The University of Kentucky's Graduate Certificate in Accounting Analytics is a 9-credit hour program designed to provide accounting students and professionals with a strong foundation in the theory and application of analytics. This provides the strategic development of necessary knowledge and skills to facilitate personal and professional growth.
Students completing this certificate will gain the conceptual knowledge needed to navigate the intricacies of data acquisition, storage, and control. Additionally, you will master the use of analytical tools and models, enabling you to effectively investigate complex accounting issues with the help of cutting-edge software. The certificate includes three core areas: data visualization, data management, and analytical modeling.
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The Graduate Certificate in Accounting Analytics program is comprised of 3 course classes: data visualization, data management and analytical modeling. Pre-requisites include
This course provides an introduction to, and hands-on experience with, accounting data management, accounting analytics, and visualizing accounting data. By learning both practical software tools and the core principles of data management and data visualization, you'll be prepared to leverage accounting data to provide insights into important accounting, auditing, and taxation problems.
This course introduces data management and mining concepts and practices. relational databases, structured query language (SQL), and data analytics tools incorporated to introduce data structure, database design, data queries and data manipulation.
This course is an introduction to the use of analytical modeling for supporting decision making in accounting, taxation, and auditing. It explores the use of analytical models and technologies including data mining and descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive modeling. Projects and cases will use software to explore accounting applications of confidence intervals and effect sizes, linear and logistic regression, association models and cluster analysis, text mining, time series analysis and forecasting, classification and regression trees, and, model selection and evaluation.
All majors are encouraged to apply. Applicants will be evaluated for admission based upon their undergraduate and/or accounting coursework grade point averages (GPA), essay responses, reference evaluations, and their TOEFL score (if applicable).
For a more detailed understanding of our specific admissions requirements, schedule a 1:1 session with our team. We look forward to answering any questions you may have while guiding you through this process.
Fall semester: July 26th
Spring semester: December 10th
Fall semester: April 15th
Spring semester: September 15th
Complete an online application and submit the application fee. An application is considered complete/ready for review once all supporting documents have been received by the University of Kentucky Graduate School.
This program starts in late August for Fall semester and early January for Spring semester. Applicants must complete the program specific application requirements to be considered for admission into the degree program. Incomplete files will not be reviewed.
Once the application is complete, it will be reviewed by the Admissions Committee within 3-4 weeks of admission.
At least one official English proficiency exam score*:
*This requirement is waived for students with U.S. degrees.
For more information, consult our International FAQ
Now that you know the admission and application requirements, you are ready to start your application to the Graduate Certificate in Accounting Analytics Program. You can save your progress and return to your application as needed until you are ready to submit it.
Cost of Attendance Tuition and Fees
Refunds
Students can find tuition refund policies, deadlines, amounts, and other important information on the Student Account Services website.
The University of Kentucky Graduate School provides various funding opportunities for graduate students through fellowships, assistantships, and support funding.
The Professional Resource Center (PRC) offers comprehensive career support services to all Gatton College of Business and Economics MBA and MS students. Students receive assistance in everything needed to launch a successful career during and after graduation, from resume development and job searches to LinkedIn profile buildout and interview preparation.
Jeff Payne, PhD, KPMG Professor
Director, Graduate Certificate in Accounting Analytics
Von Allmen School of Accountancy
Jeff.Payne@uky.edu
Yingnan Song
International Recruiter
International Affairs
gattonintl@uky.edu
Christina Yantorno
Director, MS Recruitment Graduate Center (GC) Graduate Programs
Professional Resource Center
(859) 218-5550
christina.yantorno@uky.edu