What You'll Get
Build practical accounting knowledge through flexible online programs designed to support your professional goals.
- Gain a strong foundation in financial accounting principles and practices
- Develop skills you can apply to financial reporting analysis and business decision-making
- Learn from experienced instructors with relevant academic and professional expertise
- Build knowledge in areas such as auditing taxation cost accounting and financial statement analysis
- Choose a program that aligns with your experience and career goals
- Complete coursework online while balancing professional and personal commitments
- Earn a UC Davis certificate that demonstrates your commitment to professional development
- Complete eligible coursework that counts toward CPA education requirements
Build the foundational knowledge needed to enter the field.
Develop accounting skills that can support a transition into a new profession.
Strengthen your knowledge and prepare for greater responsibility.
Complete the coursework that counts toward CPA education requirements.
Who Is This Program For?
- Professionals starting a career in accounting: Build the foundational knowledge needed to pursue opportunities in accounting and related fields.
- Career changers: Develop essential accounting skills as you prepare to transition into a new career.
- Business professionals: Strengthen your accounting knowledge to better understand financial information and support business decisions.
- Accounting professionals: Expand your expertise and build skills that can support career growth and increased responsibility.
Programs at a Glance
Accounting Principles Certificate
Whether you’re new to the practice or are looking to advance your career, our four-course Accounting Principles Certificate Program provides you with the groundwork needed to apply accounting principles confidently and accurately in your business or profession.
• Principles of Financial Accounting
• Intermediate Accounting: Part I
• Intermediate Accounting: Part II
• Principles of Cost Accounting
Accounting Specialist Certificate
Take your accounting education to an advanced level with our five-course Accounting Specialist Certificate Program. Acquire a thorough understanding of the principles and practices of accounting and financial reporting to excel in your career.
• Accounting for Governmental and Nonprofit Organizations
• Auditing
• Ethics in Accounting
• Financial Statement Analysis
• Individual Income Taxation
“If you are considering this program as part of a career change, it can absolutely give you the foundation and confidence to pivot.”
Accounting Principles Certificate Program Graduate