Accounting, Certificate in (Post-baccalaureate undergraduate certificate)
The Post-baccalaureate Undergraduate Certificate in Accounting is designed for individuals who want an extensive knowledge of accounting and hold bachelor’s degrees in other fields. Additionally, graduates are well-qualified to sit for the Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination in Virginia. Candidates for the certificate are required to complete a total of 16 courses (48 credit hours). A maximum of 10 courses (30 credit hours) may be waived if equivalent courses have been completed as part of a bachelor’s degree, and a minimum of 24 hours of study must be taken at VCU.
For additional information, please visit our website at www.business.vcu.edu/graduate.
Curriculum
Course work in the certificate program is divided into two categories. Students must complete a core of accounting classes as well as general business courses. The course information is provided below.
| Credits | |
| Accounting courses | 21 |
| ACCT 303 Intermediate Accounting I | |
| ACCT 304 Intermediate Accounting II | |
| ACCT 305 Intermediate Accounting III | |
| ACCT 306 Cost Accounting | |
| ACCT 307 Accounting Systems | |
| ACCT 405 Tax Accounting Principles | |
| ACCT 406 Auditing | |
| Elective accounting courses (select one course from the following) |
3 |
| ACCT 401 Governmental and Not-for-profit Accounting | |
| ACCT 402 Advanced Cost Accounting | |
| ACCT 403 Management Control Systems | |
| ACCT 410 Advanced Tax Accounting | |
| ACCT 513 Financial Reporting | |
| Required business course | 3 |
| ACCT 481 Law for Accountants I | |
| Elective business courses Select seven non-accounting business courses; must be 300- or 400-level. Several suggested courses are as follows: |
21 |
| ECON 303 Managerial Economics | |
| FIRE 311 Financial Management | |
| FIRE 312 Intermediate Financial Management | |
| FIRE 314 Investments | |
| FIRE 333 Risk and Insurance | |
| FIRE 416 International Financial Management | |
| MGMT 319 Organizational Behavior | |
| MGMT 320 Production/Operations Management | |
| MGMT 321 Introduction to Entrepreneurship | |
| MGMT 325 Organizational Communication | |
| MGMT 331 Human Resource Management | |
| MGMT 339 Quantitative Solutions for Management | |
| MGMT 389 Managerial Skills Development | |
| MGMT 418 International Management | |
| MKTG 301 Marketing Principles | |
| Total credits | 48 |