Forensic Accounting, Graduate Certificate

News surrounding corporate corruption has had a significant impact on businesses, particularly the accounting industry. In response, the government has enacted sweeping accounting and business laws such as the Sarbanes-Oxley 2002 legislation. Additionally, many professional organizations, including the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), have made the prevention, detection, and prosecution of fraud and accounting abuse a priority.

This four-course graduate certificate in forensic accounting is designed to help students apply techniques in identifying, collecting, and examining evidence, including how to identify financial statement misrepresentation, transaction reconstruction, and tax evasion.

Note: Courses from this certificate may not be applied toward the Master of Science in Leadership.

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• Concentrations and course offerings may vary by campus and/or by program modality.  Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for the course availability each term at your campus or within your program modality. 
• Certain options within the program may be required at certain campuses or for certain program modalities.  Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for requirements at your campus or for your program modality. 

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Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise indicated.

Required Courses

Courses should be taken in the following sequence:

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
ACC 6210	Forensic Accounting Principles	3
ACC 6220	Dissecting Financial Statements	3
ACC 6230	Investigative Accounting and Fraud Examination	3
ACC 6240	Litigation Support	3
Complete the following course for four quarter hours:		4
CED 6995	Project

Program Credit/GPA Requirements

16 total quarter hours required
Minimum 3.000 GPA required