Accounting Certificate

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The Accounting Certificate will prepare students for an entry-level position in the accounting field and can be completed in one year. Course work in this program articulates into the Associate of Applied Business degree in Accounting.

Program Outcomes ►
The student will

demonstrate effective skills in written and oral communication;
use solid interpersonal skills and interact in team environments;
demonstrate a solid understanding of global world/economic/business issues;
recognize the value of good ethical standards and their application to business and accounting;
develop an understanding of cultural differences and respect differing points of view in the business environment;
demonstrate solid proficiency with business technology for both research and communication of accounting information;
identify the important components of the external environment of a business and explain how the environment influences change; and
apply the foundational principles of financial and managerial accounting.

Semester 1

ACC 121S Introduction to Financial Accounting	4	C
CIS 102S Introduction to Spreadsheets	1
CIS 103S Introduction to Databases	1
COM 121S Introduction to Communication	3
ENG 121S Composition I	3
FIN 119S Business Mathematics	3
Credit Hours	15

Semester 2

	ACC 122S Introduction to Managerial Accounting	4
	BUS 223S Business Communication	3
	ECO 221S Principles of Microeconomics	3
	Related Elective¹	3
	Technical Elective²	2-3
	Credit Hours	15-16
	¹To be chosen from ACC 225S, BNK 111S, or MKT 216S. ²To be chosen from ACC.

Total Credit Hours | 30-31

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