Graduate Certificate in Accounting

Required Courses (15 credits)

If a course is marked "must substitute", work with your advisor to select an appropriate substitution.

• ACCT-800 Graduate Financial Accounting I
• ACCT-801 Graduate Financial Accounting II
• ACCT-804 Cost and Managerial Accounting
• ACCT-805 Auditing and Assurance Services
• TAX-801 Federal Taxation I

Course Substitution Policy

To substitute an accounting certificate course with an approved elective, a student must have successfully completed equivalent academic coursework at the undergraduate/graduate level in the five (5) years prior to GCA matriculation, "B" or better. Exception: ACCT 800 and TAX 801 will only be waived if a student has completed prior coursework at a U.S. university. Official transcripts must be provided (with English translation, if applicable).

Candidates who apply within one year of completing their graduate certificate will have applicable courses applied to Sawyer Business School (SBS) graduate degree programs in the same discipline as the certificate as long a grade of "B" or better was earned in that course.

Candidates who apply to a degree program different from their certificate program's discipline area or beyond one year, will have coursework evaluated on a case by case basis for relevancy, current degree requirements and current Sawyer Business School waiver and transfer policies.