Apr 04, 2025  
2025-2026 Graduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Graduate Catalog

Accounting Essentials, GRC


Graduate Certificate • ACCT ESS GRC

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The Accounting Essentials Graduate Certificate provides the foundation of financial concepts and the fundamentals of accounting. The certificate introduces the principles of accounting, with an emphasis on applying Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) to business situations as compliant journal entries are recorded. In addition, the certificate will allow for the analysis of organizational performance and financial condition evaluation. This certificate helps prepare non-accounting undergraduates for enrollment in the MAcc degree. Additionally, it prepares non-accounting undergraduates for employment in general accounting positions.

Learning Outcomes


  • Prepare financial statements according to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

  • Perform a financial statement analysis of a company such that organizational performance and financial condition can be evaluated.

  • Apply Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) to business events involving the key elements of financial reporting such that GAAP compliant journal entries can be created.

Total Credits: 18