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University Catalog 2022-2023 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Accounting

The Department of Accounting offers a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Accounting, designed to prepare individuals who hold a bachelor’s degree in a field other than accounting for entry into the accounting profession.

Admission Requirements:

Admission to the University with a bachelor’s degree in a field other than accounting with a minimum 2.5 grade point average and completion of 18 units of prerequisites (the lower division Business Administration core courses) listed below.

ACCT 2100 , ACCT 2110 , CIS 1200 , ECON 2010 , ECON 2020 , FIN 2050

Submission of transcripts or official grade reports for the above courses to the Department of Accounting for evaluation.
A minimum of 75 units, a minimum 2.5 grade point average, and minimum C grades in all accounting courses are required for completion of the program. Refer to the Undergraduate Studies: General Information chapter of this catalog for general regulations governing all certificate programs.

Roadmap - PB Cert - ACCT (2018)

U.S. Department of Education
Gainful Employment Disclosure

Notice to Students Regarding Professional Licensure and Certification

Requirements for the Certificate (60 units)

Required Courses (33 units)

ACCT 3200A - Intermediate Financial Accounting and Reporting I [3]
ACCT 3200B - Intermediate Financial Accounting and Reporting II [3]
ACCT 3210 - Taxation of Individuals [3]
ACCT 3220 - Cost Accounting [3]
ACCT 3250 - Leadership and Professional Skills for Accountants [3]
ACCT 4240B - Auditing [3]
ACCT 4340 - Professional Accounting Ethics [3]
ACCT 4950 - Case Studies and Research in Accounting [3]
BUS 3050 - Business Communications [3]
FIN 3030 - Business Finance [3]
And select one of the following courses:
MGMT 3070 - Management and Organizational Behavior [3]
MGMT 3080 - Business Responsibilities in Society [3]

Electives (27 units)

Accounting Electives: from list A, select and complete 6 to 18 units.

Business-Related Electives: from list B, select and complete 9 to 21 units.

List A: Accounting Electives
ACCT 4200 - Advanced Financial Accounting and Reporting [3]
ACCT 4210A - Corporate Taxation [3]
ACCT 4210C - State and Local Taxation [3]
ACCT 4210D - IRS’ Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program [3]
ACCT 4240A - Accounting Information Systems [3]
ACCT 4250 - International Accounting [3]
ACCT 4270 - Governmental and Institutional Accounting [3]
ACCT 4280A - Internal Auditing [3]
ACCT 4350 - Forensic Accounting [3]
ACCT 4360 - Advanced Forensic Accounting [3]
ACCT 4370 - Security Risk Management and Internal Controls (also listed as CIS 4370) [3]
ACCT 4380 - Computer Forensics and Investigations (also listed as CIS 4380) [3]
List B - Business-Related Electives
CIS 3010 - Management Information Systems [3]
ECON 3060 - Statistics for Business Analysis and Decision Making [3]
FIN 3050 - Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business II [3]
MKT 3100 - Principles of Marketing [3]
MGMT 3060 - Operations Management [3]
BUS 4150 - Contemporary Issues in Global Business [3]
BUS 4970 - Strategic Management [3]
or other electives with advior’s approval