Certificate in Accounting

(Available at our Northern Virginia Center)

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.

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Required Courses (6)

ACCT 201

Introductory Accounting I

ACCT 202

Introductory Accounting II

ACCT 311

Intermediate Accounting I

ACCT 312

Intermediate Accounting II

ACCT 314

Cost Accounting

ACCT 521		Introductory Auditing
Elective Courses (4)
ACCT 445		Federal Taxation I
ACCT 445W		Federal Taxation I (Web Course)
ACCT 525		Advanced Auditing
ACCT 531		Topics in Advanced Accounting
ACCT 533		Accounting for Non-Business Organizations
ACCT 546		Federal Taxation II
ACCT 546W		Federal Taxation II (Web Course)
ACCT 711		Accounting Theory
BUS 341		Commercial Law I
BUS 342		Commercial Law II
BUS 351		Fundamentals of Marketing
BUS 371		Managerial Finance
Program Contact Northern Virginia Center Cindy Lu Email:  yl8b@virginia.edu Telephone: 703-536-1117 / 1-800-678-4882 FAQs and Application Student testimonials