CPA Accounting, Certificate
Curriculum
All of the following courses are required:
| Course | Title |
|---|---|
| ACCOUNT 201-DL | Introduction to Financial Accounting |
| ACCOUNT 202-DL | Introduction to Managerial Accounting |
| ACCOUNT 208-DL | Income Tax I |
| ACCOUNT 210-DL | Intermediate Accounting I |
| ACCOUNT 211-DL | Intermediate Accounting II |
| ACCOUNT 308-DL | Income Tax II |
| ACCOUNT 310-DL | Managerial Cost Accounting |
| ACCOUNT 350-DL | Auditing I |
| ACCOUNT 360-DL | Auditing II |
| ACCOUNT 390-DL | Topics in Accounting: (Forensic Accounting) |
| ACCOUNT 390-DL | Topics in Accounting: (International Accounting) |
| ACCOUNT 390-DL | Topics in Accounting: (Research & Communication) |
Note: Unless the candidate has graduate degree in accounting or business from an institution that meets the accreditation requirements, to meet the educational requirements for the Illinois CPA Exam, candidates must have completed 150 Semester Credit Hours (SCH), which includes:
- 30 SCH in accounting (including Managerial Accounting, Taxation, Financial Accounting, Audit and at least 2 SCH Hours of Research & Analysis) and
- 24 SCH in business (including 2 SCH of Business Communication and 3 SCH of Business Ethics).
A Northwestern University unit (4 quarter hours) is equivalent to 2.67 semester hours. To determine the semester hour equivalent of total courses taken at Northwestern, multiple the total units by 2.67.