Certificate Program

Professor – Meir Russ
Associate Professors – Lucy Arendt (Director, Cofrin School of Business), Gaurav Bansal, James Doering (chair), Michael Knight, William Lepley, James Loebl, Steven Muzatko, Robert Nagy, David Radosevich, Sampath Ranganathan, Peter Smith
Assistant Professors – Ghadir Ishqaidef, Mussie Teclezion
Lecturers – Pat Albers, Ken Knauf, Donald McCartney, Larry McGregor, Ann Selk

Website: www.uwgb.edu/busadmin/

A certificate in Professional Accounting provides a cohesive course plan for students entering professional accounting careers, in particular, those seeking to meet the 150 credit hours requirement to be certified as a CPA in the state of Wisconsin and other states. The certificate emphasizes communication, interpersonal skills and real world experience.

The certificate is available to a student who is a declared Accounting major. In addition, an overall grade point average of 3.25 is required.

Requirements for the Certificate

Required Courses		2
ACCTG 303	Seminar in Accounting Professionalism
Choose two of the following courses:		6
ACCTG 413	VITA
ACCTG 497	Internship
or BUS ADM 497	Internship
BUS ADM 299	Travel Course
or BUS ADM 499	Travel Course
Choose one of the following courses:		3
COMM 133	Fundamentals of Public Address
COMM 166	Fundamentals of Interpersonal Communication
COMM 185	Business and Media Writing
COMM 335	Organizational Communication
Choose one of the following courses: 1		3
BUS ADM 472	Leadership Development
BUS ADM 482	Strategic Management
BUS ADM 489	Organizational Culture & Change
Certificate Electives		16
Select 16 credits in consultation with adviser.
Total Credits		30

1	Course cannot be used to fulfill upper-level management requirement for Accounting major.