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 as a Center of Excellence by The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA). This certificate is available to undergraduate students enrolled in the Mays Business School at Texas A&M University. To be eligible for this certificate students must be pursuing a BBA in one of the following majors: ACCT (includes students admitted in the Professional Program in Accounting), BHNR, FINC, MGMT, MISY, MKTG, or SCMT. Students pursuing the BS in Business degree program are also eligible for this certificate. Students must apply and be accepted into the Internal Audit Program in order to be eligible to take some of the coursework required for this certificate.

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

Course List

Code	Title	Semester Credit Hours
ACCT 408	Internal Auditing	3
ACCT 427	Accounting and Financial Information Systems	3
ACCT 450	Accounting Ethics	3
Elective 1,2		3
Select one of the following:
ACCT 410	Fraud Examination
FINC 361	Managerial Finance I
FINC 447/ACCT 447	Financial Statement Analysis
FINC 449	Financial Modeling
ISTM 315	Database Programming
ISTM 320	Business Systems Analysis and Design
ISTM 455/SCMT 455	Cybersecurity Management
MGMT 372	Advanced Concepts in Organizational Behavior
MGMT 422	Management Consulting
MGMT 475	Leadership Development
MKTG 323	Marketing Research
MKTG 431	Marketing Analytics
SCMT 345	Business Process Design
Internship 2		3
Select one of the following:
ACCT 484	Accounting Internship
FINC 484	Professional Internship
ISTM 484	Management Information Systems Internship
MGMT 484	Management Internship
MKTG 484	Marketing Internship
SCMT 484	Supply Chain Management Internship
Total Semester Credit Hours		15

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Students may use another course in lieu of the course listed if approved by an Internal Audit Program Director in advance of the student registering for the course.

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An internship experience is required for the certificate and will be documented through registering and completing an internship course. If the student pursues an internship and earns less than three credit-hours in their internship course, an additional elective must be taken. Completing less than three credit-hours for the internship course and the selection of the appropriate elective must be approved in advance of registering for either course by an Internal Audit Program Director. At least 15 credit hours must be taken to earn the certificate.