Graduate Certificate in Forensic Accounting at Northeastern University

News surrounding corporate corruption has had a significant impact on businesses, particularly the accounting industry. In response, the government has enacted sweeping accounting and business laws such as the Sarbanes-Oxley 2002 legislation. Additionally, many professional organizations, including the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), have made the prevention, detection, and prosecution of fraud and accounting abuse a priority. Offered at: Online.

Faculty: College of Professional Studies  |  Department: Graduate Certificate Programs  |  Duration: 12 semester hours  |  Study mode: online  |  Location: Boston, MA, United States

What you will study

Requires 12 semester hours. Required courses include ACC 6210 Advanced Forensic Accounting Foundations; ACC 6220 Financial Statement Analysis in Forensics; ACC 6230 Fraud Detection and Investigative Accounting Methods; ACC 6240 Forensic Accounting in Litigation.

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