Graduate Certificate in

CPA Applied Accounting

This 12-unit graduate certificate provides students with the necessary courses to prepare them for the core accounting topics covered on the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exams.

Online
San Francisco
Hybrid

1,090 /unit
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12 Total Units

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Each course will utilize a combination of live lecture, recorded lectures, task-based simulations, and simulated exams, and include materials from a major CPA exam review program. The courses are designed to use analytics to measure student success and help focus classroom time on more complex or difficult to understand topics. Each course will incorporate graduate level exploration and analysis of case studies and practice-based examples to further students’ understanding of the concepts covered.

See Admission to Certificate Programs for admission requirements.

All courses must be completed at Golden Gate University with a cumulative grade-point average (GPA) of 3.00 (“B” average) or better in courses taken at Golden Gate University that are applicable to the program’s requirements.

Course prerequisites are indicated in the course description for each course and must be satisfied prior to enrolling in a given course. Prerequisites may be satisfied through transfer of equivalent coursework from external institutions or by taking the courses at GGU.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Applicants should hold a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited US institution or the equivalent from a recognized foreign (outside the US) institution, and provide official transcripts.
Applicants whose native language is not English must meet the English Language Proficiency Admission Requirements.
Certificate students must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
Read more about Admission Requirements to Certificate Programs

PREREQUISITE REQUIREMENTS - 15 UNITS

Individual courses will be waived for students who completed them at GGU, or who completed comparable courses at other regionally accredited degree granting institutions, with grades of “B” or better.

ACCTG 1A: Introductory Financial Accounting
ACCTG 1B: Introductory Managerial Accounting
ACCTG 200A: Intermediate Accounting I
ACCTG 200B: Intermediate Accounting II
ACCTG 211: Auditing

CORE COURSES - 12 UNITS

ACCTG 377: Financial Accounting and Reporting
ACCTG 378: Business Environments and Concepts
ACCTG 379: Accounting and Tax Regulations
ACCTG 380: Auditing and Attestation

We are delighted that you are interested in the programs offered by the School of Accounting. Golden Gate University has been preparing accounting professionals for over 100 years, and our graduates are in positions of leadership in numerous public accounting firms and major corporations.

Our accounting program is highly relevant and focuses on skills that are in high demand. Included are concentrations aimed at helping you pass the CPA exam, developing leadership skills or advanced accounting analytics skills, or to gain a deeper understanding of taxation. Our programs, which are fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC), are available both at our main San Francisco campus and online.

Should you have any questions about the School of Accounting, please feel free to contact us.

Amy B. McLellan, J.D., LL.M.
Dean, Graduate Programs (Business, Tax, Accounting)
Director, LL.M. Taxation & Estate Planning

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