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Certificate in Accounting–Advanced

* Also Available On-line *

The advanced accounting certificate is designed to meet the needs of accounting professionals who want to enhance their accounting skills. In addition to course prerequisites, students are encouraged to take courses in economics, basic mathematics, and statistics before starting the certificate program. With appropriate choice of courses, this certificate may be completed while pursuing the Bachelor of Science in accounting.

Total Semester Hours: 18

Four required courses:

• ACCT 310 - Intermediate Accounting I (3)
• ACCT 311 - Intermediate Accounting II (3)
• ACCT 417 - Taxation of Corporations and Other Entities (3)
• ACCT 422 - Auditing Theory and Practice (3)

A supporting elective chosen from the following (3):

• ACCT 321 - Cost Accounting
• ACCT 323 - Taxation of Individuals
• ACCT 326 - Accounting Information Systems
• ACCT 410 - Accounting for Government and Not-for-Profit Organizations
• ACCT 411 - Ethics and Professionalism in Accounting
• ACCT 424 - Advanced Accounting
• ACCT 425 - International Accounting
• ACCT 426 - Advanced Cost Accounting
• ACCT 436 - Internal Auditing
• FINC 330 - Business Finance

A second supporting elective chosen from the above list (3)