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Institution
University of Cundinamarca
Program Name
Public Accounting
Degree to be awarded
Certified Public Accountant
Educational level
Undergraduate
Type of training
University Professional
Methodology
In-person
Academic Credits
150 credits
Estimated duration
9 semesters
Location of development
Fusagasugá Campus: SNIES 53714 – RC 023120 2023-11-29 DEL MEN
Facatativá Extension SNIES 53668 – RC 018295 2023-10-03 DEL MEN
Ubaté Sectional: SNIES 53668 – RC 018295 2023-10-03 DEL MEN
Chía Extension SNIES 53668 – RC 018295 October 3, 2023, from the Ministry of Education (MEN)
Soacha Extension: SNIES 118077 – RC 009067 May 7, 2025, from the Ministry of Education (MEN)
Learning path
Management Sciences
Semester 1
- Logical and Quantitative Reasoning (Diagnostic)
- Logical and Quantitative Reasoning (Placement Test)
- Communication and Critical Reading (Diagnostic)
- Communication and Critical Reading (Remedial Course)
- Accounting – Accounting Theory
- Microeconomics
- Administrative Thought
- Organizational Processes
- Commercial Law
- Labor Law Legislation
Management Sciences
Semester 2
- Logical and Quantitative Reasoning
- Communication and Critical Reading I
- 21st Century Citizenship (Diagnosis)
- Century 21 Citizenship (Leveler)
- Foreign language (Diagnostic)
- Foreign Language (Placement)
- Ethics, Morality, and Public Faith I
- Accounting – Accounting Process
- Macroeconomics
- Management Information Systems
- Negotiation Management
Management Sciences
Semester 3
- Communication and Critical Reading II
- 21st-Century Citizenship
- Foreign Language (English A2.1)
- Applied Mathematics
- Statistics I
- Accounting – Financial Statements
- Job-Order Costing System
Management Sciences
Semester 4
- Foreign Language (English A2.2)
- Statistics II
- Accounting – Experiential Exercise
- Financial Mathematics
- International Finance
- Process Costing System
- Public Budget
Management Sciences
Semester 5
- Foreign Language (English B1.1)
- Science, Technology, and Innovation (Assessment)
- Science, Technology, and Innovation (Theory and Fundamentals)
- Entrepreneurship and Innovation (Assessment)
- Entrepreneurship and Innovation (Foundation Course)
- Public Accounting
- Financial Analysis
- Cost Management
- Budget Planning
- Accounting Information Systems
Management Sciences
Semester 6
- 21st Century Generation Chair
- Foreign language (English B1.2)
- Science, Technology, and Innovation (Problem/Project Formulation)
- Entrepreneurship and Innovation (Entrepreneurship)
- Control Models
- Tax Conceptual Framework
- In-Depth Study I
- Advanced Studies II
Management Sciences
Semester 7
- Science, Technology and Innovation (Frameworks/Methodology)
- Entrepreneurship and Innovation (Innovation)
- Sectoral Accounting
- Audit Fundamentals
- National Taxes
- In-Depth Study I
- Advanced Studies II
Management Sciences
Semester 8
- Science, Technology, and Innovation (Fieldwork / Document)
- International Accounting and Financial Models
- Applied Research Seminar
- Seminar on Economic and Social Policy
- Financial Formulation and Evaluation of Projects
- Tax Procedure
- In-Depth Study I
- Advanced Studies II
Management Sciences
Semester 9
- Thesis
- Statutory Auditing
- In-Depth Study I
- Advanced Studies II
Specialization tracks
Specialization tracks allow you to tailor your education to specific areas of interest. Through specialized modules and course content, you can strengthen your skills, deepen your mastery of key topics in your discipline, and move forward with greater clarity in your academic and professional pursuits.
- Specialization Track: Tax management.
Specialization: Specialization in Tax Management.
- Specialization Track: Financial and accounting.
Specialization: Specialization in Financial and Accounting Management.
- Specialization Track: Tax specialization track - Financial specialization track.
- Specialization: Specialization in Financial and Managerial Accounting.
- Specialization Track: Tax management.
Specialization: Specialization in Tax Management.
- Specialization Track: Financial and accounting.
Specialization: Specialization in Financial and Accounting Management.
- Specialization Track: Tax.
Specialization: Specialization in Tax Management.
- Specialization Track: Financial company.
Specialization: Specialization in Financial and Accounting Management.
- Specialization Track: Tax and Financial.
Mission and Vision
Mission: To train Public Accountants who manage financial information systems and models to generate value in decision-making, contributing to the reduction of risk and uncertainty in organizations, with an investigative and social focus in the translocal and transmodern context.
Vision: The Public Accounting Program will be recognized for its high quality in contributing, from a disciplinary perspective, to the reduction of risk and uncertainty in organizations through research and social interaction, as a generator of value for sustainable development.
Professional Profile
The Public Accountant from the University of Cundinamarca will be able to:
- Implement accounting processes, methods, and systems.
- Develop research processes in the professional field, interpreting regulatory frameworks and estimating the scopes and risks associated with them.
- Support organizations in managing their financial and economic resources.
- Apply the concepts of ethics and professional judgment in a pertinent manner.
- Certify and issue opinions on financial statements and documents of a technical accounting nature.
Occupational Profile
The Public Accountant from the University of Cundinamarca may work as:
- Act as a Public Accountant, Statutory Auditor, Comptroller, Auditor, advisor, or consultant. Assume positions related to financial management, project evaluation, and consulting.
- Act as an expert witness and/or advisor in technical-accounting disputes.
- Provide their services as a liquidating agent and evaluator of companies or businesses. Assume technical-accounting advisory, consulting, and support services before the authorities.
Training Purpose
Educate competent Public Accounting professionals capable of managing information systems based on economic and financial events, proactive toward the planning and development of sustainable alternatives that contribute to the generation of organizational and social value.
Research Groups
For the Public Accounting Program, the Faculty of Administrative, Economic, and Accounting Sciences has the following research groups categorized by MINCIENCIAS active, where strictly defined research projects are developed, with the participation of knowledge managers attached to the Faculty acting as researchers.
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Group name
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Categorization
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Leader
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PLOW
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C
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Gonzalo Escobar Reyes
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DOPYS
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C
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Yudy Marten Bonilla
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THE ACACIAS
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C
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Darío Benavides Pava
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Organizational Development in Cundinamarca
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C
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Benjamin Andres Manjarres Zarate
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ADCUN
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C
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Sandra Milena Melo Perdomo
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GREICO Interdisciplinary Accounting Studies Group
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C
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Maria Yolanda Laverde Guzman |
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TEMCON
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Recognized
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Olga Liliana Gutiérrez Castaño
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ADCODER
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Recognized
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Jenny Jazmín Gómez Murcia |
Source: Gruplac MINCIENCIAS
Professional Teacher Profiles
Artidoro Sánchez Vega
Specialist in Tax Law, University of Rosario; Master in Taxation, Central University
Carol Alejandra Bolívar Silva
Certified Public Accountant - Cooperative University of Colombia; Master of Science in Economics - Santo Tomas University
Jonathan David Rincon Martinez
Master in Business Administration and Management, PhD Candidate in Management for Sustainability
Vanessa Milagro Zuluaga de la Cruz
Certified Public Accountant, Specialist in Public Management
Historical Overview of the Program
From its inception, the Faculty planned to offer a Public Accounting program, hence its name: Faculty of Administrative, Economic, and Accounting Sciences. As of 2017, the Faculty offers the program at the Fusagasugá campus, the Ubaté branch, and the Facatativá and Chía extensions.
The program, which was developed in the city of Facatativá, was approved by the University's Governing Council through Agreement No. 018 of May 2, 2007, and modified by Academic Council Agreement No. 003 of July 2008, for a duration of nine (9) academic periods and a total of one hundred and fifty-five (155) academic credits. Activities began in the second academic period of 2008 with its first cohort of fifty-three (53) students in the evening session. The first graduating class, consisting of twenty-nine (29) new Certified Public Accountants, completed their studies in March 2013. As of the 2016 academic year, two hundred and forty-seven (247) professionals had graduated in seven (7) cohorts.
Through Resolution number 2941 of May 20, 2008, it obtained from the Ministry of National Education the qualified registration for a term of seven (7) years; through Resolution number 16447 of December 13, 2012, the development location (ALD) was extended to the municipality of Ubaté, and through Resolution 10860 of 2016, the development location (ALD) was extended to the municipality of Chía. In 2015, through Resolution 7450 of May 26, its qualified registration was renewed until May 25, 2022.
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Faculty of Administrative, Economic and Accounting Sciences
Fusagasugá Branch
Block F – 1st Floor
(+57 1) 828 1483 Ext. 167 / 168 / 201
Faculty of Administrative, Economic and Accounting Sciences
Faculty of Administrative, Economic and Accounting Sciences
Faculty of Administrative, Economic and Accounting Sciences
Faculty of Administrative, Economic and Accounting Sciences
