Accounting, CoA
This program can be completed 100% online.
Program Description
The Certificate of Achievement, Accounting is designed to enable students to develop a theoretical framework in Accounting and builds on the knowledge gained in the Certificate of Achievement, Bookkeeping. The accounting theoretical framework classifies financial information based primarily on relevance and reliability. Students will acquire the skills necessary to analyze accounting principles and communicate and present financial information in the professional manner expected in the industry.
Recommended Course Schedule
| 1st semester | Units | |
|---|---|---|
| ACC 201 | Financial Accounting | 3 |
| or | ||
| ACC 135 & ACC 136 | Bookkeeping I and Bookkeeping II | 6 |
| ACC 202 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| ACC 180 | Payroll and Employee Benefit Accounting | 3 |
| BUS 117 | Business Calculations and Methods | 3 |
| ENG 101 | Composition I or Composition Enhanced or Composition I for International and Multilingual Students | 3 |
| Semester Total | 15 | |
| 2nd semester | ||
| ACC 203 | Intermediate Accounting I (Intermediate Accounting I) | 3 |
| ACC 205 | Cost Accounting (Cost Accounting) | 3 |
| ACC 105 | Taxation for Individuals | 3 |
| ACC 222 or ACC 220 | Excel for Accounting (Excel for Accounting) or Microcomputer Accounting Systems | 3 |
| MGT 212 | Leadership and Human Relations | 3 |
| Semester Total | 15 | |
| Total Units | 30 | |
Program Requirements
Certificates of Achievement are a set of courses that can serve as a stepping stone to an associate degree or allow students to enter the workforce. Certificates of Achievement have a general education component.
To earn a Certificate of Achievement, students must:
- Maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 (see requirements for graduation.)
- Complete a minimum of 15 semester credit hours within the college.
- Satisfy General Education requirements for the Certificate of Achievement.
- Have no financial or library obligation to the college.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | ||
| Communications | 3 | |
| Required: | ||
| Composition I | ||
or ENG 100 | Composition Enhanced | |
or ENG 113 | Composition I for International and Multilingual Students | |
| Human Relations | 3 | |
| Required: | ||
| Leadership and Human Relations | ||
| Mathematics | 3 | |
| Required: | ||
| Business Calculations and Methods | ||
| or | ||
| Fundamentals of College Mathematics (or higher) | ||
| Certificate Requirement | ||
| ACC 201 | Financial Accounting | 3 |
| or | ||
| Bookkeeping I and Bookkeeping II | ||
| ACC 202 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| ACC 203 | Intermediate Accounting I (Intermediate Accounting I) | 3 |
| ACC 180 | Payroll and Employee Benefit Accounting | 3 |
| ACC 205 | Cost Accounting (Cost Accounting) | 3 |
| ACC 105 | Taxation for Individuals | 3 |
| ACC 222 | Excel for Accounting (Excel for Accounting) | 3 |
| or ACC 220 | Microcomputer Accounting Systems | |
| Total Units | 30 | |
Program Outcomes
Students completing the certificate will:
PLSO1: Possess knowledge of and be ability to perform, analyze, and apply specific Accounting pronouncements relevant to their field of employment.
PLSO2: Demonstrate effective communication skills necessary for interaction with users of financial information.
PSLO3: Possess effective procedural accounting skills necessary to identify potential and actual errors in financial statements and in financial analysis reports and determine necessary corrective actions.
