Purpose: The one-year certificate program is designed to provide the student with sufficient knowledge to keep a simple set of accounting books and/or to qualify for entry-level positions in bookkeeping and accounting.
Recommended Preparation: The student should possess a proficiency in high school English and a good background in basic arithmetic operations.
Credits
First Year 1st Semester 2nd Semester
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ACC 211 Principles of Accounting 1 .............. 3
(1) AST 101 Keyboarding I ........................... 3
BUS 100 Introduction to Business ................ 3
ENG 111 College Composition I ................... 3
MTH 120 Introduction to Mathematics ............. 3
STD Elective .................................... 1
ACC 212 Principles of Accounting II ............. 3
ACC 215 Computerized Accounting ................. 3
BUS 125 Applied Business Mathematics ............ 3
IST 117 Introduction to Microcomputer Software .. 3
(2) ___ Social science elective ..................... 3
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Total Credits 16 15
Total minimum credits for the Bookkeeping certificate = 31.
(1) AST 141, Word Processing I, may be substituted for AST 101 or a general elective may be substituted for AST 101 upon successfully completing a keyboarding test.
(2) Social science courses may be selected from the following: economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, or sociology (includes anthropology).