Accounting Post-Baccalaureate Certificate

The Accounting Post-Baccalaureate Certificate is designed to prepare students, with non-accounting undergraduate degrees, to have the prerequisite knowledge to pursue careers in the accounting profession in Alaska and potentially sit for professional licensure and certifications.

This certificate is designed to help students in different careers to gain the knowledge to make a successful transition into an accounting career. Providing students with the academic foundation to obtain a professional certification is key to their preparation.

Admission Requirements

  • Bachelor鈥檚 degree
  • ACCT F261X
  • ACCT F262

Certificate Program Requirements

Minimum Requirements: 30 credits
Students must earn a C- grade or better in each course.

Note about the CPA Exam

The CPA exam is a uniform exam and each state has unique educational requirements. For complete CPA licensing requirements for each state, click the link below.

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Code Title Credits
Complete all of the following courses: 18
Income Tax 3
Managerial Cost Accounting 3
Intermediate Accounting I 3
Intermediate Accounting II 3

Auditing

3
Accounting Information Systems 3
Complete 4 of the following:  12
Advanced Accounting  
Advanced Cost Accounting and Controllership  
Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting  
Advanced Taxes  
ACCT F465 Data Analytics for Accounting
 

   OR

Student Investment Fund

   OR Business Analytics