not have a strong background in accounting. Students will acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to understand and analyze a variety of financial reports and put them to practical use in their current and/or future business careers. The program is valuable to professionals in fields such as analytics, information systems technology, finance and management.
Students must complete all of the required and elective credits from the course options below and are expected to maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or above. Courses completed as a non-degree student are not eligible for application towards the certificate requirements.
Certificate Requirements
This Bulletin covers the degree requirements for students matriculating in the current academic year. Students who matriculated before the current year can find their requirements in the relevant archived Bulletin.
The following requirements must be fulfilled: 12 credits, including 6 credits in required courses and 6 credits in elective courses.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required | ||
| ACCY 6101 | Financial Accounting (or equivalent course/experience) | |
| or MBAD 6211 | Financial Accounting | |
| ACCY 6104 | Intermediate Accounting I | |
| or ACCY 6106 | Financial Statement Analysis | |
| Electives | ||
| 6 credits in elective courses selected from the following: | ||
| ACCY 6105 | Intermediate Accounting II | |
| ACCY 6201 | Accounting for Internal Decision Making | |
| ACCY 6202 | Advanced Strategic Cost Management | |
| ACCY 6203 | Controls, Alignment, and the Organization | |
| ACCY 6302 | Fraud Examination and Forensic Accounting | |
| ACCY 6401 | Federal Income Taxation | |
| ACCY 6402 | Federal Income Taxation of Partnerships | |
| ACCY 6501 | Accounting Information Systems and Electronic Data Processing | |
| ACCY 6701 | Government Accounting | |
| ACCY 6705 | Nonprofit Accounting | |