WIU’s Certificate Program has been specifically designed to provide the functional knowledge required for effectiveness in accountancy and financial planning and to prepare students to sit for state board exams.

• Certificates are awarded upon successful completion of the program with an overall GPA of 2.0.
• Certificate program course syllabi are available to professional organizations for continuing educational units (CEUs)

Enrollment Process:
Applicants for admission into the Certificate program must:

• Complete and sign WIU Application for Admission form
• Pay a non-refundable application fee
• Provide documentation of eligibility for enrollment in selected program

Accountancy Certificate
The WIU Certificate is designed to prepare students from any discipline for the CPA exam. Students who wish to take the CPA examination should check with their State Board of Accountancy to verify requirements. However, the certificate is also a valuable professional credential for students who do not wish to take the CPA exam. The WIU Certificate requires 54 credits in accounting and related areas. Students may transfer any or all prerequisites as well as a maximum of 24 credits in accounting and related course requirements for the WIU Certificate.

Certificate Program Prerequisites
    MAT 109 Business Mathematics*
        or
    MAT 110 Algebra I*
   
    ECO 301 Economic Theory
    RES 311 Quantitative Methods for Decision Making*

Certificate Requirements
    ACC 301 Financial Accounting
    ACC 302 Managerial Accounting*
    ACC 304 Intermediate Accounting I*
    ACC 306 Intermediate Accounting II*
    ACC 311 Cost Management*
    ACC 317 Auditing*
    ACC 319 Federal Income Taxation*
    ACC 405 Accounting Information Systems
    ACC 406 Governmental Fund Accounting*
    ACC 412 Accounting Theory and Contemporary Issues
    ACC 450 Corporate Taxation*
    ACC 460 Advanced Accounting*
    MGT 352 Political, Legal and Ethical Issues in Business

Any 15-credit combination of related courses from the following:
    FIN 317 Financial Management*
    FIN 325 Portfolio Management*
    FIN 332 Professional Financial Planning
    FIN 344 Foundations of Financial Markets and Institutions
    FIN 455 International Finance*
    FIN 480 Introductory Financial Modeling*
    HRM 335 Human Resources Management
    MGT 337 Supervision and Leadership
    MGT 340 Organization Theory and Behavior
    MGT 370 Operations Management*
    MGT 427 Managing Company’s Online Presence*
    MGT 431 Human Computer Interaction*
    MGT 445 Corporate Training and Development
    MGT 463 Management of Small Business
    HRM 460 Labor/Management Relations*
    MGT 466 Organizational Change*
    MKT 308 Marketing Management
    MKT 415 Consumer Behavior Issues and Analysis
    MKT 434 Consumer Communications and Sales Management
    MKT 452 International Marketing*
    MKT 465 Developing Products for a Digital World*
    MKT 470 Strategic Issues in Marketing
 

* Indicates courses requiring a prerequisite