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. Successful completion of the program provides numerous employment opportunities within both business and government organizations. Additionally, graduates are well-qualified to sit for the Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination (CPA) in Virginia. Candidates for the certificate are required to complete a total of 18 courses (54 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.

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 titles are provided below.

	Credits
Accounting courses
ACCT 205 Introductory Accounting Survey
ACCT 303 Intermediate Accounting I
ACCT 304 Intermediate Accounting II
ACCT 306 Cost Accounting
ACCT 307 Accounting Systems
ACCT 401 Governmental and Not-for-profit Accounting
ACCT 405 Tax Accounting
ACCT 410 Advanced Tax Accounting
ACCT 506 Auditing
ACCT 513 Financial Reporting
	30

Required business courses
ACCT/MGMT 481 Law for Accountants I*
ECON 210 Principles of Economics
FIRE 311 Financial Management
INFO 360 Business Information Systems
MGMT 301 Business Statistics
MGMT 319 Organizational Behavior
	18

Elective business courses
Two non-accounting business courses
	6

Total credits	54

* Students in the certificate program should register for MGMT 481.