Department of Management, Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics

The Certificate in Accounting is designed to be beneficial to those who are not enrolled in a Business program but wish to gain specific accounting knowledge. It provides participants with opportunities to develop financial accounting, management accounting, financial management, taxation, and audit skills.  Participants may customize their learning through their choice of restricted electives by either focusing on one particular subject area or selecting from different subject areas for more breadth. The Certificate in Accounting is available to both undergraduate students and open learners, with the exception of those students enrolled in the Bachelor of Commerce, Minor in Accounting, or Minor in Business.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the Certificate in Accounting students will be able to:

• Technical knowledge. Demonstrate introductory technical knowledge in the areas of financial accounting; management accounting; financial management.
• Analysis. Demonstrate the ability to prioritize and analyze accounting issues in situations of low to moderate complexity. 
• Evaluation:  Apply technical accounting knowledge and draw logical conclusions for issues in situations of low to moderate complexity.

Courses

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Required Courses
ACCT*1220	Introductory Financial Accounting	0.50
ACCT*2230	Management Accounting	0.50
ACCT*3330	Intermediate Financial Accounting I	0.50
MGMT*3320	Financial Management	0.50
Restricted Electives
Select 0.50 credits from the following:
ACCT*1240	Applied Financial Accounting	0.50
ACCT*3230	Intermediate Management Accounting	0.50
ACCT*3280	Auditing I	0.50
ACCT*3340	Intermediate Financial Accounting II	0.50
ACCT*3350	Taxation	0.50
MGMT*3140	Business Analytics	0.50

For more information about this Certificate, please visit the Open Learning and Educational Support website: Certificate in Accounting - UofG OpenEd (uoguelph.ca)