Accounting, Certificate in Accounting for Criminal Justice Majors

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This certificate in accounting provides non-business students who are majoring in criminal justice with an opportunity to obtain additional exposure to accounting and business law. Courses in this program provide, in varying degrees, the background needed to pursue professional certification in such areas as management accounting (certified management accountant), and internal auditing (certified internal auditor). The minimum number of accounting credits needed to earn a certificate is 12 credits. Three credits of business law are also required. There are also non-SBA requirements.

Curriculum

Required Courses

ACCT 105 - Financial Accounting 3 Credit(s)
ACCT 205 - Managerial Accounting 3 Credit(s)
MIS 180 - Computing and Spreadsheets 1 Credit(s)
or
CSCI 101 - Introduction to Personal Computers 3 Credit(s)
BLAW 250 - Legal and Ethical Environment of Business 3 Credit(s)
or
BLAW 260 - Business Law 3 Credit(s)
or
BLAW 280 - Sports and the Law 3 Credit(s)
or
CJ 320 - White Collar Crime 3 Credit(s)
or
CJ 225 - Principles of Criminal Investigation 3 Credit(s)

Choose Any Two of the Following Courses

ACCT 304 - Case Studies in Financial Reporting and Analysis 3 Credit(s)
ACCT 306 - Taxation and Accounting for Small and Family Owned Businesses 3 Credit(s)
ACCT 307 - Fraud Examination 3 Credit(s)
ACCT 308 - Intermediate Accounting I 4 Credit(s)
ACCT 309 - Intermediate Accounting II 4 Credit(s)
ACCT 314 - Advanced Managerial Accounting 3 Credit(s)
ACCT 405 - Federal Income Taxation 4 Credit(s)
ACCT 407 - Corporate Federal Income Tax 3 Credit(s)
ACCT 417 - Internal Auditing 3 Credit(s)
A course approved by the head of the Department of Accounting and Information Management

Total Credits: 19-23

The program of study that appears here applies to students who were admitted for the summer session of this catalog year and later. Students admitted prior to that term should select the appropriate catalog year of their admission. Choose previous catalogs from the Home, Graduate, or Undergraduate Catalog Page at http://Catalog.widener.edu.