You may enroll in one of our undergraduate certificate programs to enhance your accounting knowledge, expand your 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.
The School of Accounting offers both 15- and 30-unit undergraduate certificates. All 15 or 30 units must be in accounting (prefix ACCTG) and must be taken at GGU and passed with a C or better. Students who subsequently apply to one of our graduate accounting programs must have a B or better in those certificate courses used to satisfy the graduate “Accounting Foundation Courses.” All prerequisites must be satisfied. For further information, see “Admission to Certificate Programs and Registering for Open Enrollment” on p. 92.
You should meet with a School of Accounting advisor at the beginning of your studies to ensure that the certificate courses taken best meet your objectives.
The graduate certificate in accounting provides students the opportunity to enhance their professional education and advance their accounting careers.
Students who complete the certificate may be able to enter the master of accountancy degree and complete it with as few as five additional classes, depending on the student’s academic performance in the certificate program and on whether the certificate classes selected satisfy the MAc degree requirements.
Students must complete five 300-level ACCTG-prefix courses for a total of 15 units. These courses may be taken in person or online through CyberCampus. In addition, students may substitute for one of these courses a class from the School of Taxation or a 300-level ITM-prefix course from the Ageno School of Business, with the written approval of the dean of the School of Accounting. All prerequisites must be satisfied.
All courses must be taken at GGU and passed with a grade of B or better. Students without an undergraduate degree in accounting must complete the foundation program for the master of accountancy degree in addition to the five 300-level ACCTG certificate courses. For further information see “Admission to Certificate Programs and Registering for Open Enrollment” on p. 92.
You should meet with a School of Accounting advisor at the beginning of your studies to ensure that the certificate courses taken best meet your objectives.
The School of Accounting’s certificate in forensic accounting includes courses in bankruptcy and insolvency, economic damages, fraud investigations, stakeholder disputes, valuation and lost profits.
Students expected in this certificate program include CPAs looking for forensic accounting expertise and attorneys who need to know the vocabulary of forensics, as well as what questions to ask during complex discovery and litigation. Forensic courses will be eligible for CPE and MCLE credit.
A total of 18 units of forensic accounting courses must be
completed at Golden Gate University with a B average ( 3.0 grade point average) or better to earn the certificate. Each course must be completed with a C- or better. Please note that some courses taken as part of the forensic accounting certificate will have prerequisites. These prerequisites must be satisfied (through transfer or equivalent course work or through courses taken at Golden Gate University) to earn the certificate.
For further information, see “Admission to Certificate Programs and Registering for Open Enrollment” on p. 92.
You should meet with a School of Accounting adviser at the beginning of your studies to ensure that the certificate courses taken best meet your objectives.
Required Course ( 3 units)
ACCTG 372 Introduction to Financial Forensic Accounting
ELECTIVE COURSES (Any combination for a total of 15 units) Any combination of the following should be taken for a total of 15 units. Elective courses are taught by experts in each topic area. One-unit courses will be offered over a five-week period, so that three may be taken consecutively within one trimester.
Fraud Auditing ( 3 units)
Forensic Accounting in Family Law
( 3 units)
Economic Damages ( 1 unit)
Forensic Valuation ( 1 unit)
Bankruptcy and Insolvency ( 1 unit)
Construction Claims ( 1 unit)
Lost Wages and Employment Litigation
( 1 unit)
ACCTG 375J Disputes in Mergers & Acquisitions
( 1 unit)
Intellectual Property ( 1 unit)
Financial Statement Investigations (1unit)
Complex Discovery and Data Management
( 1 unit)
Expert Testimony ( 1 unit)
Role of the Expert and the Expert Report
( 1 unit)
ACCTG 375R Allegations of Audit Failure ( 1 unit)
ACCTG 376A-ZZ Special Topics in Forensic Accounting
( 1-3 units)
ACCTG 311 ACCTG 373
ACCTG 375A ACCTG 375C ACCTG 375D ACCTG 375G ACCTG 375I
ACCTG 375K ACCTG 375L ACCTG 375N
ACCTG 375O ACCTG 375P
For the most up-to-date program information and course listings, visit www.ggu.edu.
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