Professional Accounting Certificate
The Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting (GCPA) is a 15-hour non-degree seeking program that provides advanced accounting coursework.
- Designed for candidates who intend to pursue CPA certification and need to obtain additional credits in accounting.
- Serves accounting professionals who seek to update and expand their accounting knowledge and skills through graduate-level coursework
The certificate program requires the completion of five graduate courses (15 credits).
Both full-time and part-time students may obtain the certificate. Applications are accepted throughout the year and students are admitted in Fall, Spring, and Summer semesters. The length of the program will vary depending on how many courses the student completes in any given semester.
Certificate Program Completion Requirements
In order to obtain the GCPA, students must meet all of the following requirements:
- Complete all certificate course requirements (15 hours).
- Earn a minimum letter grade of ‘‘C’’ in each certificate course on their first attempt.
- Maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 in the five certificate courses.
Students who fail to meet the program completion requirements will not be awarded the certificate
How to Apply
Applicants who are currently enrolled as accounting majors at Â鶹AV. Please fill out the application available in the School of Accounting & Information Systems.
Applicants who obtained an undergraduate degree in Business Administration with an accounting major at Â鶹AV. Please apply at www.applytexas.org
Applicants who obtained an undergraduate degree in Business Administration with an accounting major at a domestic (U.S.) accredited university. Please apply at www.applytexas.org