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Professional Accounting Certificate - Track 1


Business and Social Sciences Division, Room T302, (847) 543-2047

https://www.clcillinois.edu/programs/bssdv/accounting
Degree: Certificate
Plan 22AB

This track assumes the student has already completed ACC 121 and ACC 122.

This certificate is designed for individuals who have earned a bachelor's degree, in any field, and would like to continue their education to qualify to sit for the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam.


Recommended Plan of Study

First Semester

15 Credits

COURSE

TITLE

HOURS

course 

College Success Seminar

2

course

Federal Taxation of Individuals

3

course

Intermediate Accounting I

4

course *

Business Law I

3

course

Managerial Communication

3

Second Semester

14 Credits

COURSE

TITLE

HOURS

course

Federal Taxation of Entities

3

course

Cost Accounting

3

course

Intermediate Accounting II

4

course

Research Topics in Taxation

1

course

Business Ethics

3

Third Semester

4 Credits

COURSE

TITLE

HOURS

course

Financial Accounting Research

1

course

Auditing

3

Total Hours for Certificate (plus 8 credit hours for ACC 121 and 122)

33

+ Cross listed with LGL 221.

The accounting electives, Cost Accounting and Advanced Accounting, are strongly recommended for students preparing to sit for the CPA exam.

Students transferring in the equivalent of ACC 121 and/or ACC 122, for less than eight hours, will need to take additional Accounting electives to meet the required 30 hours in accounting courses.

For students preparing to sit for the CPA exam, the following additional courses are recommended to meet the 12 hour requirement in Business- BUS 111, BUS 121, BUS 222, BUS 223, ECO 221, ECO 222.

Complete CPA Requirements at CLC
To qualify to take the CPA exam in Illinois, a candidate must have:

  1. A bachelor’s degree, in any field;

  2. 120 semester hours of college credit;

  3. 24 semester hours of Accounting credit (included in 150 above), to include courses in Financial, Managerial, Taxation, Auditing; and

  4. 12 semester hours in Business.

  5. There are additional requirements for the CPA license. Specific information can be found at the Illinois Board of Examiner's site, www.ilboe.org.

Additional information and requirements for the CPA exam for those with graduate degrees in business or accounting is available on the Illinois CPA Society web page, www.icpas.org. Exam information may also be found at the Illinois Board of Examiner’s site, www.ilboa.org. All students are encouraged to meet with an accounting faculty member to discuss their plan of study for the CPA exam.

Call the Business and Social Sciences Division at (847)543-2047 for faculty contact information.