Accounting
Division: Business, Workforce and AthleticsBldg. 13-105
Email: canbusiness@smccd.edu
Phone: (650) 306-3201
Counseling:
Schedule an appointment to meet with a counselor at the Counseling
Center, Building 9, 1st Floor, 650-306-3452. Appointments are
available during day and evening hours.
| Certificate of Achievement-Entry
Level Bookkeeper |
| Certificate of Achievement-Accounting |
The Business Department offers a transfer curriculum to a four-year university, an AS Degree, and a certificate program designed to give the students both formal and practical training in accounting. The accounting AS degree and certificate programs are designed to give students enough practical experience so that they can secure a position in either the public, governmental, or private accounting sector when they have completed the recommended 25.5 - 29.5 units. Courses specifically required for the student’s major must be evaluated by a letter grade, not by the credit (CR) grade.
The Certificate of Achievement is designed for those individuals that are interested in job opportunities at the entry level in bookkeeping and or computerized accounting data entry. Those students that are interested in becoming professional bookkeepers may apply some of the course work in this certificate to the Certificate of Achievement in Accounting and the accounting A.S. degree.
The demand for entry level bookkeepers and accounting data entry personnel continues to remain high. Entry level positions pay between $15 and $25 per hour depending upon experience.
CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT – ENTRY LEVEL BOOKKEEPER
| Complete Core Courses, 12 units | Units |
|---|---|
| Course Descriptions: ACTG | CBOT | |
| ACTG. 100 Accounting Procedures | 3 |
| ACTG. 180 Payroll and Business Taxes | 1.5 |
| ACTG. 200 QuickBooks | 3 |
| CBOT 435 Spreadsheets | 3 |
| CBOT 448 Using Microsoft Windows | 1.5 |
| Certificate Unit Requirements Total | 12+ |
CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT - ACCOUNTING
| Complete Core Courses, 21.5 units | Units |
|---|---|
| Course Descriptions: ACTG | BUS. | CBOT | |
| ACTG 121 Financial Accounting | 4 |
| ACTG 131 Managerial Accounting | 4 |
| ACTG 180 Payroll & Business Taxes | 1.5 |
| ACTG 200 Quickbooks | 3 |
| BUS. 100 Survey of Business | 3 |
| CBOT 430 Computer Applications, Part I | 1.5 |
| CBOT 431 Computer Applications, Part II | 1.5 |
| CBOT 435 Spreadsheets | 3 |
| Selective courses: choose a minimum of 6 units from the following: | |
| ACTG 100 Accounting Procedures | 3 |
| ACTG 672 Cooperative Education Internship | 1-6 |
| BUS. 101 Human Relations in Business | 3 |
| BUS. 103 Introduction to Business Information Systems | 3 |
| BUS. 201 Business Law | 3 |
| CBOT 415 Beginning Computer Keyboarding | 1.5 |
| CBOT 472 Introduction to Word for Windows | 1.5 |
| CBOT 474 Intermediate Word for Windows | 1.5 |
| Certificate Unit Requirements Total | 27.5+ |
ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE - ACCOUNTING
Core and Selective Requirements
Complete Core & Selective Courses, 27.5 units, listed under the Certificate of Achievement-Accounting.
Associate Degree Unit Requirements Total 27.5*
TRANSFER PROGRAM - ACCOUNTING
Cañada College offers lower division coursework required for transfer in the area of Accounting/Business Administration. Usually an Accounting program of study is listed under Business Administration. Students should use PROJECT ASSIST (www.assist.org) to research lower division major requirements at the transfer destination(s) of their choice. Also, work with a Counselor/Advisor to determine appropriate transfer coursework.
