Certificates of Study Programs
Certificate of Study programs are designed for students who seek an organized and well-planned learning experience but do not wish to embark upon a complete bachelor’s degree program. It also appeals to people who have an undergraduate degree in one area and seek to develop and document serious study in one or more additional areas of expertise without pursuing a graduate degree or a second bachelor’s degree.
A certificate of study may not awarded at the same time a student is receiving a degree from Guilford.
The Certificate of Study is offered in the following areas:
- Accounting
- Chemistry
- Forensic Accounting
- Forensic Science
- Interpersonal Communication
- Organizational Communication
- Spanish in the Workplace
Program Curriculum
Each Certificate of Study program consists of four to eight courses in a clearly defined sequence. The requirements of each particular area are outlined below.
Accounting
Requires 30 semester hours minimum, which must include:
ACCT 201 Introduction to Accounting
ACCT 301 Intermediate Accounting I
ACCT 302 Intermediate Accounting II
ACCT 303 Intermediate Accounting III
ACCT 311 Cost Accounting
Plus one of the following approved electives:
ACCT 321 Taxation of Individuals
ACCT 322 Taxation of Corporations and Partnerships
ACCT 401 Advanced Accounting
ACCT 411 Auditing
ACCT 421 C.P.A. Problems
ACCT 422 C.P.A. Law
And one additional course from the list above.
Additional credits to total 30 semester hours may come from the elective courses listed above, an approved Independent Study, Business Law course, or other approved course.
Total credit hours required for Certificate of Study in accounting - 30 credits
Chemistry
Requirements:
CHEM 111 Chemical Principles I
CHEM 112 Chemical Principles II
CHEM 231 Organic Chemistry I
CHEM 331 Physical Chemistry I
One additional chemistry course
MATH 121 Calculus I
PHYS 122 Classical and Modern Physics II or PHYS 212 College Physics II
Total credit hours requred for Certificate of Study in chemistry - 28 credits
Forensic Accounting
Requirements:
ACCT 200 Introduction to Fraud Examinations
ACCT 300 Advanced Fraud Examinations
ACCT 320 Criminology and Legal Issues for Forensic Accountants
ACCT 412 Advanced Fraud Investigations
Plus two of the following courses:
BUS 215 Business Law
BUS 241 Computers and Management
IDS 402 Business Ethics or IDS 417 Ethics of Capitalism
JPS 200 Criminal Procedures
JPS 230 Interpersonal Communications
PSY 232 Introduction to Personality
SOAN 100 Introduction to Sociology
SOAN 103 Cultural Anthropology
Total credit hours required for Certificate of Study in forensic accounting - 24 credits
Forensic Science
Requirements:
JPS 200 Criminal Procedure
BIOL 245 Introduction to Forensic Science
BIOL/CHEM 246 Forensic Chemistry
BIOL 349 Forensic Anthropology
Total credit hours required for Certificate of Study in forensic science - 16 credits
Interpersonal Communication
Requirements:
JPS 270 Interpersonal Communications
JPS 244 Conflict Resolution Strategies
JPS 323 Diversity at Work
JPS 437 Multicultural Communications
Total credit hours required for Certificate of Study in interpersonal communication - 16 credits
Organizational Communication
Requirements:
JPS 271 Organizational Communication and Teamwork
Plus three of the following electives:
BUS 321 Human Resources Management
JPS 244 Conflict Resolution Strategies
JPS 323 Diversity at Work
PSY 332 Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Total credit hours required for Certificate of Study in organizaitonal communication - 16 credits
Spanish for the Workplace
Requirements:
SPAN 111 Communicating in Spanish for Business I
SPAN 112 Communicating in Spanish for Business II
SPAN 211 Intermediate Spanish for Business I
SPAN 212 Intermediate Spanish for Business II
SPAN 221 Advanced Spanish in Business
SPAN 310 Contemporary Latin America or SPAN 311 Contemporary Spain
Total credit hours required for Certificate of Study in Spanish in the workplace - 24 credits
