Professional Accounting – CPA Preparation Certificate
For students working toward the CPA examination, Oakton is accredited with the Illinois Board of Examiners. Exam candidates with a master’s degree in accounting that is recognized by the Board of Examiners are immediately qualified to sit for the exam. CPA exam candidates without a master’s degree in accounting must successfully complete 150 hours of college/university credit, including a bachelor’s degree in any field. Within those 150 hours, there are some specific requirements:
Courses
- ACC 153 — Principles of Financial Accounting
- ACC 154 — Principles of Managerial Accounting
- ACC 241 — Intermediate Accounting I
- ACC 242 — Intermediate Accounting II
- ACC 244 — Income Tax Accounting
- ACC 255 — Careers in Accounting
- ACC 260 — Auditing
- ACC 266 — Advanced Accounting
- ACC 274 — Advanced Tax Accounting
- ACC 280 — Data Analytics for Accounting
- BUS 107 — Applied Business Ethics
- BUS 221 — Business Law I
- BUS 222 — Business Law II
- ECO 201 — Principles of Macroeconomics
- ECO 202 — Principles of Microeconomics
- MGT 118 — Effective Management Communications
- MGT 276 — Corporate Social Responsibility and Decision Making