Business students with a consulting mindset interested in serving an internal function with a broad focus on areas such as risk management, compliance, fraud investigation, and auditing for operational efficiency and effectiveness may be a good match for a career as an internal auditor.

To prepare students for such roles, the James Benjamin Department of Accounting offers an Internal Audit Certificate which is recognized and endorsed by The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) as a Center for Internal Auditing Excellence. This certificate is available to graduate students enrolled at Texas A&M University. To be eligible for this certificate, students must be pursuing a traditional/in-person MS in Accounting, or be admitted into the Professional Program of Accounting (which may include pursuing an MS in another discipline). Students must apply and be accepted into the Internal Audit Program in order to be eligible to take courses required for this certificate.

To meet the program requirements, students must complete the required coursework in College Station, Texas. All requirements must be completed prior to graduation. Upon fulfilling the certificate requirements, a certificate is issued by the Office of the Registrar.

Course List

Code	Title	Semester Credit Hours
ACCT 608	Internal Auditing	3
ACCT 647/FINC 647	Financial Statement Analysis (Data Analytics Elective (Select One))	3
or ACCT 648	or Accounting Information Systems
ACCT 650	Accounting Ethics	3
ACCT 684	Professional Internship	3
Select one of the following:		3
ACCT 607	Seminar in Auditing
ACCT 629	Controls and Audit Technology
ACCT 644	Control and Audit of Information Systems
Total Semester Credit Hours		15