Program Overview

Graduate Certificate in Accountancy

The Graduate Certificate in Accountancy is designed for students who intend to qualify for the national CPA exam. To meet the requirements, students must complete 150 hours of coursework, including 30 hours of upper-division and/or graduate accounting courses specifically approved by the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy.

Admission Requirements

Students must have an accounting degree from an AACSB accredited college or university and meet the prerequisite requirements for each course in the Certificate of Accountancy course sequence.

Degree Plan

The Certificate of Accountancy program consists of five graduate accounting courses required (15 semester credit hours) that satisfy the Board's requirements for research, writing, and ethics.

• Required Credits: 15
• Course List:
  • ACCT 5302: Advanced Accounting I (3 hours)
  • ACCT 5314: Professional Writing for Accountants (3 hours)
  • ACCT 5328: Federal Income Tax Partnership and Corporation (3 hours)
  • ACCT 5329: Ethics in Accounting (3 hours)
  • Accounting Elective: Select one of the following (3 hours)
    • ACCT 5310: Contemporary Accounting Issues
    • ACCT 5322: Accounting and Tax Research
    • ACCT 5323: Advanced Auditing
    • ACCT 5324: Accounting Analytics
    • ACCT 5391: Accounting and Business Analysis
    • ACCT 5392: Directed Individual Study in Accounting
    • ACCT 5394: Current Issues in Accounting
    • ACCT 5396: Internship in Accounting
• Total Hours: 15
• Additional Requirements:
  • 11 hours in residence
  • Residence within 5 years of graduation
  • 2.5 GPA