Accounting Emphasis Certificate

Program Overview

The Accounting Emphasis Certificate (150 SH) requires 30 credits for students who have completed a Bachelor of Science degree with an Accounting Major. It includes electives in economics, communications, business law, finance, management, and marketing, as well as accounting electives and open electives. This certificate is designed to enhance the skills and knowledge of accounting professionals.

Program Outline

Outline:

The Accounting Emphasis (150 SH) Certificate requires 30 total credits.

• Course List:
• Select one of the Group A or Group B Electives not taken in Accounting Major:
(3 credits)
• Group A:
• ECON 470 International Business & Economics
• POL 200 International Politics
• POL 340 Public Policy & Administration
• Group B:
• COMM 200 Small Group Communication
• COMM 403 Professional Presentations
• ENG 331 Business Communications
• ENG 360 Scientific & Technical Writing
• COMM 300 + Any upper-division Communications course
• Select two of the following Group C Electives:
(6 credits)
• BLAW 355 Business Law II: Commercial and Financial Law
• ECON 328 Money and Banking
• FIN 360 Insurance and Risk Management
• FIN 366 Real Estate
• FIN 375 Investments
• FIN 457 Corporate Finance I
• MGMT 454 Labor Relations
• MGMT 455 Human Resource Management
• MGMT 456 Organizational Behavior and Theory
• MGMT 492 Business Policy
• ACCT 341 Cost Accounting II
• ACCT 370 Microcomputers in Accounting
• ACCT 424 Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination
• ACCT 427 Essentials of Forensic Accounting
• ACCT 433 Forensic Analytics II: Methods and Techniques for Forensic Investigation
• ACCT 451 Federal Tax II
• Select 12 credits from any subject:
(12 credits)
• Notes:
• ACCT 499 Internship in Accounting (3-9 cr.)
may count for up to 6 credits of the 9 required.
• One additional course from Group A or B (Listed under B.S.
Accounting requirements) (3 Credits)
• An additional 6 credits selected from Group C (Listed under B.S.
Accounting requirements) (6 Credits)
• 12 credits of open electives (additional internship credits do not count) (12 Credits)

Other:

• This certificate is designed for students who have completed a Bachelor of Science degree with an Accounting Major (120 Credits) and an additional nine (9) credits of Accounting electives selected from the above listed major courses (9 Credits).