Program Details

Accounting, C.S.C.

Career Studies Certificate

Northern Virginia Community College

This curriculum will provide students with the accounting courses needed to meet the requirements of the Virginia Board for Accountancy to sit for the Certified Public Accountancy (C.P.A.) examination. To meet the educational requirements to sit for the Virginia CPA exam, a candidate must obtain from one or more accredited institutions or from the National College the following:

at least 120 semester hours of education;
baccalaureate or higher degree; and
accounting concentration or equivalent*

Requirements include:

a minimum of 24 semester hours of accounting courses, to include courses in auditing, financial accounting, management accounting, and taxation; and
a minimum of 24 semester hours of business courses. As many as 6 hours of accounting courses (not included in the 24 hours of accounting courses) may be considered for the business course requirement.

*Principles or introductory accounting courses cannot be considered in determining whether a person has obtained the 48 minimum number of semester hours required for an accounting concentration or equivalent.

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Program Guidance Element	What You Need to Know
Considerations for Selecting Degree
Program Requirement Notes	Program Requirement Notes Successful completion of ACC 211and ACC 212or equivalent as demonstrated through transcript evaluation. These accounting courses may also meet accounting requirements of various government and private sector positions. Students on Financial Aid should consider the AAS in Accounting Degree in order to get financial aid coverage of ACC 211and ACC 212. Students who do not have the required business courses may find the AAS in Accounting Degree a good alternative for covering all CPA requirements.
Considerations When Selecting Courses	Create a schedule for all required courses, pay attention to prerequisites and when courses are offered, complete your first math and English courses in your first year Connect with an advisor at your community college and Northern Virginia Community College within your first year via College Connect
Program Requirements Beyond Specific Courses
Doing More With Your Degree
Program Successes & Highlights

Program Credit Requirements

Please look above to see if a Transfer Guide is available for this program. lf you are a current Virginia Community College student or are planning to start at a Virginia Community College before transferring to this institution and program, please follow the Transfer Guide to plan your courses at the community college.

The table below provides the requirements to complete this program if you are not following a Transfer Guide. If you have an account and have created a Portfolio, the table includes the "Applied Credits" column. This column shows how the credits you earned based on the experiences you entered may be applied to satisfy these requirements. You can find schools where you can take courses that will transfer and apply to this degree using the Where Can I Find An Equivalent Course feature in the Transfer Tools menu.

Requirements

Required Credits

Accounting, C.S.C.

Accounting, Career Studies Certificate

22120302 Plan GPA/Cum GPA

This requires a minimum GPA of 2

AND

Transfer credits will be evaluated, and as applicable, up to 20 credits may be applied to this program.

English Requirement

ENG 111