The Certificate in Professional Accountancy is a 24-hour curriculum that furthers student knowledge of accounting. The certificate program is open to individuals with an undergraduate degree from a U.S. regionally accredited institution who have earned a minimum of 120 university credit hours. Admission into the program requires a minimum of 30 semester hours in business courses (other than accounting), 24 of which must be upper division.
Most states require a baccalaureate or higher degree and 150 university semester hours for licensure as a Certificate Public Accountant. The Certificate of Professional Accountancy is not designed or intended to lead to licensure in any state. The Certificate of Professional Accountancy can be awarded after earning 24 semester hours in accounting as specified below; however, students can continue in the program to earn the number of accounting hours required for CPA licensure in their state up to a maximum of 30 hours.
The requirements for CPA licensure vary by state; therefore, students should check the requirements for licensure for the state where they will be applying. Students may be required to earn additional upper division credit hours in general business and/or accounting to qualify for CPA licensure as noted above.
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Admission Requirements: See University Certificate Admissions
Academic Policies and Requirements for Certificates:
- See University Academic Policies for Certificates
- Courses taken at other institutions will not satisfy certificate course requirements. However, transfer credit will be given to satisfy prerequisite requirements.
- Please check course prerequisite requirements by clicking on the respective course below.
- In order to receive the certificate, students must receive no lower than a “C” and maintain at least a 2.5 GPA in the certificate courses.
Hours to Certificate: 24 hours
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