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Accounting Associate (ACC)

Accounting Associate Certificate
Bookkeeping Certificate
Income Tax Preparation Certificate
CPA Preparation Certificate

ACCOUNTING ASSOCIATE CERTIFICATE
42 Semester Credit Hours
Curriculum: 0003
Courses for a Certificate:
Credit Hours
ACC 153 Principles of Financial Accounting 
4
ACC 154 Principles of Managerial Accounting
3
ACC 164 Microsoft Excel for Accountants
1
ACC 173 Accounting with Quickbooks I or
1
 
ACC 175 Accounting with Peachtree I
ACC 241 Intermediate Accounting I 
3
ACC 242 Intermediate Accounting II
3
ACC 244 Income Tax Accounting
3
ACC 245 Cost Accounting 
3
ACC 250 Accounting Systems and Procedures
3
ACC 253 Practicum
3
ACC 260 Auditing 
3
ACC 274 Advanced Tax Accounting 
3
BUS 221 Business Law 
3
BUS 222 Business Law 
3
        Additional ACC courses to total 3 semester credit hours
3
Total Semester Credit Hours for Certificate:
42
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BOOKKEEPING CERTIFICATE*
16 Semester Credit Hours
Curriculum: 0004
Courses for a Certificate:
Credit Hours
ACC 153 Principles of Financial Accounting 
4
ACC 154 Principles of Managerial Accounting
3
ACC 164 Microsoft Excel for Accountants
1
ACC 170 Payroll Tax Accounting
1
ACC 173 Accounting with Quickbooks I or
1
ACC 175 Accounting with Peachtree I
ACC 250 Accounting Systems and Procedures
3
ACC 253 Practicum 
3
Total Semester Credit Hours for Certificate:
16
*After completing this certificate,qualified students are encouraged to take the Certified Bookkeepers examination.
   
   
INCOME TAX PREPARATION CERTIFICATE  
20 Semester Credit Hours  
Curriculum: 0007  
   
Courses for a Certificate:
Credit Hours

ACC 153 Principles of Financial Accounting 

4
ACC 173 Accounting with Quickbooks I or
1
ACC 175 Accounting with Peachtree I

ACC 244 Income Tax accounting

3

ACC 250 Accounting Systems and Procedures

3

ACC 253 Practicum

3

ACC 274 Advanced Tax Accounting

3

Additional ACC course(s) to total 3 semester credit hours

3
Total Semester Credit Hours for Certificate:
20
   
   
PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTING - CPA PREPARATION CERTIFICATE*  
25 Semester Credit Hours  
Curriculum: 0006  
Courses for a Certificate:
Credit Hours

ACC 153 Principles of Financial Accounting 

4

ACC 154 Principles of Managerial Accounting

3

ACC 241 Intermediate Accounting I

3

ACC 242 Intermediate Accounting II

3

ACC 244 Income Tax Accounting

3

ACC 260 Auditing

3

ACC 266 Advanced Accounting

3

ACC 274 Advanced Tax Acconting

3
Total Semester Credit Hours for Certificate:
25

Students will meet the new requirements for sitting for the CPA examination identified in (a) of the Accounting Associate page if they take the program listed above.

 

* Before students take courses needed to meet the requirement in (b) on the Accounting Associate page, it is strongly recommended that they send a list of courses in these areas that they already have, in addition to those they expect to take, to Board of Examiners (contact information) for pre-approval.

For item (b) on the Accounting Associate page, the 24 credit hours in non-accounting business courses, it is recommended that students consider taking courses listed in this catalog under the categories of BUS, ECO, ITR, MGT, amd MKT. BUS 221, Business Law (Contracts) and BUS 222 Business Law (Negotiable Instruments) are highly recommended.

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