Accounting Program
2019-2020
Description
Qualifies the graduate as a bookkeeper, account clerk, accounting technician, audit or tax aide, or accountant trainee. Subjects of immediate practical value enable the student to work part-time in the field while completing the curriculum. The certificate program is for students desiring early employment. Students planning to transfer to a four-year college or university as an accounting major should major in Business Administration.
Additional certification and/or credentialing may be required to obtain employment in the field.
Gainful Employment Information
| Award Type | Units |
|---|---|
| Certificate of Performance: | |
| Government/Nonprofit Accounting | 14 |
| Certificate of Achievement: | |
| Accounting | 23 |
| Associate of Science Degree: | |
| Accounting | 39* |
*plus credits to satisfy district requirements and elective credits, as needed, to meet the 60 unit minimum.
Certificate of Performance:
Governmental/Nonprofit Accounting*
*A Certificate of Performance is a departmental award that does not appear on the student’s transcript. All courses must be completed within the San Diego Community College District.
Certificate of Achievement:
Accounting
| Courses Required for the Major: | Units | |
| ACCT 116A | Financial Accounting | 4 |
| ACCT 116B | Managerial Accounting | 4 |
| ACCT 150 | Computer Accounting Applications | 3 |
| ACCT 201A | Intermediate Accounting I | 3 |
| BUSE 119 | Business Communications | 3 |
| CBTE 180 | Microsoft Office | 3 |
| Select one course from: | ||
| ACCT 120 | Federal Income Tax | 3 |
| ACCT 125 | Government & Not-for-Profit Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 135 | Principles of Auditing | 3 |
| ACCT 201B | Intermediate Accounting II | 3 |
| Total Units = 23 | ||
Associate of Science Degree:
Accounting
For graduation requirements see Requirements for the Associate Degree.
Electives as needed to meet minimum of 60 units required for the degree.
Recommended Electives: Accounting 120 , 121 , 125 , 135 , 270 (if not taken above); Business 150 , 155 , 201 ; Communication Studies 135 ; Computer and Information Sciences 181 ; Computer Business Technology 140 , 140A ; Psychology 101 .
| Courses Required for the Major: | Units | |
| ACCT 116A | Financial Accounting | 4 |
| ACCT 116B | Managerial Accounting | 4 |
| ACCT 150 | Computer Accounting Applications | 3 |
| ACCT 201A | Intermediate Accounting I | 3 |
| ACCT 201B | Intermediate Accounting II | 3 |
| BUSE 100 | Introduction to Business (recommended as a first semester course) |
3 |
| BUSE 119 | Business Communications | 3 |
| BUSE 140 | Business Law and the Legal Environment | 3 |
| CISC 181 | Principles of Information Systems | 4 |
| ECON 120 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 121 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| Select one course from: | ||
| ACCT 120 | Federal Income Tax | 3 |
| ACCT 125 | Government & Not-for-Profit Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 135 | Principles of Auditing | 3 |
| Total Units = 39 | ||
Transfer Information
Students planning to transfer to a four-year college or university should complete courses required for the university major and the general education pattern required by that transfer institution. See catalog TRANSFER INFORMATION section. Additional courses may be required to meet university lower-division requirements.
Course requirements at the transfer institution are subject to change and may be verified by a counselor or by consulting the current university catalog. Many Baccalaureate in Arts degrees require third semester competency in a foreign language. Consult the current catalog of the transfer institution and consult with a counselor.