Accounting Certificate | School of Business

Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Accounting

Students who have a bachelors degree, but did not initially major in accounting may pursue a Certificate in Accounting, which is a formal certificate indicating the completion of a specific accounting curriculum. The Certificate in Accounting provides the student with the equivalent number of hours as a major in accounting.

This Certificate in Accounting is frequently granted to students who are preparing to sit for the CPA exam or are changing to a career for which more intensive accounting knowledge is required.

Prerequisites: Bachelor´s degree, ACC 201 and ACC 202 Elementary Accounting

	Accounting Major Requirements (33 hrs.)
	ACC 301 and 302 Intermediate Accounting I & II	6 hrs.
	ACC 303 Cost Accounting	3 hrs.
	ACC 403 Federal Tax Accounting I	3 hrs.
	ACC 401 Advanced Accounting	3 hrs.
	ACC 405 Introduction to Auditing	3 hrs.
	ACC 406 Accounting Information Systems	3 hrs.
	ACC 407 Governmental Accounting	3 hrs.
	GBU 451 Business Law and Ethics	3 hrs.
	Electives Select from 400-level or graduate accounting courses	6 hrs.
	Suggested - ACC 6518 CPA Review I	3 hrs.
	Suggested - ACC 6519 CPA Review II	3 hrs.
	TOTAL HOURS	33

Mississippi College School of Business

Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Accounting