| ACCOUNTING
ASSOCIATE CERTIFICATE |
|
| 42 Semester
Credit Hours |
|
| Curriculum:
0003 |
|
| This
certificate is designed for students who want to get the
most comprehensive accounting education. The courses will
provide bookkeeping skills, tax preparation skills as
well as all of the content of the CPA exam. |
| Courses
for a Certificate: |
Credits |
| ACC
153 Principles of Financial Accounting |
4 |
| ACC
154 Principles of Managerial Accounting |
3 |
| ACC
164 Microsoft Excel for Accountants |
1 |
| ACC
173 QuickBooks I or ACC
175 Peachtree I |
1 |
| ACC
241 Intermediate Accounting I |
3 |
| ACC
242 Intermediate Accounting II |
3 |
| ACC
244 Income Tax Accounting |
3 |
| ACC
245 Cost Accounting (spring only) |
3 |
| ACC
250 Acct. Systems and Procedures |
3 |
| ACC
253 Practicum (spring only) |
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 |
|
| BOOKKEEPING
CERTIFICATE |
|
This
certificate is designed to help people obtain immediate
jobs in accounting. Topics include general ledger, receivables,
payables, payroll, and accounting systems. Students
will gain the skills necessary for accounting jobs and
the program can be finished in less than 18 months for
part-time students.
After completing
this certificate, students may consider sitting for
the national Professional Bookkeepers exam. For more
information on this exam, please visit www.aipb.org. |
| 16 Semester
Credit Hours |
|
| Curriculum:
0004 |
|
| Courses
for a Certificate: |
Credits |
| 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 QuickBooks I or ACC
175 Peachtree I |
1 |
| ACC
250 Accounting Systems and Procedures |
3 |
| ACC
253 Practicum (spring only) |
3 |
| Total Semester
Credit Hours for Certificate: |
16 |
|
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|
| INCOME
TAX PREPARATION CERTIFICATE |
|
This
certificate includes basic accounting and bookkeeping
skills as well as a background in taxes. Tax topics
include individuals, corporations, partnerships, estates
and trusts.
Students
who complete this certificate are eligible to take the
IRS Enrolled Agent exam. For more information about
becoming an IRS Enrolled Agent, please visit www.irs.gov. |
| 20
Semester Credit Hours |
|
| Curriculum:
0007 |
|
| |
|
| Courses
for a Certificate: |
Credits |
| ACC
153 Principles of Financial Accounting |
4 |
| ACC
173 QuickBooks I or ACC
175 Peachtree I |
1 |
| ACC
244 Income Tax accounting |
3 |
| ACC
250 Accounting Systems and Procedures |
3 |
| ACC
253 Practicum (spring only) |
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 |
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|
| PROFESSIONAL
ACCOUNTING - CPA PREPARATION CERTIFICATE* |
|
This
certificate is designed for students who are working
toward the CPA exam. The courses include all of the
accounting topics on the national exam and also count
toward the education requirement to sit for the exam.
Students who already taken the first two courses at
other schools do not need to take them again at Oakton.
Please note
that in order to sit for the exam, students need to
fulfill the requirements described on our CPA
Exam page. |
| 25
Semester Credit Hours |
|
| Curriculum:
0006 |
|
| Courses
for a Certificate: |
Credits |
| 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 Accounting |
3 |
| Total
Semester Credit Hours for Certificate: |
25 |
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