Give Your CPA Exam Prep a Boost
Give yourself the best chance at success on the CPA exam with a Graduate Certificate in CPA Preparation from DeVry University’s Keller Graduate School of Management. With both hybrid and online classes available, our accounting and CPA exam preparation courses will work with your schedule. This certificate program builds on your previous accounting knowledge and dives deeper into the concepts that you’ll see on the CPA Exam. The curriculum also integrates Becker Professional Education’s CPA Exam Review.
Get to Know Our Graduate Certificate in CPA Preparation
Our CPA Preparation Graduate Certificate program explores advanced accounting competencies and specialties, such as international accounting, ethics and forensic accounting, taxation and accounting, and information systems. Our experienced faculty will cover financial statement reporting and disclosures, taxes, investments, working capital management, cost of capital and financial forecasting. To support your personal and professional goals, you can focus your studies on either Advanced Accounting or Professional Leadership, both of which include Becker’s CPA exam learning approach.
For over 50 years, Becker has been a leader in CPA review, preparing over 1,000,000 candidates for the CPA Exam and helping them prepare to pursue CPA certification. And because Becker's powerful exam review is infused into Keller's CPA preparation courses, you can prepare for the CPA Exam and earn your graduate certificate simultaneously. Additionally, you can earn academic credits that may help satisfy the sitting and/or licensing requirements in your state. Students must check with their state board of accountancy for eligibility requirements.
The Graduate Certificate in CPA Preparation is designed as a standalone credential. If you’d like to take your education further, some credits are transferable to the Master's Degree in Accounting and Financial Management program.
Classes Start Every 8 Weeks
Earn your Graduate Certificate in CPA Preparation in as little as 1 year + 8 months*—or even more quickly with qualifying transfer credits.
*Not including breaks. Assumes year-round, full-time enrollment.
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What You'll Learn
The Graduate Certificate in CPA Preparation covers the following:
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Decision Making and Ethics
Conduct quantitative and qualitative business analyses, evaluate outcomes and make recommendations for effective legal and ethical business decisions. -
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Accounting Standards
Measure outcomes using existing measurement criteria such as Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Other Common Basis of Accounting (OCBOA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regulations, International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) or other non-authoritative measurement tools.
Accreditation Matters
Accredited** by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) www.acbsp.org
Prepare for the CPA Exam
Keller’s Master’s in Accounting degree program integrates elements of Becker Professional Education’s industry-leading CPA Exam prep into its curriculum.
Career Opportunities
Graduates of our Graduate Certificate program in CPA Prep may consider careers such as:
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Accountant
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Auditor
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Controller
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Financial Analyst
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Financial Manager
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Tax Preparer
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Treasurer or Finance Officer
Learn more about Careers in Accounting
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Employment in this occupation may require years of relevant experience.
Program Courses
The courses in Keller's Graduate Certificate in CPA Preparation span topics related to decision making and ethics, professional communication and accounting standards. Coursework covers the areas of financial statement reporting and disclosures, taxes, investments, working capital management, cost of capital and financial forecasting from a business perspective.
In addition, DeVry University and Keller enable you to support your professional goals by helping you focus your studies on either Advanced Accounting or Professional Leadership.
Accounting
| ACCT559 | Advanced Financial Accounting and Reporting Issues |
| ACCT564 | International Accounting and Multinational Enterprises |
| ACCT571 | Accounting Information Systems |
| ACCT574 | Forensic Accounting: Ethics and the Legal Environment |
CPA Exam Preparation
| ACCT591 | CPA Exam Preparation: Auditing and Attestation |
| ACCT592 | CPA Exam Preparation: Business Environment and Concepts |
| ACCT593 | CPA Exam Preparation: Financial Accounting and Reporting |
| ACCT594 | CPA Exam Preparation: Regulation |
Choose One of These Tracks:
Advanced Accounting
| ACCT560 | Advanced Studies in Federal Taxes and Management Decisions |
| ACCT562 | Auditing: An Operational and Internal Perspective Including Fraud Examination |
| ACCT573 | Accounting Fraud Criminology and Ethics |
Professional Leadership
| FIN564 | Management of Financial Institutions |
| HRM587 | Managing Organizational Change |
| PROJ586 | Project Management Systems |
CPA Certificate Requirements
To qualify to become a CPA, you must pass the Uniform CPA Examination. Each state also has individual education and experience requirements you must obtain prior to taking the exam and becoming a licensed CPA.
Education
Most states require you to hold a bachelor’s degree in business administration, finance or accounting. They also require you to have completed 150 credit hours of education, which may mean seeking further education depending on your degree program.
Work Experience
Most states also ask that you have a minimum of two years of experience working in public accounting.
FAQs: Graduate Certificate in CPA Preparation
What is a CPA certification?
CPA certification is a recognition from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). It shows that you passed the Uniform CPA Exam and met the education and experience requirements to take it. You must get your certification before you can become a licensed CPA.
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At DeVry University we offer a variety of Graduate Certificates and Master’s Degrees. Graduate programs related to the CPA Prep Certificate include:
Programs vary by location. For specific program details for Pennsylvania, refer to:
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Credits and degrees earned from this institution do not automatically qualify the holder to participate in professional licensing exams to practice certain professions. Persons interested in practicing a regulated profession must contact the appropriate state regulatory agency for their field of interest.
Coursework may qualify for credit towards the State Board of Accountancy requirements. However, it is the student’s responsibility to contact the state board of accountancy for the jurisdiction in which they are applying to determine whether they have completed the appropriate credit hours and coursework to qualify to take the CPA exam.
Employees of DeVry University and its Keller Graduate School of Management are not in a position to determine an individual’s eligibility to take the CPA exam or satisfy licensing
New York students should contact the NYSED Office of Professions regarding professional licensure.
**Conferral and Assessment Data - Available for all of DeVry and Keller's ACBSP accredited programs. For a full list of DeVry University's business and accounting degree programs accredited by ACBSP, please see the Accreditation page.
All students enrolled in site-based programs will be required to take some coursework online and, for some programs and locations, a substantial portion of the program may be required to be completed online.
