Payroll Fundamentals Certificate

As a payroll professional, you know how important it is to maintain your company’s compliance by keeping up with the constantly changing regulations and procedures. Staying current is as important to your company’s bottom line as it is to your career. The College of Professional Education at KSU is proud to partner with the American Payroll Association and present the Payroll Fundamentals Certificate for payroll professionals.

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Prerequisites

High school diploma or equivalent. Working knowledge of computers and access to a computer and the Internet are required.

Benefits

• Build a foundation of knowledge for starting or advancing your payroll career
• Improve your job performance by increasing accuracy and compliance
• Access to a network of peers to learn about payroll practices in other organizations
• Gain a solid foundation in compliance issues related to tax and regulatory information
• Learn from experienced payroll instructors
• Prepare for the FPC and CPP exams
• Earn recertification credit hours (RCHs) or continuing education units (CEUs) to maintain FPC or CPP credentials

Topics

• Payroll concepts
• Paycheck calculations
• Fringe benefits
• Payroll reporting and employment taxes
• Record keeping and payroll practices
• Payroll accounting
• Management and administration

Who Should Enroll in Payroll Fundamentals?

• Entry-level employees in the payroll department
• Practitioners, consultants, and service providers new to the payroll industry
• Individuals working in payroll who need formal training
• Fundamental Payroll Certification (FPC) exam candidates
• FPCs needing recertification credits

Financial Aid Options

• Payment Plans
• MyCAA
• VA Education Benefits
• WIOA
• Education Loans

Delivery Methods

For your safety and convenience, we now offer our professional certificate courses in two formats.

Flex:

Do you prefer to learn in our classroom or the comfort of your home? With our new Flex course format, you decide what works best for you. Our courses are taught live at a specific day and time in our clean, socially-distanced classroom and are simultaneously broadcast to our virtual classroom. With this flexible format, you choose one option when you register: to join the instructor in the physical classroom or join the class meeting remotely. Either way, you get the same quality instruction from an industry professional in a live meeting with other learners.

Hyflex (Hybrid + Flex):

Our hybrid classes offer a blend of scheduled live course meetings and online coursework. For live meetings, you may register to join the instructor in the physical classroom or join the class meeting online broadcast from your preferred location. You will complete the online coursework on your own while adhering to the course schedule and completion date.