Accounting Certificate

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Delivery Area: Online

Coordinator: Tom Giordano (207) 621-3557 giordano@maine.edu

The certificate in accounting addresses the rapidly changing field of accounting both in the private and public sector and provides the flexibility needed to meet the demands of the diverse accounting profession. The certificate will benefit students who need a mechanism for obtaining accounting skills. Certificate holders who currently have a baccalaureate degree in another field will meet the educational knowledge requirements to take professional accounting exams such as the CPA (Certified Public Accounting), CMA (Certified Management Accountant), and CFM (Certified in Financial Management) exams.

UMA Certificate Requirements:

Minimum 50% of the required courses taken through UMA
Minimum 2.00 G.P.A. in the Certificate

Level I Requirements (18 Credit Hours):

BUA 101 - Financial Accounting for Management Decision Making 3 CR
BUA 211 - Accounting for Management Decisions 3 CR
BUA 201 - Intermediate Financial Reporting I 3 CR
BUA 202 - Intermediate Financial Reporting II 3 CR
BUA 276 - Taxation 3 CR
Complete any Accounting, Computer, Finance, or Economics course 3 CR

Level II Requirements (12 Credit Hours):

Prerequisite: Level I Certificate

BUA 379 - Accounting Information Systems 3 CR
BUA 448 - Auditing, Assurance and Consulting Services 3 CR
Complete any 300-400 level Accounting elective 3 CR
Complete any Accounting, Computer, Finance, or Economics course 3 CR