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Graduate Certificate in Accounting

Admission Requirements

The Graduate Certificate in Accountancy (GCA) requires the following for admission:

Bachelor’s degree in accounting (or equivalent) from accredited institution of higher education.

Applicant must meet one of the following admissions criteria:

  • Overall GPA (based on a 4.0 point scale)≥ 2.80,
  • GPA in last 60 semester hours (or equivalent)≥ 3.00 or
  • GPA in last 30 semester hours (or equivalent) ≥ 3.20

No GMAT required.

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting degree or “equivalent”:

The Graduate Certificate in Accounting, the MACC and the MST are designed for individuals with a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting degree or an “equivalent” degree. Students with an undergraduate degree other than an accounting degree from an accredited university are considered to have the “equivalent” of an accounting degree after completion of the following courses:

  • ACCT 3311 Intermediate Financial Accounting I
  • ACCT 3312 Intermediate Financial Accounting II
  • ACCT 3321 Federal Taxation I
  • ACCT 3330 Intermediate Cost and Managerial Accounting I
  • ACCT 3341 Accounting Information Systems
  • ACCT 3361 Governmental/Not-for-Profit Accounting
  • ACCT 4314 Advanced Financial Accounting
  • ACCT 4351 Auditing I
    Updated 11.10.2010