<p>Honestly, for public accounting the CPA license is the goal. Your undergraduate program, regardless of if you call it a certificate or a major or whatever, just has to get you through the required course work for your state (certain required hours of auditing, financial accounting, cost accounting, business law, possibly ethics, etc.) I wouldn’t stress about the name; instead, I would take to your counselor at the college and clarify which major or program is AASCB accredited or prepares you for the licensure exam.</p>