The undergraduate certificate program in accounting is designed to enhance students'
accounting knowledge, expand their career opportunities, fulfill the accounting education
requirements for the CPA or CMA examination, or satisfy the admission requirements
for one of our graduate accounting programs. Students will gain an expansive knowledge
of state and federal accounting standards and information systems through both theoretical
and practical applications.
TOTAL UNITS — 18
All 18 units must be upper-division accounting (100-level, prefix ACCTG) and must
be taken at Golden Gate University with a grade of C or better. Students intending
to apply to the Master of Accountancy (MAc) program must attain at least a 3.0 (B)
overall GPA in courses which are part of the MAc foundation.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Please note that some courses taken as part of certificate programs will have prerequisites.
These prerequisites must be satisfied (through transfer of equivalent coursework or
through taking the courses at Golden Gate) before the certificate courses can be completed.