Earn 150 Credit Hours with the University of North Alabama (UNA) Accounting Career Program

If you’re pursuing your CPA license, changing career paths, or seeking a promotion, it’s possible that you need additional accounting credit hours to meet your goals. The UNA Accounting Career Completion Program, in partnership with UWorld, offers affordable online accounting courses that will help you meet your accounting coursework needs. This program is especially helpful to international students who need additional academic accounting course credits.
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What is the Program?

UNA’s Accounting Career Completion Program offers up to ten 3-credit hour accounting courses. These courses can help advance your career and are also commonly required by states for the CPA Exam or CPA licensure.

To find out what your state’s CPA exam requirements are, visit UWorld’s CPA Exam Requirements by State resource.

All of the courses are offered online by the University of North Alabama (UNA) and are taught by full-time UNA faculty. UNA is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) and the UNA Sanders College of Business and Technology is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).

How Can It Help Me?

Do you have a busy schedule and prefer online classes? If so, the UNA Career Completion Program is for you.

You might need further accounting coursework if:

  • You need more accounting credit hours to qualify for the CPA Exam or CPA licensure*
  • You’re changing careers and need more accounting knowledge
  • You’re becoming eligible for a promotion that requires accounting knowledge
  • You’re pursuing a graduate program that requires additional accounting coursework

*If you’re pursuing your CPA license, there are certain education requirements needed to sit for the CPA Exam and/or to become a licensed CPA. If you haven’t taken enough academic accounting courses to qualify, this program can help bridge the gap.

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Program Features

The UNA Accounting Career Completion Program includes the following features:

  • Ten 3-credit hour accounting courses (view course descriptions and syllabi)
  • Courses developed and led by UNA Accounting faculty
  • UWorld materials used as content
  • All courses are online
  • Taught by full-time faculty who provide guidance and feedback
  • Cost includes all course materials

You can take one or all ten of the 3-credit hour accounting courses offered through this program. The courses offered include:

  • 2 accounting principles courses
  • 3 financial accounting courses
  • 2 taxation courses
  • 2 auditing courses
  • 1 management/cost accounting course

All courses were developed by UNA Accounting faculty and are taught by full-time faculty. The courses are self-paced, so you can fit the lessons into your busy schedule. As you progress through the material, UNA Accounting faculty are available at any time to help guide you, mentor you, and answer any questions you may have. They can be reached through email, phone call, or an online session.

The materials and content used for these courses are supplied by UWorld, a leading publisher of accounting coursework material. All exams, quizzes, and other course assessments are created by UNA faculty, delivered online, and included in the cost of the course.

The UNA Accounting Career Completion Program is NOT a CPA Exam review course. Aspects that differentiate this program from a CPA review course include:

  • Exams, quizzes, and homework must be completed satisfactorily to receive a passing grade
  • Prerequisites are required to enroll in UNA Accounting Career Completion Program courses
  • This program does not cover all of the material that is tested on the CPA Exam. Very few, if any, academic accounting programs cover all of the material tested on the CPA Exam.
  • These are for-credit courses that will appear on your UNA transcript
  • All courses are worth 3 credit-hours

Requirements

To meet the requirements to take these classes you must:

  • Be enrolled in or have completed an undergraduate degree program, and
  • Meet the prerequisites for the course

Tuition

Tuition is $550 ($525 plus a $25 non-refundable processing fee) per 3-credit course, which includes the costs of all electronic study text materials.

Registration

If you are interested in registering for the UNA Accounting Career Completion Program, here are your next steps:

Please note, to meet the requirements to take these classes, you must be enrolled in or have completed an undergraduate degree program and must also meet the prerequisites for the course.

We applaud you for looking to expand your knowledge and better prepare yourself for your career. University of North Alabama and UWorld would love to help you meet your career advancement goals.

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