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This Career Certificate is intended for those students interested in securing a clerical/administrative position in the Accounting field. This program also helps those who are interested in adding additional job skills to their resume and background. The Accounting Career Certificate provides students with hands-on instructions with computerized accounting software, taxation, financial analysis, ethical issues in accounting, payroll, etc.
Upon successful completion of the program students will
A. Depending upon a student's placement or for transfer purposes, this program may have pre-requisite(s). See a pathway coordinator or student development specialist for advisement.
B. For Accounting Internship (AC 251) 2.75 GPA in accounting courses and a recommendation by two full-time business faculty. Students not meeting these requirements will take any other business course.
C. If students test out of CIS 101 or CIS 107, the credits are waived.
This course focuses on the stages of the writing process and includes a formal research paper. A variety of writing and reading assignments are designed to develop analytical and critical-thinking skills.
- General Education Course
College Level or with applicable co-requisite
Fall, Spring, Summer
This course trains students in a current version of the Windows-based Microsoft Office suite of tools. Students will learn to apply Microsoft Excel, Access, PowerPoint and Word to business problems. Students will use Excel to format, chart, and manipulate data, including data analysis using formulas, built-in functions, tables, and PivotTables. In Access, students will be taught what a database is, create and modify tables, query and filter data, and create basic reports and forms. Students will develop and design effective presentations using PowerPoint, including using slide masters and infographics, and use Word features including formatting multiple-page documents, tables and mail merge.
- General Education Course
CIS 101 - Computer Concepts and Applications
OR
CIS 107 - Information Technology Fundamentals and Applications
Fall, Spring
Choose one (1) from the following two courses:
This course provides the knowledge necessary to function as a fluent computer user in today’s technological society. Topics include computer terminology, computer hardware and software
capabilities, what makes a computer powerful, the societal impact of computers, ergonomics, ethical computing behavior, information privacy, and computer security. Students complete projects encompassing Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), as well as an 0information literacy project focusing on effective use of the Web. Students with no computing experience are encouraged to complete a computing keyboarding course (CIS 103) before taking this course.
Fall, Spring, Summer
This course provides IT students with an introduction to information technology fundamentals encompassing both hardware and software. An emphasis is placed on the system unit components, peripheral devices, and systems and applications software. Topics include: CPU, RAM, machine cycle, data representations, number systems, operating system characteristics, utility programs, language translators, communication devices, media, and networks. Students learn how to: effectively search the Internet for information, use Microsoft Windows, and use Microsoft productivity software (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
Fall, Spring
This course is an introduction to the basic principles of financial accounting including the accounting cycle, recording and posting transactions, adjusting and closing entries, financial statements, asset valuation, and depreciation.
Fall, Spring, Summer
This course is a continuation of the basic principles of financial accounting. It covers partnership, corporate accounting for stocks and bonds, cash flow statements, the reporting of unusual events, and financial analysis.
AC 101 - Financial Accounting I
CIS 125 - Microcomputer Software I
Fall, Spring, Summer
This course emphasizes setting up and solving accounting problems using Microsoft Excel. Through lectures, demonstrations and individual exercises, the course covers mathematical and statistical functions, analysis across multiple worksheets and various formatting activities.
AC 102 - Financial Accounting II
CIS 125 - Microcomputer Software I
Fall, Spring
This course focuses on the study of the principles and laws pertaining to the preparation of federal and state individual and business income tax returns. It also emphasizes the use of tax preparation software, and how to conduct research on the IRS website.
AC 101 - Financial Accounting I
MA 010B - Basic Mathematics B
CIS 101 - Computer Concepts and Applications
OR
CIS 107 - Information Technology Fundamentals and Applications
Fall
This course explores the recording of business transactions using QuickBooks, an up-to-date commercial software program designed for small businesses. Utilizing QuickBooks software, the instruction emphasizes service businesses, merchandising businesses, and various legal forms of a business such as a sole proprietorship and a partnership.
AC 101 - Financial Accounting I
AC 102 - Financial Accounting II
CIS 125 - Microcomputer Software I
Fall, Spring
This course will provide students with an opportunity to intern in accounting firms and gain valuable work experience. The Business Department will secure the internships which can be paid or unpaid positions. Supervision will be provided by the Business Department through on-the-job visits, discussions with accounting firm managers, and individual progress reports.
Requirements for this course: 2.75 GPA in accounting courses and a recommendation by two full-time business faculty. Students not meeting these requirements will take any other business courses.
AC 225 - Federal Taxation - Theory and Practice
AC 226 - Accounting Software Applications
AC 295 - Accounting Capstone
Fall, Spring
This course requires students in their final semester to use the full scope of their academic training to demonstrate their knowledge and application skills in accounting and Excel. This will be accomplished by assigning the student various projects covering areas such as the complete accounting cycle, payroll, job costing, bank reconciliations, financial statement development and analysis, taxation, budgeting, creating and maintaining computerized accounting systems using QuickBooks Pro, writing appropriate business documents, and evaluating ethical issues.
AC 226 - Accounting Software Applications
AC 225 - Federal Taxation - Theory and Practice
Fall, Spring
This course introduces the various fields of business study. Topics include economic systems, small business development, forms of U.S. businesses, management, marketing, accounting, finance, banking, and ethics. It prepares for higher-level business studies and is excellent for non-business majors who wish to gain an introduction to financial and economic survival leading to successful financial planning.
Fall, Spring, Summer
