Accounting, Graduate Certificate

Overview

This certificate will equip students with practical knowledge and skills in accounting. It focuses on helping individuals pick up key courses to succeed in their accounting careers, like tax, financial reporting and auditing. Students can make better and more informed accounting decisions with this enhanced skill set. The certificate can be completed as a stand-alone certificate, and the credits can be used in the future for a master’s degree (Accounting or MBA).

Coursework

Required Courses (12 credit hours from any combination below):

• ACCT 5003 Advanced Federal Income Taxation
• ACCT 5013 Tax Research
• ACCT 5043 Taxation of Pass-Through Entities
• ACCT 5113 Financial Accounting Research
• ACCT 5133 Oil and Gas Accounting
• ACCT 5153 Financial Statement Analysis
• ACCT 5204 Financial Reporting I
• ACCT 5213 Financial Reporting II
• ACCT 5143 Advanced Topics in Financial Reporting
• ACCT 5333 Cost Accounting
• ACCT 5343 Accounting Information Systems and Data Analytics Tools
• ACCT 5353 Federal Income Taxation
• ACCT 5363 External Auditing
• ACCT 5453 Ethics for Public Accountants
• ACCT 5503 Advanced Auditing

Admissions Requirements and Deadlines

For fall admission, application must be complete by July 1 of the same year.

For spring admission, application must be complete by December 1 of the prior year.

All transcripts from bachelor degree studies must be submitted by the deadline in order to be reviewed for admission. Applications that are incomplete at the deadline will not be reviewed. This application does not require recommendation letters, purpose statement or entrance exams such as the GMAT or GRE.

Cost and Assistance

Cost for on-campus enrollment