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Post-Baccalaureate Accounting Certificate

Build essential auditing, tax, and financial reporting skills through EOU's Post-Baccalaureate Accounting Certificate.

Degree Awarded BA, BS
Credential Type Graduate Certificate | Post-Baccalaureate Certificate | Undergraduate Major | Undergraduate Minor
Delivery Method In Person | Online
College of Study College of Business

Fast-Track Your CPA Eligibility and Transition Into Professional Accounting

Transitioning into accounting or preparing for the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam requires specialized, upper-division financial coursework. Eastern Oregon University’s Post-Baccalaureate Accounting Certificate is a 48-credit undergraduate program specifically designed for individuals who hold a bachelor’s degree in a non-accounting discipline or need additional accounting credits to reach the 225 quarter credit hour requirement for CPA exam sitting eligibility.

Through rigorous training in intermediate and advanced financial accounting, individual and business taxation, auditing, cost management, and forensic examination, this program provides the technical accounting credentials required for modern CPA pathways.

Program Highlights

  • Total Credits: 48 graded credit hours
  • Primary Target Audience: Bachelor’s degree holders seeking CPA exam eligibility or career change into accounting
  • Core Focus: CPA exam preparation, intermediate/advanced accounting, taxation, auditing, cost management, and forensic accounting
  • Residency Requirement: Minimum of 12 credits must be completed through the College of Business at EOU

What You Will Learn

  • Intermediate & Advanced Financial Accounting: Master financial statement preparation, complex reporting, and corporate accounting theory across a three-part intermediate sequence and advanced capstone (ACCT 383, 384, 385, & ACCT 498).
  • Taxation Strategy: Study federal tax codes, individual returns, and tax strategy for business entities (ACCT 333 & ACCT 334).
  • Auditing, Information Systems & Forensic Accounting: Examine auditing standards, internal controls, accounting software management, and fraud examination techniques (ACCT 303, ACCT 424, & ACCT 428).
  • Governmental, Cost & Managerial Analysis: Apply specialized accounting frameworks to government/non-profit sectors, cost management models, and corporate financial principles (ACCT 420, ACCT 421, & BA 313).

Program Eligibility & Prerequisite Requirements

Program Eligibility

To be eligible to enter the Post-Baccalaureate Accounting Certificate program, applicants must meet the following criteria:

  1. Earned a baccalaureate degree recognized by the EOU Registrar.
  2. Be formally admitted to EOU as a post-baccalaureate undergraduate student.
  3. Complete (or have completed through prior coursework) all non-certificate prerequisite courses.

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