Certificate in Accounting

The Undergraduate Certificate in Accounting is a 27-hour program that provides students with a solid foundation in the field of accounting. The program is available both online and face-to-face. Students can easily transfer this program into the ACC emphasis program at Campbellsville University.

The Accounting Certificate includes all the necessary accounting hours to sit for the CPA exam in Kentucky: total accounting semester hours must total 27, business related semester hours (including the accounting hours) must total 39, and total university semester hours must total 150.

The certificate program is designed for those looking to learn new job skills, refresh or refine existing accounting knowledge, or improve the performance of a business through better understanding of the essentials of accounting and finance.

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Course Offerings

Certificate in Accounting: 27 Hours

Take each course on this list:
ACC 223 Accounting Principles I 3
ACC 224 Accounting Principles II 3
ACC 351 Intermediate Accounting I 3
ACC 354 Intermediate Accounting II 3
ACC 421 Auditing 3
ACC 431 Advanced Accounting I 3

Choose three courses from this list:

ACC 330 Accounting Information Systems 3
ACC 362 Cost Accounting 3
ACC 410 Federal Taxation I 3
ACC 442 Advanced Accounting II 3
ACC 452 Federal Taxation II 3

Students must earn a “C” or better in all courses comprising the certificate.

Students must earn at least 50% of the hours required for the certificate at Campbellsville University. Application of any transferred credits is at the discretion of the Dean.

Up to 12 hours of the 27-hour certificate may be older than 7 years from the most current date of application to the University. Any additional older hours applicable to the certificate would have to undergo a currency review.