December 14, 2007, Newsletter Issue #26: Accounting Certificate Programs

Tip of the Week

Accounting certificate programs come in a variety of forms and your choices will depend on your current situation and future career plans. A certificate program is basically any course of study, at almost any educational level, that provides the student with some specialization in their field. It is less time consuming than a full degree program and provides a “certificate” for completing these studies instead of a “degree.”


There is a wide variety of choices of accounting certificate programs, some of which are noted below:
A program for the high school graduate that wants a basic knowledge of the core subjects involved in accounting. An undergraduate certificate program might be pursued in lieu of a Bachelor's degree in accounting to gain enough knowledge to be conversant in the subject and perform basic accounting functions. A graduate program can take many forms, from giving a Bachelor's degree holder some basic accounting information to a course of study that provides in-depth information on a particular area of accounting specialty for the graduate with an accounting major. Some certificate programs are solely tailored for the graduate accounting major who wants added knowledge specifically to pass the Certified Public Accountant examination. As you can see, accounting certificate programs come in all shapes and sizes. The common denominator is that they all provide some specialized knowledge, even if merely basic accounting functions, for the student wishing to gain recognition for educational achievement in a relatively short period of time.

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