Accounting, Certificate of Achievement

Upon successful completion of the Accounting Certificate program, the student demonstrates the skills, knowledge, and training for entry-level positions as a bookkeeper, accounting supervisor, payroll clerk, or accounts payable/receivable clerk; and the skills necessary to complete up-to-date and accurate records of accounts and financial records, reconcile business-related bank statements with checkbooks, calculate employee wages and taxes from time cards, prepare and issue payroll checks, post entries to accounts receivable and payable. Individuals are able to prepare bank deposits, maintain payroll and/or inventory records, prepare purchase orders, review expense reports, and find and correct errors in financial records.

Minimum Units Required: 35

Recommended Sequence:


First Semester		Units
BUS 001A	Principles of Accounting			5
BUS 020	Introduction to Business			3
Electives See Below			6

Second Semester


BUS 001B	Principles of Accounting		5
BUS 003	Financial Accounting		5
Electives See Below		3

Third Semester

BUS 004	Managerial Accounting	5
Electives	See Group I Below	3

Electives:

(minimum of 12 units from the following)

BIM 001A	Beginning Keyboarding	1
BIM 031	Electronic Calculation	3
	or
BIM 032A	Beginning Office Calculation	1
	and
BIM 032B	Intermediate Office Calculation	1
	and
BIM 032C	Advanced Office Calculation	1
BUS 011	Income Tax Procedures	3
BUS 015	Computer Spreadsheets for Accounting	2
CSA 020	MS Word, Excel, and Access	3
BUS 018A	Business Law	3
BUS 026	Economics of Business	3
BUS 063	Analysis of Financial Statements	3
BUS 067	Introduction to Personal Finance	3
BUS 070	Payroll Accounting	2
BUS 072	QuickBooks	1.5
BUS 081	California Income Tax Preparation	1
BUS 082A	Business Mathematics	3
	and
BUS 082B	Business Mathematics	3
CS 011	Fundamentals of Computer Science	3

Minimum Units 35

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