Accounting - Advanced Certificate

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No. of Credits: 30
Contact: Anthony Stout, Chair, Business;
Stacie Bailey, Program Coordinator

The advanced accounting certificate option encourages the student to develop more complex skills than those required at the basic certificate level. The program prepares the student to function in a variety of accounting clerk/bookkeeping positions. Students are encouraged to give careful attention to the selection of electives which are consistent with their career goals. Courses in this certificate may be applied to the accounting and Business Management associate degrees.

This program may be completed online.

The maximum number of credits accepted in transfer from other institutions to this program is 22.

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Required Courses and Recommended Sequence:

The following is a recommended sequence of courses for completing this program. College Prep and prerequisite course requirements, credit load, and/or course availability may affect a student’s individual progress. Course availability within the program sequences is specifically intended for full-time students who begin their course work with the fall semester. Students should always consult their online program evaluation or an academic advisor to better understand typical course availability and individual program planning.

First Semester

ACC-2010 - Principles of Accounting I* (3)
BAD-1335 - Applied Business Communications* (3)
BAD-1015 - Introduction to Business* (3)
ENG-1010 - Composition and Rhetoric* (E) (3)
ENG 1010 completed with a minimum grade of “C”

Mathematics (3 credits)

Acceptable:

See Gen Ed Listing

Second Semester

Communication (3 credits)

Acceptable:

English (3 credits)

Acceptable:

ENG-2050 - Business and Technical Writing* (3)

Mathematics-related electives (3 credits)

Acceptable:

Notes:

* Courses requiring a prerequisite or co-requisite

**** Pending MHEC approval

Course Indicators: English Composition (E), Arts (A), Cultural and Global Awareness (C), Humanities (H), Biological/Physical Sciences (S), Social/Behavioral Sciences (B), Mathematics (M)