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Accounting, Certificate of Completion

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Requirements

A certificate of completion introduces students to the knowledge and skills need to perform in a basic business environment. It includes a knowledge of basic business math, accounting, and accounting software. Skills include communication and presentation skills. This is primarily an applied certificate with a brief conceptual background in business.

Total Program Credits: 30

Discipline Core Requirements: 24 Credits
  ENGL 1010 Introduction to Academic Writing 3
or ENGH 1005 Literacies and Composition Across Contexts (5)  
Complete one of the following: 3
  MATH 1050 College Algebra (3)  
  MATH 1055 College Algebra with Preliminaries (5)  
  MATH 1090 College Algebra for Business  (3)  
  An Advanced Placement (AP) Mathematics Test with a score of 3 or higher.  
  ACC 2110 Principles of Accounting I 3
  ACC 2120 Principles of Accounting II 3
  IM 2600 Spreadsheet Applications  3
or ACC 2500 Data Analytics in Accounting (3)  
  ECON 2010 Principles of Economics I 3
  MKTG 2390 Professional Business Presentations 3
  MKTG 220G Written Business Communication WE 3
Elective Requirements: 6 Credits
 Complete at least 6 credits from the courses below: 6
  ENGL 2010 Intermediate Writing/Academic Writing and Research (3)  
  ECON 2020 Principles of Economics II (3)  
  MGMT 2240 Business Calculus (3)  
or MATH 1100 Introduction to Calculus (4)  
  MGMT 2340 Business Statistics I (3)  

Graduation Requirements:

  1. Minimum of 30 credits required for a Certificate.
  2. Must earn grade of B- or higher in ACC 2110 and ACC 2120.  
  3. Overall GPA of 2.0 required for graduation with no grade lower than a "C-" in Woodbury School of Business classes.
  4. Residency hours -- minimum of 16 credit hours through course attendance at UVU.  

Graduation Plan

This graduation plan is a sample plan and is intended to be a guide. Your specific plan may differ based on your Math and English placement and/or transfer credits applied. You are encouraged to meet with an advisor and set up an individualized graduation plan in Wolverine Track.

Milestone courses (pre-requisites for a course in one of the subsequent semesters) are marked in red and italicized.

Semester 1 Course Title Credit Hours
MATH 1050 or 1055 or 1090 College Algebra or College Algebra with Preliminaries or College Algebra for Business 4
ENGL 1010/ENGH 1005 Introduction to Academic Writing/Literacies and Composition Across Contexts 3
IM 2600 or ACC 2500 Spreadsheet Applicatons 3
MKTG 220G Written Business Communication WE 3
MKTG 2390 Professional Business Presentations 3
  Semester total: 16
Semester 2 Course Title Credit Hours
ACC 2110 Principles of Accounting I (B- or higher) 3
ECON 2010 Principles of Economics I 3
Electives - from List* 3
Electives - from List* 3
  Semester total: 12
*ENGL 2010 - Intermediate Writing, ECON 2020 - Principles of Economics II, MGMT 2340 - Business Statistics, MGMT 2240 - Business Calculus  OR MATH 1100 - Introduction to Calculus
Semester 3 Course Title Credit Hours
ACC 2120 Principles of Accounting II (B- or higher) 3
  Semester total: 3
  Degree total: 31

Department

Accounting

The Accounting department is in the Woodbury School of Business. To find the most up-to-date information, including Program Learning Outcomes for degree programs offered by the Accounting department, visit their website.

Accounting department