Graduate Certificate in Accounting
Program Description
The graduate certificate in Accounting is designed to provide professional development opportunities for mid-career accounting professionals in industry, consulting, and government. This online graduate program is designed to enhance your existing accounting knowledge through better understanding of advanced accounting topics.
This program is not designed to prepare graduates for any state-issued professional license or certification and therefore has not been approved by any state professional licensing agency.
This program has specific admission requirements.
Certificate Objectives
Upon successful completion of this certificate, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate the ability to apply and synthesize the functional areas of accounting to make sound business decisions.
- Access, utilize, and evaluate accounting information in business decision-making.
- Apply accounting methodology, analytical, and critical thinking skills to evaluate information, solve problems and make sound decisions.
- Develop effective communication skills in various multimedia forms.
- Demonstrate knowledge and application of prescribed accounting ethics codes and behaviors.
Programmatic Admission Requirements
You will need to provide an official transcript of your completed bachelor’s or master’s degree showing proof of completion of this required coursework:
- Auditing: 3 credit hours
- Cost Accounting or Managerial Accounting: 3 credit hours
- Individual Federal Taxation: 3 credit hours
- Intermediate Accounting: 6 credit hours
Pre-admission courses must be grade C or better at the undergraduate level; B or better at the graduate level.
You will be required to submit a signed statement of understanding (SOU) to enroll in this program.
Please visit our APU graduate admission page for more information on institutional admission requirements.
Need help?
If you have questions regarding a program’s admission requirements, please contact the Admissions Team at 877-221-5291 or [email protected].
Certificate Requirements (18 semester hours)
Financial Reporting & Analysis 3 |
Advanced Accounting 3 |
Accounting Theory and Concepts 3 |
Select 3 courses from the following: 9 |
International Accounting |
Individual Tax Research and Planning |
Advanced Federal Taxation |
Advanced Cost Accounting |
Forensic Accounting |
| Total Semester Hours 18 |
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