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Dec 07, 2024
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2024-2025 Catalog
Financial Accounting (certificate)
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Official Title of Certificate: Financial Accounting, Certificate Award: Certificate Code: CRT.BPA.FIN-ACCT Total Credit Hours: A minimum of 51 About the Business Administration Department Purpose: Intended for students who already have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher and who wish to complete the individual course requirements to sit for the Maryland Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam. CPA Exam RequirementsThose initially applying to sit for the CPA exam in Maryland must qualify by (1) holding a bachelor’s degree in any discipline from an accredited college or university; (2) completing 150 credit hours; and (3) completing a minimum of 51 credit hours in accounting and related business subjects, including certain required courses.
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Entrance/Admission Requirements
Entrance Requirements
Since the state requirements are subject to change and since many of the courses are offered only once each year because of limited demand, the student should meet with the chair of the business administration department before starting this study. Planning Tool: Two-Year Sequence of Courses
Certificate Requirements: 51 credits
Choose three of the following
Choose seven of the following
In at least five of the following nine (9) subjects: statistics, economics, corporation or business finance, management, business law, marketing, quantitative methods, computer science/information systems and business communication: Program Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:
- Apply appropriate accounting terminology, principles and framework to organizations.
- Organize and prepare professional accounting communications in written form.
- Solve complex accounting problems.
- Apply analytical and critical thinking skills to business decisions.
- Apply ethical reasoning to business decisions.
This program aligns with the college’s core competencies.
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