The Pre-professional Studies in Accounting program is designed to
fulfill coursework entry requirements of a graduate program in accounting
or taxation. This curriculum and
additional courses taken to reach the required 150 credits will allow the student to
sit for the CPA exam in Maryland. Students also will have fulfilled the requirements to take
exams for the Certified Management Accountant.
The requirement of this certificate emphasize economics, accounting,
communications and business fundamentals that allow students to function
in today's business environment. Graduates with broad technological or
business background and finance/accounting skills are highly employable in
a variety of industries as well as the government sector.
Accounting Certificate Requirements
Please note: The printed course catalog contains the official listing
of program requirements and takes precedence over information listed on
this site. Should you discover a discrepancy between the printed catalog
and any information posted on this site, please contact the department for
instructions.
The Core Curriculum (18 credits)
- ECON 101 - Principles of Microeconomics
- ECON 102 - Principles of Macroeconomics
- ECON 121 - Principles of Accounting I
- ECON 122 - Principles of Accounting II
- ENGL 393 - Technical Writing
- SPCH 100 - Oral Communications
Skills and Business Core (19 credits):
- STAT 351 - Applied Statistics for Business and Economics OR
STAT 355 - Intro to Probability and Statistics for Scien/Engineers
- ECAD 210 - The Practice of Management OR
ECAD 489 - Seminar in Management and Administration
- ECON 374 - Fundamentals of Financial Management
- ECAD 360 - Business Law
- ECAD 385 - Law, Business Ethics and Society
- ECAD 425 - Marketing
Accounting Concentration (21 credits):
- ECON 301 - Intermediate Accounting I
- ECON 302 - Intermediate Accounting II
- ECAC 329 - Cost Accounting
- ECAC 321 - Auditing Theory and Practice
- ECAC 330 - Taxation
- ECAC 401 - Advanced Accounting
- ECAC 317 - Accounting Systems*
* Course not offered at UMBC every year. This course may be taken through
intercampus registration at UB or other University of Maryland System
schools.
NOTE: This curriculum is designed to meet the entry requirements into University
of Baltimore (UB) Merrick School of Business and for Completion of a Master of Science in
Taxation or a Master of Science in Accounting in 30 additional hours. Any substitutions
for the above courses may require that additional courses be taken at UB.
