Forensic Accounting Degrees in California Colleges

Forensic accounting involves the investigation of financial records in an effort to negate fraud allegations or uncover evidence of fraud. The profession relies heavily on accounting ability and knowledge of business. While none of California's colleges offer a degree in forensic accounting, certification in the field is available at one school while many others offer a single course in the field, titled forensic accounting or fraud examination.
  1. Forensic Accounting Certification

    • California State University, Fullerton (fullerton.edu) has a 60-credit-hour certification program in fraud examination and forensic accounting. Enrollment is open to certified public accountants, attorneys, bank examiners and other financial professionals interested in the specialization. As of 2011, in-state tuition is $4,662 per year and out-of-state tuition is $6,993 per semester.

    Business Degrees

    • California State University Chico (csuchico.edu) offers the single course, fraud examination, as an accounting class which may be taken as an elective in the undergraduate programs of business administration and business information systems. California State University, Los Angeles (calstatela.edu), offers the elective, forensic accounting, to upper division undergraduates seeking bachelor of science degrees in business administration with option in accounting. San Francisco State University (sfsu.edu) offers accounting fraud examination as an elective for undergraduate business majors with concentrations in accounting. California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo (calstate.edu) allows undergraduate business students with accounting concentrations to choose fraud examination as a senior year project. As of 2011, tuition for undergraduate business degree programs at these schools range from $1024.80 to $3,147 per semester with California State University Los Angeles charging the least and California State University Chico charging the most.

    Undergraduate Accounting Degrees

    • Fraud examination is an accounting elective for Glendale Community College (glendale.edu) students seeking certification or an associate of science degree in accounting. Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles (lmu.edu) offers fraud examination as an advanced elective for senior year bachelor of science in accounting students. Fraud examination is a course offered under the bachelor of science in accounting program at California State University San Bernadino (csusb.edu). As of 2011, undergraduate accounting students at these schools pay between $26 and $1,118 per credit depending upon residency status. Glendale Community College charges the least and Loyola Marymount University charges the most.

    Graduate Accounting Degrees

    • California State L.A. also offers a master's level forensic accounting class to master's in accountancy candidates. As of summer 2011, full-time students pay $2,2028.80 per semester. Fraud examination is a master's level accounting class at San Diego State University (sdsu.edu). This school charges tuition by the credit at $554/credit as of 2011. Fraud examination is also an elective of the University of San Diego's master of science in accountancy program (sandiego.edu) with 2011 tuition being $1214.80 per semester.

    California Real Estate Licensing

    • Sierra College in Rocklin (sierracollege.edu) offers an online course in fraud examination as part of their real estate licensing preparation curriculum. As of fall 2011, tuition is $36 per credit for all students.

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