2024-2025 Graduate Catalog

Information Systems Controls and Forensic Certificate

The Accounting: Information Systems, Controls & Forensic Graduate Certificate is a four-course (12-credit) program and is designed to provide students with specialized knowledge and practical skills necessary to understand financial controls and fraud detection. With a faculty comprised of seasoned professionals and a curriculum tailored to meet the industry's evolving demands, Sacred Heart University ensures that graduates emerge with key knowledge and skills they will find when they sit for the CPA exam and in their accounting careers. They will be ready to meet the growing demand for accounting professionals well-versed in system controls and cybersecurity.

Students who complete this certificate program and are admitted into Sacred Heart University’s Master of Science in Accounting (MSA) program can use the certificate coursework towards their degree requirements.

Degree Requirements

Required Prerequisite Courses

  • Financial Accounting (3 credits)
  • Managerial Accounting (3 credits)
  • 2 Intermediate Accounting courses (6 credits)
  • Auditing (3 credits)
  • Federal Taxes (3 credits)

Requirements List

MSA 632IS Assurance and Advisory I

3

MSA 633IS Assurance and Advisory II

3

MSA 635Cybersecurity

3

MSA 636Forensic Accounting

3