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2016-2017 University Catalog

Accounting Undergraduate Certificate


Banner Code:  BU-CERB-ACCT
Phone: 703-993-1880
Web: http://business.gmu.edu

School/Department: School of Business  

This program provides an opportunity for nondegree-seeking students to earn the academic credit necessary to sit for the Uniform CPA Examination in Virginia. The requirement for enrollment is a bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited college or university.

Students are required to complete a minimum of 30 credits of accounting courses. At least 16 required credits must be taken at Mason after acceptance to the certificate program.  Students have four years to complete certificate requirements. Students who are given permission to re-enroll following an absence from Mason may not count the four-year time limit as beginning on the date of re-enrollment. Successful completion of the certificate program requires a grade of C or better in accounting courses and a GPA of at least 2.00 in all courses. All students who wish to sit for the Uniform CPA Examination in Virginia are required to have completed 150 college-level credits, including at least 30 credits of accounting with courses in financial accounting, auditing, taxation, and management accounting; and at least 24 credits of non-accounting business courses. To receive the Mason accounting certificate, individuals must have completed the following required accounting courses or their equivalents.

The Accounting Undergraduate Certificate may be pursued on a part-time basis. Maintaining full-time status is not guaranteed.

This certificate program qualifies for Title IV Federal Financial Aid. For more information about program graduation rates, the median debt of students who completed the program, and other important information, please visit our disclosure page at: http://irr.gmu.edu/gedt/Accounting/Gedt.html

Certificate Requirements


Notes:


Students with a previous degree in business or accounting are advised to take School of Business courses above the 303 level to complete the 16 Mason credits needed after acceptance to the certificate program.

Students who have not previously studied business are advised to take the following recommended courses:

Total credits: 30