Forensic accountants investigate and prevent white-collar crime by ferreting out questionable data in financial reports. They track terrorist funding, keep companies Sarbanes-Oxley compliant, and expose money laundering, tax evasion, and embezzlement schemes. And since most forms of occupational fraud are accounting related, forensic accounting has become one of the fastest growing segments of the accounting profession. Download Course Catalog.
| Course Code | First Semester Courses | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| ACCT 601 | Intermediate accounting I | 5 |
| ACCT 602 | Intermediate accounting II | 5 |
| ACCT 603 | Fraud Examination | 5 |
| ACCT 604 | Interviewing Techniques For Fraud Investigations | 10 |
| ACCT 605 | Legal Elements Of Fraud | 5 |
| TOTAL CREDITS | 30 | |
| Course Code | Second Semester Courses | Credit |
| ACCT 611 | Corporate Governance & Internal Control Assessment | 5 |
| ACCT 612 | Accounting Information Systems | 10 |
| ACCT 613 | Auditing | 5 |
| ACCT 614 | Accounting Research & Analysis | 10 |
| TOTAL CREDITS | 30 | |
| Course Code | Third Semester Courses | Credit |
| ACCT 701 | Cost Management | 5 |
| ACCT 702 | Government & Not For Profit Accounting | 5 |
| ACCT 703 | Federal Income Tax I | 5 |
| ACCT 704 | Accounting Ethics & Professional Responsibilities | 10 |
| ACCT 705 | Accounting Internship | 5 |
| TOTAL CREDITS | 30 | |
| Course Code | Fourth Semester Courses | Credit |
| ACCT 711 | Federal Income Tax Ii | 5 |
| ACCT 712 | Special Topics In Accounting | 5 |
| ACCT 713 | Independent Studies In Accounting | 5 |
| ACCT 714 | Foundations Of Entrepreneurship | 5 |
| ACCT 715 | Quantitative Methods & Analysis | 10 |
| TOTAL CREDITS | 30 |
Forensic Accountants has huge opportunities in this field as the demand of such professionals is high as compared to the supply. Forensic Accountants are required in most of the major accounting firms for investigating mergers and acquisitions, specialized audits and in other kinds of civil litigation support, economic crime investigations, tax investigations and even in terrorist investigations. A majority of cases which require involvement of these professionals are divorce disputes, business carelessness investigation claims, and personal injury claims.
