Tax Consultant Short-Term Technical Certificate

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The Tax Consultant Short-Term Technical Certificate provides students with the skills to enter a new job field or advance in their current one. Short-Term Technical Certificates consist of three to seven courses that can be completed in a year or less. To receive a Certificate of Completion, students must complete the required courses with a cumulative GPA of “C” or better and complete an application for certificate.
NOTE Federal Financial Aid is not available for Short-Term Technical Certificate programs, but scholarship assistance may be available.
NOTE Students pursuing a Short-Term Technical Certificate may need to satisfy course prerequisites which may include placement testing.

Program Outcomes ►
The student will

demonstrate basic skills in written and oral communication;
use basic interpersonal skills and interact in team environments;
demonstrate an introductory understanding of global world/economic/business issues;
recognize the value of good ethical standards and their application to business, accounting, and tax accounting;
recognize basic cultural differences and respect differing points of view in the business environment;
demonstrate basic proficiency with business technology for both research and communication of accounting and tax-related information;
identify the basic components of the external environment of a business and explain how these elements influence fundamental change; and
apply the foundational principles of financial accounting and tax accounting.

Semester 1

ACC 121S Introduction to Financial Accounting	4	C
BUS 235S Business Law	4	C
CIS 102S Introduction to Spreadsheets	1	C
CIS 103S Introduction to Databases	1	C
FIN 119S Business Mathematics	3	C
Credit Hours	13

Semester 2

ACC 151S Computerized Accounting II	2	C
ACC 217S Introduction to Personal Income Taxation	3	C
Credit Hours	5

Total Credit Hours | 18

♦ Designed for students who have completed prerequisites and have met college preparatory requirements in math, English and basic computer skills.