Accounting Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study

Accounting Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study

Reinvent Yourself

Earn an Advanced Accounting Certificate

The Accounting Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study (CAGS) courses offered by Rowan University’s Rohrer College of Business (RCB):

  • will expand your knowledge in specialized accounting subjects;
  • count toward the 150-credit requirement to be licensed as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA);
  • give Rowan Master of Business Administration (MBA) alumni and MBA graduates of AACSB accredited universities the opportunity to build on their prior studies and explore a new passion;
  • are a valuable stand-alone credential that demonstrates high achievement and skill in a specialized area of knowledge; and
  • prepare professionals for advancement in their current or expected career paths in a rapidly changing workplace.

Stand Out in Your Field

Evolve your quantitative strengths and hone your interest in working on cyclical and special projects involving advising, problem-solving, and management and planning with a CAGS in Accounting.

Explore the latest best practices for preparing and utilizing financial reporting statements. Master budgeting processes, operational planning, and advanced accounting principles that are crucial skills in such roles as CPA, tax manager, budget analyst, or auditing manager.

Accounting talent is in demand across diverse industries such as:

  • insurance;
  • health care;
  • information technology;
  • the public sector; and
  • in serving accounting or financial management functions in nonprofit or government.

Career goals might include positions such as chief financial officer, financial analyst, or financial manager.

Why Choose a CAGS?

A CAGS pathway makes it possible to immediately focus on a specialized area of interest strategically tailored for your next career move. A CAGS can help you leap ahead, launch yourself into a new career, or start your own business.

Pursuing a Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study (CAGS) can contribute to your earning a promotion or higher pay, expand your responsibilities in your current role, and make your resume stand out.

Gain expertise you can add to your repertoire and resume now. Elevate your strategic and critical-thinking dexterity, revitalize your skill set, improve your leadership and management acumen, and give your work performance more agility and depth. 

Expand your network in a supportive university environment while earning a CAGS. A CAGS can open pathways to surprising and exciting pathways. 

Curriculum

Learn crucial skills for a career path as a CPA, tax manager, budget analyst, and auditing manager and for moving toward VP or Chief Accounting Officer. Master budgeting process and operational planning. Gain insights into subsidiaries, partnerships, intercompany transactions, mergers, and acquisitions.

A Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study (CAGS) in Accounting at Rowan’s Rohrer College of Business requires completion of 9 graduate-level credits made up of 3 courses. Find out more about Accounting course offerings below.

  • 3 Courses / 9 Credits
  • Foundation Courses: No
  • Graduation / Exit / Thesis Requirements URL: No

 

Note: To allow for some flexibility and exploration of emerging topics in business, academic departments may choose to run special topics courses in place of the below standard offerings for this CAGS. The below courses for this CAGS are typically offered each year, but might be distributed across Fall, Spring, and Summer semesters, so students should expect that it will take more than one semester to complete all coursework.

Coursework Codes, Titles and Descriptions—Select 3 Courses

ACC 03502 - Advanced Managerial Accounting

ACC 03502 - Advanced Managerial Accounting (3 credits)

  • Taking a managerial approach, this course examines decision-making by management. It includes topics on activity-based cost allocation, determination of cost behavior using regression analysis and learning curves, cost allocation, the decision-making process and decision models under uncertainty, performance measurement and executive compensation.
ACC 03507 - Government And Not-For-Profit Accounting

ACC 03507 - Government And Not-For-Profit Accounting (3 credits)

  • This financial accounting course focuses on the contemporary accounting issues of governmental and nonprofit organizations. It includes financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting and strategic planning in the environments of local, state, and federal government, colleges and universities, hospitals, and voluntary health and welfare organizations.
ACC 03509 - Intermediate Financial Accounting

ACC 03509 - Intermediate Financial Accounting (3 credits)

  • This course will include a review of the accounting process, the conceptual framework, the preparation of financial statements and specific principles related to the accounting for current assets, property, plant and equipment, liabilities, leases, income taxes, pensions, and shareholders' equity. Research and empirical evidence will be emphasized. This course is restricted to students who have not taken Intermediate Accounting I and II at the undergraduate level.
ACC 03510 - Financial Statement Analysis

ACC 03510 - Financial Statement Analysis (3 credits)

  • This course will take an expanded study of financial statement analysis from the point of view of the primary users of financial statements: equity and credit analysts. The analysis and use of financial statements will also emphasize the properties of numbers derived from these statements, and the features of the environment in which key decisions are made in using financial statement information. Research and empirical evidence will be emphasized.
ACC 03511 - Introduction to Federal Taxation

ACC 03511 - Introduction to Federal Taxation (3 credits)

  • This course provides an overview of federal income tax concepts, including gross income, deductions, credits, gains and losses from dispositions of property, deferred and tax-exempt transactions, assignment of income, tax accounting, and other special topics. Emphasis will be placed on interpreting the Internal Revenue Code and Regulations as well as case law. Students will be required to show evidence of scholarly research through a major writing assignment on an emerging tax issue.
ACC 03515 - Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination

ACC 03515 - Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination (3 credits)

  • This course provides a broad overview of forensic accounting. It examines current issues of fraud, such as the nature of fraud, types of fraud, identification, detection, and prevention of fraud. The course provides students with exposure to case study, analytics and critical thinking in order to confirm the financial information is presented fairly.

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Admissions Requirements

The following is a list of items required to begin the application process for a Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study in Accounting. Further action or materials may be required. Upon receipt of the materials below, a representative from the Rowan Global Admissions Processing Office will contact you with confirmation or to indicate any missing items.

  • Completed Rowan Global Application Form
  • $65 (U.S.) nonrefundable application fee
  • MBA (or its equivalent) from an AACSB accredited institution of higher learning
  • Official transcripts from all colleges attended (regardless of number of credits earned)
  • Current professional resume

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