Accounting (Certificate NDP)

Admissions Requirements

• 4 year bachelor's degree
• A minimum 2.75 GPA (on a 4.0 scale)
• Proof of English Proficiency for some international candidates. TOEFL score of 85 internet based, 563 paper based taken before 2017, or IELTS composite score of 7 (with no subject area below a 6.5)
• 1 letter of recommendation
• Resume

Prerequisites

The following are prerequisite courses for the Certificate program.  Prerequisites must be taken at an institution that teaches United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and U.S. taxation.  All of the prerequisites except for Introduction to Financial Accounting can be completed during your program.  

• Introduction to Financial Accounting
• Introduction to Managerial Accounting
• Intermediate Financial Accounting I & II
• Principles of Federal Taxation

Required test(s): Proof of English Proficiency for some international candidates.  See Admission Requirement for more details.

Funding opportunities are limited for graduate certificate students.  Since a certificate is a non-degree seeking program, students do not qualify for financial aid (i.e. student loans).  Students typically self-fund program costs, but can look into third party scholarship opportunities.  

• August 1 for Fall 1
• October 1 for Fall 2
• December 5 for Spring 1
• February 15 for Spring 2
• April 15 for Summer 1
• June 15 for Summer 2

Student needing prerequisite courses should apply for a summer start, but must have already completed an introductory financial accounting course.

International applicants will not be considered for conditional admission by this program.

ETS Major Field Code(s) for this program: 4001,4002,4003