Degree Plans - Accounting - Accounting Assistant Certificate
ACCOUNTING ASSISTANT
Offered at all seven campuses
(Certificate)
(Students pursuing this certificate program are waived from TASP requirements.)
Degree Plan Code: CERT.ACCT.ASSIST
The program is designed to provide the student with an expanded knowledge of basic accounting and business principles while emphasizing the development of communication and human relations skills necessary for advancement in accounting or other business-related careers. The courses required for this certificate are applicable to the Associate in Applied Sciences Degree in Accounting.
| CREDIT HOURS |
SEMESTER I
| +ACCT 2301 | Principles of Accounting I OR | 3 |
| +ACCT 2401 | Principles of Accounting I | (4) |
| ACNT 1311 | Introduction to Computerized Accounting | 3 |
| ++POFT 1325 | Business Math and Machine Applications | 3 |
| ++POFI 2301 | Word Processing | 3 |
| Elective1 | Business/Technical | 3-4 |
| 15-17 |
SEMESTER II
| ACCT 2302 | Principles of Accounting II OR | 3 |
| ACCT 2402 | Principles of Accounting II | (4) |
| ACNT 1313 | Computerized Accounting Applications | 3 |
| ENGL 1301 | Composition I | 3 |
| SPCH 1311 | Introduction to Speech Communication | 3 |
| Elective1 | Business/Technical | 3-4 |
| 15-17 |
| Minimum Hours Required | 30-34 |
+ACNT 1303 is recommended prior to ACCT 2301 or ACCT 2401 for a student with no accounting background. ACNT 1303 and ACNT 1304 are included as an Elective1 (Business/Technical) list in this program.
++Any student demonstrating proficiency by previous training, experience, or placement tests may substitute a course from the Elective1 (Business/Technical) list.
Elective1 -- The Business/Technical elective must be selected from the following fields/courses: Accounting, Business, Computer Information Systems, ECON 1303, ENGL 2311, Management, Marketing, Mathematics, Office Technology. The practicum courses ( ACNT 1366 and ACNT 2366) are recommended for students employed in a general business area. The cooperative education courses ( ACNT 1380 and ACNT 2380) are recommended for students employed in the accounting area.