Graduate Certificate in Accountancy
Students who intend to qualify for the national CPA exam must complete 150 hours of course work, including 30 hours of upper-division and/or graduate accounting courses specifically approved by the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy. The Certificate of Accountancy program consists of five graduate accounting courses required (15 semester credit hours) that satisfy the Board's requirements for research, writing, and ethics.
Admission Requirements
Students must have an accounting degree from an AACSB accredited college or university and meet the prerequisite requirements for each course in the Certificate of Accountancy course sequence.
Degree Plan
Required Credits: 15
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Certificate in Accountancy (All courses require a grade of C or better) | ||
| Required Courses: | ||
| ACCT 5302 | Advanced Accounting I | 3 |
| ACCT 5314 | Professional Wrtng-Accountants | 3 |
| ACCT 5328 | Fed Income Tax Partner & Corp | 3 |
| ACCT 5329 | Ethics in Accounting | 3 |
| Accounting Elective: | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Contemporary Accounting Issues | ||
| Tax Concepts Rsrch & Procedure | ||
| Advanced Auditing | ||
| Accounting Analytics | ||
| Accounting & Business Analysis | ||
| Directed Individual Study-Acct | ||
| Current Issues in Accounting | ||
| Internship in Accounting | ||
| Total Hours | 15 | |
11 hours in residence
Residence within 5 years of graduation
2.5 GPA