Business Accounting Certificate, Credit Certificate
The Business Accounting Certificate is a 33-credit-hour program which prepares students for entry level positions in jobs designated as accounting clerk, bookkeeper, payroll/receivables/billing payables clerk or assistant accountant. Certificate recipients are competent to record and maintain financial data in journals and ledgers from date of original transaction through a full accounting cycle terminating with closing entries and statement preparation. Students also receive training in managerial and tax applications. The application of microcomputers/software is a prominent program feature.
All certificate courses may be applied to Associate of Applied Sciences degree (A.A.S.) in Accounting. Most certificate courses can be transferred to a four-year institution.
Program objectives
Upon successful completion of this certificate, students will be able to:
- competently demonstrate substantive knowledge in accounting sufficient for further study and demonstrate competencies required by employers to be hired and succeed in the workplace;
- competently perform basic computational/arithmetic operations and basic problem-solving skills required in financial and managerial accounting and demonstrate competence in applied analytical skills; and
- competently apply knowledge and skills of civic engagement.
