The Accounting Certificate fulfills one of the major requirements for students who want to take the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) examination. The certificate will provide you with a solid accounting foundation for earning other credentials, such as Certified Management Accountant (CMA), Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) and Certified Financial Planner (CFP).
NOTE: For information on the additional requirements for becoming a CPA, please visit the California Board of Accountancy website at https://www.dca.ca.gov/cba/
Explore financial accounting and reporting concepts and procedures used in daily business operations. Examine the use of economic resources, as well as the obligations and activities of financial entities. Learn how financial information is used to analyze the financial health and performance of an enterprise.
Analysis of financial and relevant non-financial information used in planning, directing, motivating and evaluating economic behavior. Concepts, terms and techniques from financial accounting, economics and behavioral sciences are applied to operational situations.
Study of the financial accounting environment and the authoritative accounting literature that provides a guide to the recording of economic resources and obligations, and the related economic activities of a business enterprise.
Prerequisite: ACCTCS 220.
Study of the financial accounting environment and the authoritative accounting literature that provides a guide to the recording of economic resources and obligations, and the related economic activities of business enterprise.
Prerequisite: ACCTCS 310.
Examine the purposes, expectations, and responsibilities of independent public auditors as the profession evolves in society. Emphasis on the auditor’s decision process. Topics: legal liability, ethics, sampling theory, evidence, and audit standards.
Prerequisite: ACCTCS 310.
Determine federal and state income tax liability for individuals, corporations, and partnerships. Topics: calculating taxes, filing returns, paying taxes, refunds, and legislative and judicial development of tax law.
Prerequisite: ACCTCS 210.
Learn accounting principles and practices related to state and local government agencies and not-for-profit entities, including hospitals, colleges, religious groups, and social service organizations. Topics: fund accounting and financial analysis.
Prerequisite: ACCTCS 210.
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Members of the Accounting Advisory Committee come from private and public organizations. The advisory committee helps to:
• shape the curriculum
• lead the development of future offerings
• identify trends in the discipline
• expand partnership opportunities with organizations and professional associations
• identify adjunct faculty and guest speakers to teach in the program, mentor students, and expand the University's reach to new audiences.
