FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 3, 2002
CONTACT: Roland Ruiz, St. Philip's College Director of Community and Public Relations
210.531.4851

ST. PHILIP'S COLLEGE TO OFFER FRAUD EXAMINATION COURSE BEGINNING IN JANUARY

St. Philip's College will offer a new special topics course in Fraud Examination beginning in the spring 2003 semester that will explore current trends in fraud. The class will meet Wednesdays from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Jan. 13 through May 11. More information is available by calling 531-3452.

The course, developed and sanctioned by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, is the only one of its kind to be offered in the San Antonio area. Classes will familiarize students with the legal elements of fraud, financial transactions, criminology and ethics, and fraud investigation. Topics to be included are: What every accountant should know about fraud, internal fraud and auditors, fundamentals of computer fraud, locating hidden assets, asset misappropriation, and detecting and preventing financial statement fraud.

The course is designed as a hands-on learning experience and will include film presentations, discussion and role-playing scenarios. Students will learn to identify how fraud is committed; why fraud is committed; how fraudulent conduct can be deterred; how allegations of fraud should be investigated; and how to develop investigative strategies.

The Fraud Examination course is part of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners Higher Education Program, which has been established to address the unprecedented need for fraud examination education at the college level. The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners is a global, 26,000-member professional organization dedicated to fighting fraud and white- collar crime. With chapters around the globe, the Association is networked to respond to the needs of anti-fraud professionals everywhere.

St. Philip's College is a multi-campus institution of the Alamo Community College District. St. Philip's College, the nation's only community college designated both a Historically Black College and Hispanic Serving Institution, is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.