A certificate in accounting prepares students for entry-level positions and promotional opportunities in accounting, taxation, and administrative departments of businesses in public and private sector areas such as manufacturing, merchandising, financial service, wholesale trades, and government.Specialized training in accounting and finance principles and practices 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/payable, payroll, income tax preparation, cost accounting, and a number of trainee positions.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 acquire adequate general knowledge of accounting to enter into a business environment as an entry-level accounting clerk.
Course Requirements:
ACCT 101 | Financial Accounting | 4 |
ACCT 102 | Managerial Accounting | 4 |
BUS 222
OR MGMT 122 | Business Writing
Business Communications | 3 |
BA 188
AND BA 189 AND
BUS 150 | Microsoft Excel
Advanced Microsoft Excel
Introduction to Information Systems and Applications | 2
2
3 |
Select a minimum of 4 units from the following: |
ACCT 032 | Payroll Accounting | 1 |
ACCT 035 | QuickBooks I | 2 |
ACCT 036 | QuickBooks II | 2 |
ACCT 104 | Federal and California Taxes | 4 |
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 170 | Microsoft Dynamics for Financial Accounting - Core Modules | 4 |
ACCT 171 | Microsoft Dynamics for Financial Accounting - Operations and Analysis | 4 |
ACCT 204 | Managerial Cost Accounting | 3 |
ACCT 205 | Intermediate Accounting I | 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.Students planning to transfer to four-year institutions should strongly consider taking Business 222, Business Writing, to meet the communication requirement. |