Admission to the Accounting certificate program requires candidates to be a high school graduate or have a General Education Development (GED) certificate. Entering students are also required to interview with an admissions representative and complete the NC placement test as part of the admissions process.
The School of Commerce certificate programs are derived from its Associate in Applied Science Degree programs. Students may transfer credits earned in a certificate program to the related degree program at any time.
Certificate programs do not require students to complete general education coursework and are most appropriate for individuals who wish to gain career skills in as short a time as possible without a degree. In order to obtain an accounting certificate, students must complete the courses below for a total of 35 credit hours.
ACCT.110 Financial Accounting I 4 credit hours
ACCT.120 Financial Accounting II 4 credit hours
ACCT.160 Computerized Accounting 4 credit hours
ACCT.230 Income Taxes for Individuals 4 credit hours
BUSN.106 Business Law I 4 credit hours
COLL.290 Professional Development 1 credit hour
CPTR.100 Introduction to CIS 4 credit hours
CPTR.130 Intermediate Spreadsheet 2 credit hours
ENGL.100 Composition 4 credit hours
MATH.112 College Mathematics 4 credit hours
