Given the nature of a modern accounting curriculum, upper-level accounting courses, such as Cost Accounting, Consolidations, Auditing and Data Analytics in Accounting, are incorporating Excel into the curriculum. Furthermore, employers are increasingly requiring applicants to have Excel skills to be considered for employment. Underscoring its importance, the AICPA incorporated Microsoft Excel into the CPA Exam in 2018. As such, the Accounting Department has determined that it has an obligation to students to ensure that they are basically qualified with Excel before progressing past ACC 302. Please visit the Excel certfication website below for more information on the Excel Certification Exam: