Accounting: Certificate

Description

The Accounting Certificate program prepares graduates for entry-level bookkeeping and accounting positions in the work force, or to pursue an Accounting Diploma.

The Certificate program includes an intense concentration of introductory and intermediate courses in financial and management accounting, one course in math, one course in finance, and two courses in tax. The Accounting Certificate is carefully aligned with the requirements of the Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting (BBA), Accounting Diploma and the CPA accounting designations.

Introductory financial accounting is a prerequisite for other required accounting courses making it necessary to study for at least three semesters to earn all required credits for an Accounting Certificate.

Admission Requirements

The Faculty's Admission Requirements, which consist of KPU's undergraduate English Proficiency Requirement, apply to this program.

Curricular Requirements

Students must complete 30 credits that include:

All of Group A or Group B:
	Group A
	ACCT 1110	Introductory Financial Accounting I	3 credits
	ACCT 1210	Introductory Financial Accounting II	3 credits
	Group B
	ACCT 2293	Accelerated Introductory Financial Accounting†	3 credits
All of:
	ACCT 2235	Introductory Taxation	3 credits
	ACCT 3310	Intermediate Financial Accounting I *	3 credits
	ACCT 3320	Introductory Management Accounting	3 credits
	ACCT 3380	Managerial Finance	3 credits
	ACCT 3410	Intermediate Financial Accounting II *	3 credits
	CBSY 2306	Accounting Systems and Advanced Reporting Applications	3 credits
	CMNS 1140	Introduction to Professional Communication	3 credits
One of:
	BUQU 1130	Business Mathematics	3 credits
	MATH 1120	Differential Calculus	3 credits
	MATH 1130	Calculus for Life Sciences I	3 credits
	MATH 1140	Calculus I (Business Applications)	3 credits

Notes: † Students may earn a maximum of 6 credits from ACCT 1110, ACCT 1210 and ACCT 2293. Students that complete only ACCT 2293 must complete one elective course for 3 credits.

* ACCT 3510, Intermediate Financial Accounting I & II (6 credits), may be completed instead of ACCT 3310 and ACCT 3410.