Post Baccalaureate Certificate in Accounting

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The Post Baccalaureate Accounting Certificate Program is intended to prepare students to sit for the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam. This 30-credit program will provide a foundation in accounting, auditing, taxation, and managerial finance. Upon completion of the certificate program, graduates will be able to apply financial and accounting principles and develop and interpret financial statements. Graduates will have the accounting background, knowledge, and skills to become a public accountant or work within an organization as an accountant.

Admission

All students must apply to the certificate program. All applicants must:

Complete an online application form and pay an application fee; and
Submit official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended, verifying proof of a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution (or international equivalent).

Students who have not earned a baccalaureate degree in the U.S. must submit proof of English proficiency. International students must submit scores from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) academic exam meeting the following minimum requirements:

TOEFL is a minimum total score of 90 on the computer-based portion; section minimums of 22 in speaking, 22 in writing, 23 in reading, and 23 in listening.
IELTS, the minimum is a score of 6.5 in each band.

Program Requirements

Total Number of Credit Hours: 30 credits

Core Courses: 18 credit hours

ACCT 3010: Introductory Accounting I (3 credits)

ACCT 3020: Introductory Accounting II (3 credits)

ACCT 5110: Intermediate Accounting I (3 credits)

ACCT 5120: Intermediate Accounting II (3 credits)

ACCT 5140: Cost Accounting (3 credits)

ACCT 5210: Introductory Auditing (3 credits)

Restricted Electives: 12 credit hours

Students take four courses from the following list.

ACCT 5250: Advanced Auditing (3 credits)

ACCT 5310: Selected Topics in Advanced Accounting (3 credits)

ACCT 5330: Accounting for Non-Business Organizations (3 credits)

ACCT 5410: Fraud Examination (3 credits)

ACCT 5450: Federal Taxation I (3 credits)

ACCT 5460: Federal Taxation II (3 credits)

ACCT 5470: Forensic Accounting (3 credits)

ACCT 5480: Corporate Governance and Ethics (3 credits)

ACCT 5490: Cybersecurity for Accounting (3 credits)

ACCT 5700: Federal Accounting (3 credits)

ACCT 5710: Business Law (3 credits)

Public Professional Licensure Disclosure

As a member of the State Authorizations Reciprocity Agreement, the University of Virginia (UVA) is authorized to provide curriculum in a distance learning environment to students located in all states in the United States except for California. (34 CFR 668.43(a)(6)& 34 CFR 668.72(n)).

Upon completion of the Post Baccalaureate Certificate in Accounting at the UVA School of Continuing and Professional Studies, graduates may be eligible for initial professional licensure in another U.S. state by applying to the licensing board or agency in that state.

Please check with the individual State Board of Accountancy for specific licensure requirements as the University has not been able to determine that the program meets licensure requirements for each individual state. For a complete listing of State Board of Accountancy, visit https://nasba.org/stateboards/

Please visit the University’s state authorization web pages to make an informed decision regarding which states’ educational requirements for initial licensure are met by this program. (668.43(a)(5) (v)(A) - (C))

Enrolled students who change their current (or mailing) address to a state other than Virginia should update this information immediately in the Student Information System as it may impact their ability to complete internship, practicum, or clinical hours, use Title IV funds, or meet licensure or certification requirements in the new state. (34 CFR 668.402).