This program is offered in the fall semester only.

Download Fall 2011 Schedule

Fraud risk is becoming more prevalent as corporate and government organizations face changing economic, regulatory, and competitive challenges across industries and countries. According to the Financial Times, a recent survey by the Economic Intelligence Unit uncovered increasing fraud in five industry sectors, led by financial services.

This program is designed to help professionals develop expertise and competency in the area of forensic accounting examinations. The certificate will concentrate on the core skills required to identify and detect fraud. Courses survey fraud schemes and address fraudulent financial reporting, misappropriation of assets, and corruption. Students will learn how to develop evidence to support a fraud case through litigation support and expert testimony techniques.

Georgetown University is an education member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.

Designed For:

Objectives:
Program participants will:

• Develop skills to identify and detect fraud
• Understand common fraud schemes and fraudulent financial reporting
• Recognize misappropriation of assets 
• Develop evidence to support a fraud case through litigation support and expert testimony techniques 

Program Requirements:

• Successful completion of the 7 required courses. Courses meet on weeknights and Saturdays.  Refer to individual course pages for schedules.
• Participants are strongly encouraged to take Principles of Forensic Accounting Examinations first; however participants may complete the courses in any order. 
• Students must complete the program within a two-year time period.

Program Prerequisites:

• A bachelor's degree or the equivalent.
• A TOEFL examination for non-native speakers of English is not required but students are expected to read, write and comprehend English at the graduate level to fully participate in and gain from the program.
• Any requests for exceptions to these requirements must be made in writing to the program director at CCPE.

Registration:

• This certificate is an open enrollment program. No application is required.  You may register for individual courses by clicking on the course links below.

Tuition & Continuing Education Units:

	Tuition	Contact Hours	Continuing Education Units
Individual Course	$600.00	9 hours	.9 CEUs
Total Program	$4,200.00	63 hours	6.3 CEUs

Optional Textbook:
Students are strongly encouraged to purchase Principles of Fraud Examination (ISBN-13: 978-0-470-12883-1). The book is available through online booksellers for approximately $130.00.

Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Information for Accountants:
Georgetown University Center for Continuing and Professional Education is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit.  Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 700, Nashville, TN, 37219-2417. Web site: www.nasbatools.com. 

The National Registry of CPE Sponsors is a program offered by the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) to recognize CPE program sponsors who provide continuing professional education (CPE) programs in accordance with nationally recognized standards. 

More Information:
For more information or to speak with a program advisor, please complete the Request More Information Form, send an email to ccpeaccounting@georgetown.edu or call (202) 687-7000.

Participants may also be interested in individual management courses.

Required Courses:

Advanced Forensic Techniques
Criminal Investigative Techniques
Fraud Examination: Detecting Misappropriation
Fraud in the Governmental Environment
Fraudulent Financial Reporting
Internal Controls: Proper Design and Detection
Principles of Forensic Accounting Examinations