Accounting Certificate

Business Administration Certificates

Students can obtain certificates in specialized areas of business including accounting, accounting clerk, management, marketing, or retail management. Certificates are intended to assist students who plan to enter the job market after only three or four quarters.

Required Courses

The accounting certificate provides students with an introduction to basic accounting skills, business administration and professional communication, and prepares them for entry level positions as accounts payable/accounts receivable clerks, office financial clerks, payroll assistants, and other positions in an office or business environment. Courses in the certificate may apply toward the associate of applied science degree in accounting.

• ACCT& 201: Principles of Accounting I 5 Cr
• ACCT& 202: Principles of Accounting II 5 Cr
• ACCT& 203: Principles of Accounting III 5 Cr
• BA 115: Business Math 5 Cr ♦
• BA 137: Payroll/Tax Accounting 5 Cr
• BA 138: Written Business Communication 5 Cr •
• BA 225: Career Management 5 Cr ■
• BA 260: Principles of Income Tax 5 Cr
• BT 140: Electronic Business Math Applications 5 Cr
• BUS& 201: Business Law 5 Cr
• ECON 101: Introduction to Economics 5 Cr
• IT 100: Introduction to Computers 3 Cr
• IT 102: Windows 2 Cr
• IT 111: Spreadsheets Introduction 2 Cr

Total Credits 62

Core Competency Codes

♦ Computation
• Communication
■ Human Relation