Please note: This program will no longer accept new enrollments after the Summer 2025 semester.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
ACC 100	Introduction to Financial Accounting	3
ACC 101	Introduction to Managerial Accounting	3
ACC 302	Cost Management	3
BUS 202	Principles of Financial Services	3
LOS 350	Organizational Budgeting and Finance	3
General Electives 1		6
Total Credits Required:		21

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Recommended electives include ACC 200 Accounting Information Systems, ACC 207 Career Academy: Intuit Academy Bookkeeping Professional Cert, ACC 301 Intermediate Accounting II, ACC 302 Cost Management, BUS 327 Financial Management, and ECO 240 Economics.

The student learning outcomes for the Certificate in Basic Accounting are as follows:

• Compare and contrast banking and finance from both a historical and a contemporary perspective.
• Apply basic management and mathematic concepts to solve problems and inform decisions.
• Use accounting terminology to explain the process by which transactions are analyzed and transformed into financial statements.
• Examine and apply laws and regulations relating to business and accounting issues.
• Prepare budgets to assist management in decision-making.
• Analyze financial statements, including balance sheet, income statement, cash flow, and reconciliation of retained earnings statements.
• Determine whether a company’s current performance trends are indicative of its future financial viability.