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Certificate in Accounting (Post-Baccalaureate)

Overview

The Malcolm Baldrige School of Business at Post University's online Certificate in Accounting (Post-Baccalaureate) provides individuals who currently hold a bachelor’s degree or a non-accounting or non-business discipline with the necessary education requirements to sit for the CPA examination in their state.

This certificate requires a Bachelor’s degree. It does not include graduate courses.

For more information about specific CPA Exam requirements in a specific State, click on your State below to visit the State's Accountancy Board. Post University is not responsible for ensuring CPA candidates meet their State’s CPE examination requirements. It is the student’s responsibility to check State CPA examination requirements.

Post University currently does not offer this certificate for residents of Arkansas and Rhode Island.

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CERTIFICATE IN ACCOUNTING PROGRAM FAST FACTS
     
STUDENTS IN THIS ACCELERATED CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
41  
     
OCCUPATIONS
This certificate will prepare you for careers including, but not limited to, the ones listed below.
Personal Financial Advisors  
http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/13-2052.00
 
Financial Examiners
http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/13-2061.00
 
Financial Managers, Branch or Department
http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/11-3031.02
 
Financial Analysts
http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/13-2051.00
 
Sales Agents, Financial Services
http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/41-3031.02
 
Risk Management Specialists
http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/13-2099.02
     
Securities and Commodities Traders
http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/41-3031.03
     
Loan Officers
http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/13-2072.00
     
Credit Analysts
http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/13-2041.00
     
NORMAL PROGRAM COMPLETION TIME
7 years*
*ADP students who do not transfer in any credits and take one course each module will complete this program in 7 years.
     
2010-2011 PROGRAM COMPLETERS
18
 
2010-2011 PROGRAM COMPLETERS IN NORMAL TIME
72%*
*ADP students who do not transfer in any credits and take one course each module will complete this program in 2.5 years.
     
AVERAGE PROGRAM COMPLETION TIME
15 Months    
     
AVERAGE NUMBER OF TRANSFERRED CREDITS
38    
     
 
ACCREDITATION
Post University is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc., (NEASC) through its Commission on Institutions of Higher Education.

The Malcolm Baldrige School of Business at Post University is nationally accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).
 
CERTIFICATE PROGRAM COST*
Certificate Program Tuition* $18,900
Approximate Program Text Book Cost $1,800

*This is the cost of the entire certificate program using current tuition rates. Actual program cost will vary depending on the amount of financial aid provided and whether or not students transfer in any credits.
   
UNIVERSITY FINANCIAL AID
70% of ADP undergraduate students receive some form of Financial Aid
   
MEDIAN LOAN DEBT
Number of Borrowers: 12
Median Federal Loan Debt: $9,1217.37
Median Private Loan Debt: $0
Median Institutional Loan Debt: $0
Median Cumulative Debt: $9,1217.37
AVERAGE CLASS SIZE
13 students  
   
UNIVERSITY FACULTY
Full-time: 38  
Part-time: 319
To learn more about our faculty, click here.