Accounting Certificate Program Description
Ideally suited for business professionals wishing to develop their knowledge and skills in the area of Accounting. Focus is placed on understanding and analyzing both financial and accounting data.
Students pursuing the Graduate Accounting Certificate explore the application of financial and accounting data and analysis and learn to perform value calculations and risk assessments crucial to financial decision-making in profit and nonprofit organizations.
Program of Study (12 credits)
AC 511* Corporate Financial Accounting and Reporting
AC 610* Accounting for Decision-Making and Control
AC 615 Controllership and Budgeting
AC 617 Financial Statement Analysis
AC 621 Corporate Taxation
AC 622 Federal Income Taxation
AC 625 International Accounting
AC 629 Contemporary Issues in Auditing
AC 630 Accounting Information Systems
AC 699 Contemporary Issues in Accounting
Each student must complete 4 of the 11 courses.
*Required course unless waived due to undergraduate or graduate work.
Some courses may require prerequisites academic work at the undergraduate or graduate level. Please consult the graduate catalog or the course listings that follow.
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Program Structure
* Courses are academically accredited at the graduate level.
* Students participate in thirty-six hours of classroom instruction per course.
* Completed courses may be applied toward the MBA Degree. (Additional application requirements are necessary.)
* Certificate students attend courses with MBA students from a variety of backgrounds and companies, ensuring exposure to a broad range of learning experiences.
Admission Criteria
* Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited four-year college or university.
* Completed Graduate Application for Admission, including a resume and official undergraduate and graduate transcripts.
* Two letters of recommendation from employers or faculty.
* Personal statement of interest in and qualifications for the graduate program.
* Admission requires approval by the John F. Welch College of Business.
Faculty
* Members of the Accounting faculty provide instruction within the program's curriculum.
* Affiliate faculties occasionally are utilized as instructors or guest lecturers to enhance practitioner real-life experience.