Accounting/ CPA Preparation - UCSC Extension Silicon Valley
Accounting/ CPA Preparation - UCSC Extension Silicon Valley
Accounting/ CPA Preparation - UCSC Extension Silicon Valley
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<strong>Accounting</strong> Certificate<br />
Certificate Requirements<br />
Total: 16 units (4 courses—all required)<br />
GPA: 3.0, with a C or better in all courses.<br />
Timeline: Complete minimum units within 3 years.<br />
Note: Courses completed more than five years<br />
prior to date of certificate issuance cannot be used<br />
to fulfill requirements.<br />
Required Course Sequence<br />
You must start with “Introduction to <strong>Accounting</strong> I,<br />
Financial <strong>Accounting</strong>.”<br />
Certificate Application Information<br />
We encourage you to establish candidacy in a<br />
certificate program early in your studies. There are<br />
substantial benefits in doing so:<br />
• Curriculum changes subsequent to the date your<br />
application is received will not affect your course<br />
requirements.<br />
• Candidates will be notified of updates or special<br />
opportunities related to the program.<br />
Program Contact<br />
Business and Management Department,<br />
(408) 861-3860 or e-mail<br />
extensionprogram@ucsc.edu<br />
<strong>Accounting</strong>/<strong>CPA</strong><br />
Advisory Board<br />
MARJORIE BAILEY, B.S. in <strong>Accounting</strong>,<br />
<strong>CPA</strong>, Stonefield Josephson<br />
ELIODORO BATINGANA, JR., <strong>CPA</strong>,<br />
management consultant<br />
CLAR ROSSO, COO, California Society<br />
of Certified Public Accountants,<br />
California <strong>CPA</strong> Education Foundation<br />
BINITA PRADHAN, Director,<br />
BDO Seidman LLP<br />
WESLEY FACHNER, M.S., <strong>CPA</strong>,<br />
CMA, tax consultant<br />
VAN PHAM, <strong>CPA</strong><br />
<strong>CPA</strong> <strong>Preparation</strong><br />
The accountant’s traditional tax-and-audit role within<br />
business now encompasses a great deal of analysis,<br />
making the position more important and, certainly,<br />
more complex. This program addresses these issues<br />
and offers students the background needed to remain<br />
successful in this field.<br />
Building on the foundation courses from the<br />
Account ing Certificate, this program provides an<br />
advanced course of study that will prepare participants<br />
to take the Certified Public Accountant (<strong>CPA</strong>)<br />
examination. The program also includes courses in<br />
specialized areas of accounting, such as attestation<br />
and cost accounting.<br />
Goal<br />
The goals of this program are to provide:<br />
• More advanced training on complex accounting issues<br />
• Specialized accounting skills for nonprofits and<br />
government entities<br />
• Advanced U.S. accounting principles for professionals<br />
trained in other countries<br />
• Academic accounting requirements and accounting<br />
units to prepare students to take the <strong>CPA</strong> examination<br />
Audience<br />
This special program is designed for individuals<br />
who are interested in furthering their knowledge<br />
of accounting practices and preparing to take the<br />
<strong>CPA</strong> examination.<br />
Benefits<br />
Participants receive the same rigorous training as<br />
professionals with an accounting degree. They acquire<br />
valuable analytical skills that prepare them for<br />
high-level accounting roles.<br />
<strong>CPA</strong> Advanced Courses<br />
This program consists of 11 courses totaling 44<br />
quarter units of accounting courses. In general,<br />
the minimum requirements to take the <strong>CPA</strong> exam<br />
in California consist of a bachelor’s degree with 36<br />
quarter units of accounting and 36 quarter units of<br />
general business courses. Candidates must complete<br />
all educational requirements prior to sitting for the<br />
exam. <strong>UCSC</strong> <strong>Extension</strong> <strong>Silicon</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> also offers<br />
courses that fulfill the general business requirements<br />
To learn more about the <strong>CPA</strong> designation, please<br />
refer to the <strong>CPA</strong> Web site at www.dca.ca.gov/cba.<br />
Curriculum<br />
ACCOUNTING CERTIFICATE<br />
REQUIRED COURSES Units Course<br />
Introduction to <strong>Accounting</strong> I:<br />
Financial <strong>Accounting</strong>....................................4.0.........3658<br />
Introduction to <strong>Accounting</strong> II:<br />
Managerial <strong>Accounting</strong>................................4.0.........1224<br />
Intermediate <strong>Accounting</strong> I...........................4.0.........5675<br />
Intermediate <strong>Accounting</strong> II..........................4.0.........6381<br />
<strong>CPA</strong> PREPARATION Units Course<br />
<strong>Accounting</strong><br />
<strong>Accounting</strong> for Government and<br />
Nonprofit Organizations..............................4.0.........2633<br />
Advanced <strong>Accounting</strong>..................................4.0.........1013<br />
Auditing and Attestation.............................4.0.........2658<br />
Corporate Income Tax <strong>Accounting</strong>...............4.0.........5744<br />
Cost <strong>Accounting</strong>...........................................4.0.........2841<br />
Financial Statement Analysis.......................4.0.........6938<br />
Income Tax <strong>Accounting</strong>................................4.0.........3300<br />
Introduction to <strong>Accounting</strong> I:<br />
Financial <strong>Accounting</strong>....................................4.0.........3658<br />
Introduction to <strong>Accounting</strong> II:<br />
Managerial <strong>Accounting</strong>................................4.0.........1224<br />
Intermediate <strong>Accounting</strong> I...........................4.0.........5675<br />
Intermediate <strong>Accounting</strong> II..........................4.0.........6381<br />
General Business<br />
Business Law and Its Environment..............3.0.........6360<br />
General Statistics I.......................................2.5.........5620<br />
General Statistics II......................................2.5.........6538<br />
Business and Professional Writing...............2.0.........5916<br />
Finance I, Fundamentals..............................3.0.........3636<br />
Implementing Winning Marketing<br />
Strategies.....................................................2.0.........1661<br />
Integrated Marketing Communication.........2.5.........3599<br />
Macroeconomics, Introduction.....................4.0.........0479<br />
Management and Organization,<br />
Principles.....................................................2.0.........0692<br />
Microeconomics, Introduction......................4.0.........4548<br />
Organizational Development and Change,<br />
Introduction.................................................2.0.........2719<br />
Power of Market Research...........................2.0.........0109<br />
Principles of Marketing................................2.0.........1661<br />
Project Leadership and Communication......3.0.........4550<br />
Role of the Project Manager........................1.5.........0306<br />
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