Certificate in Accounting

(Available at our Northern Virginia and University Centers)

This 10-course certificate program prepares individuals to assume greater responsibility for the accounting function. Students must complete six required courses and four electives to receive the certificate.

In addition to training in the skills of accounting, this certificate program includes courses that are both required and recommended as preparation to sit for the Certified Public Accounting (CPA) examination.  The Virginia State Board of Accountancy currently requires CPA applicants to have a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university with a total of 150 semester hours in accounting and business subjects distributed as follows:

• 30 semester hours in accounting including financial or intermediate accounting, management/cost accounting, taxation, and auditing
  


• 24 semester hours in business subjects at the graduate or undergraduate level.
  

The coursework must be completed prior to application to sit for the CPA exam.

Required Courses (6)

ACCT 2010

Introductory Accounting I

ACCT 2020

Introductory Accounting II

ACCT 3110

Intermediate Accounting I

ACCT 3120

Intermediate Accounting II

ACCT 3140

Cost Accounting

ACCT 5210		Introductory Auditing
Elective Courses (4)
ACCT 4450		Federal Taxation I
ACCT 5250		Advanced Auditing
ACCT 5310		Topics in Advanced Accounting
ACCT 5330		Accounting for Non-Business Organizations
ACCT 5410		Fraud Examination
ACCT 5460		Federal Taxation II
ACCT 7330		Accounting Theory
BUS 3410		Commercial Law I
BUS 3420		Commercial Law II
BUS 3510		Fundamentals of Marketing
BUS 3710		Managerial Finance
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