The associate degree in accounting prepares students for entry-level positions and promotional opportunities in accounting, taxation and administrative departments of businesses in areas such as manufacturing, merchandising, financial service, wholesale trades, and government.Specialized training in accounting enables students to maintain accounting records and develop financial reports and make effective use of financial information for analysis and decision-making. Entry-level employment opportunities include positions in accounts receivable and accounts payable, payroll, income tax preparation, and cost accounting.Promotional opportunities include higher-level responsibilities in these areas and the areas of general ledger, financial statement preparation, and financial statement analysis.
Learning Outcome(s):
Students will create clear, concise, well organized written business documents, including financial statements, memos and reports, that can be used in an effective manner to communicate.
Students will acquire adequate technical knowledge to create financial information to be used in the accounting and related business environment.
- Student will be able to combine critical thinking skills and technical knowledge to solve problems in a constantly-changing professional environment.
Required Courses:
ACCT 101 | Financial Accounting | 4 |
ACCT 102 | Managerial Accounting | 4 |
ACCT 104 | Federal and California Taxes | 4 |
BUS 222
OR
MGMT 122 | Business Writing
Business Communications | 3 |
Select a minimum of FOUR units from the following required courses: |
ACCT 170
OR
ACCT 171
OR
BA 188
AND
BA 189 | Microsoft Dynamics for Financial Accounting - Core Modules
Microsoft Dynamics for Financial Accounting - Operations and Analysis
Microsoft Edge
Advanced Microsoft Excel | 4
4
2
2 |
Select a minimum of THREE units from the following electives: |
ACCT 108 | Tax Practices and Procedures | 3 |
ACCT 113 | Intermediate Income Taxes – Corporations | 2 |
ACCT 114 | Intermediate Income Taxes - Partnerships and LLCs | 2 |
ACCT 124 | Computerized Income Tax Preparation | 1 |
ACCT 204 | Managerial Cost Accounting | 3 |
ACCT 205 | Intermediate Accounting I | 3 |
BUS 150 | Introduction to Information Systems and Applications | 3 |
Students intending to obtain a bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Business are advised to meet with a counselor, and to also look at the degree requirements listed in the catalog of the transfer university of their choice. |
