Accounting Associate

Professional Accounting – CPA Preparation Certificate*
25 Semester Credit Hours; Curriculum: 0006
36 Semester Credit Hours (after July 1, 2013).

Courses for a Certificate: (Before July 1, 2013)	Credit Hours
ACC 153 Principles of Financial Accounting	4
ACC 154 Principles of Managerial Accounting	3
ACC 241 Intermediate Accounting I**	3-4
ACC 242 Intermediate Accounting II**	3-4
ACC 244 Income Tax Accounting	3
ACC 260 Auditing	3
ACC 266 Advanced Accounting	3
ACC 274 Advanced Tax Accounting	3
Total Semester Credit Hours for Certificate:	25

Courses for a Certificate: (After July 1, 2013)	Credit Hours
ACC 153 Principles of Financial Accounting	4
ACC 154 Principles of Managerial Accounting	3
ACC 241 Intermediate Accounting I**	4
ACC 242 Intermediate Accounting II**	4
ACC 244 Income Tax Accounting	3
ACC 260 Auditing	3
ACC 261 Advanced Auditing	3
ACC 266 Advanced Accounting	3
ACC 274 Advanced Tax Accounting	3
BUS 107 Business Ethics	3
MGT 118 Effective Management Communications	3
Total Semester Credit Hours for Certificate:	36

*May be completed entirely online.

**Students who are completing after July 1, 2013, and who took either ACC 241 or ACC 242 when they were 3 credit hours should also take ACC 243 Accounting Research. This will satisfy the research requirement with the Board of Examiners.

Note: Before students take courses needed to meet the requirements, it is strongly recommended that they send a list of courses in these areas that they already have, in addition to those they expect to take, to Board of Examiners for pre-approval. (Illinois Board of Examiners, 100 Trade Centre Drive, Suite 402, Champaign, IL 61820-7233, 217.531.0950, www.ilboa.org).

See Accounting Department page.

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