Certificate in Accounting | Accounting | School of Business

Checklist of Required Courses for a Certificate in Accounting
2008-2009
A candidate for the Certificate in Accounting must satisfy the following course requirements
Required Courses:				Check when completed
	ACC 2010	Principles of Accounting I			3 _____
	ACC 2020	Principles of Accounting II			3 _____
	ACC 3510	Intermediate Accounting I			3 _____
	ACC 3520	Intermediate Accounting II			3 _____
	ACC4200	Auditing and Attestation			3 _____
				Subtotal	____ 15
Plus 12 Hours of Accounting Electives
	ACC_____	Elective			3 _____
	ACC_____	Elective			3 _____
	ACC_____	Elective			3 _____
	ACC_____	Elective			3 _____

	ACC 3090	Income Tax I
	ACC 3100	Income Tax II
	ACC 3110	Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA)
	ACC 3200	Governmental Accounting
	ACC 3300	Accounting Information Systems
	ACC 3400	Cost Accounting
	ACC 3410	Advanced Cost Accounting
	ACC 3750	International Accounting
	ACC 4090	Tax Procedure and Research
	ACC 4100	Tax Planning
	ACC 4300	Advanced Auditing
	ACC 4440	Accounting Ethics and Professionalism
	ACC 4510	Advanced Accounting
	ACC 4520	Mergers and Acquisitions
	ACC 4650	Fraud: Issues in Accounting and Auditing			_______
				Subtotal	_____12
			Total credit hours for Accounting Certificate Requirements		27

The Certificate in Accounting is offered by the department for students with prior degrees who want to meet the educational requirements to sit for the CPA examination in Colorado. The basic requirements for this program include:
BS or BA
A previous baccalareate degree.
Business Courses
Prerequisite and/or corequisite requirements of twenty-one credit hours of courses in other areas of business. These areas include, but are not limited to, business communication, business law, computer information systems, economics, finance, management, marketing, and statistics. No more than six hours may be in any one of the areas.
State Board of Accountancy
Proof that transfer courses meet the education requirements of the Colorado State Board of Accountancy.
Accountancy Requirements
Twenty-seven credit hours of accounting courses with a grade of "C" or better. At least twenty-one credit hours must be upper-division courses.
Residency at MSCD
Successfully complete a minimum of eighteen credit hours of accounting courses at MSCD while enrolled in the Certificate program.