Graduate Certificate in CPA Applied Accounting

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Program at a Glance

Program

CPA Applied Accounting

Format

Hybrid

Total Units

Summer ’25 Final Application Deadline

April 13

$1,090

Per Unit

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Program Overview

This 12-unit graduate certificate provides students with the necessary courses to prepare them for the core accounting topics covered on the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exams.

Each course will utilize a combination of live lecture, recorded lectures, task-based simulations, and simulated exams, and include materials from a major CPA exam review program. The courses are designed to use analytics to measure student success and help focus classroom time on more complex or difficult to understand topics. Each course will incorporate graduate level exploration and analysis of case studies and practice-based examples to further students’ understanding of the concepts covered.

Admission Requirements

Applicants should hold a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited US institution or the equivalent from a recognized foreign (outside the US) institution, and provide official transcripts.
Applicants whose native language is not English must meet the English Language Proficiency Admission Requirements.
Certificate students must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
To apply for certificate programs, students should submit an admission application and fee.

Important Note: Graduate certificate admission is limited to domestic students. Students that plan to study on an F or J Visa may apply to graduate programs only.

Curriculum

Individual courses will be waived for students who completed them at GGU, or who completed comparable courses at other regionally accredited degree granting institutions, with grades of “B” or better.

ACCTG 1A

Introductory Financial Accounting – 3 unit(s)

ACCTG 1B

Introductory Managerial Accounting – 3 unit(s)

ACCTG 200A

Intermediate Accounting I – 3 unit(s)

ACCTG 200B

Intermediate Accounting II – 3 unit(s)

ACCTG 211

Auditing – 3 unit(s)

ACCTG 377

Financial Accounting and Reporting – 3 unit(s)

ACCTG 379

Accounting and Tax Regulations – 3 unit(s)

ACCTG 380

Auditing and Attestation – 3 unit(s)

ACCTG 381

Business Accounting and Reporting – 3 unit(s)

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Graduate Certificate in CPA Applied Accounting

Program at a Glance

Program Overview

Admission Requirements

Curriculum

Prerequisite Courses — 15 Units

Core Courses — 12 Units

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