Accounting Applications Certificate

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The Accounting Applications Certificate is designed to prepare students as accounting clerks or income tax preparers. Course work in this certificate program articulates into the Associate in Science degree in Accounting Technology.

Accounting Certificate Earners May Earn:

An entry level worker can expect to earn $23,712 ($11.40 per hour).

*Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation retrieved April 2011.

Career/Industry Opportunities:

Account Payable Clerk
Accounts Receivable Clerk
Income Tax Preparer

Course Prerequisites:

Refer to specific course descriptions listed in this Catalog.

Program Prerequisites:

None

Certificate Core Requirements:

ACG 1001 - Financial Accounting I 3 credit(s)
ACG 2011 - Financial Accounting II 3 credit(s)
ACG 2071 - Managerial Accounting 3 credit(s)
CGS 1100 - Microcomputer Skills 4 credit(s)
GEB 1011 - Introduction to Business 3 credit(s)

Total: 16

Specializations (11 credit hours):

A program specialization may be chosen from one of the following areas as follows: General Accounting or Tax Accounting.

General Accounting Specialization:

ACG 2500 - Governmental and Not-For-Profit Accounting 3 credit(s)
CGS 2511 - Advanced Spreadsheet Computing 3 credit(s)
Electives - 5 credits (see “Note” below for details)

Total: 11

Tax Accounting Specialization:

TAX 2000 - Federal Tax Accounting I 3 credit(s)
TAX 2010 - Federal Tax Accounting II 3 credit(s)
TAX 2401 - Trusts, Estates, and Gifts: Accounting and Taxation 3 credit(s)
Electives - 2 credits (see “Note” below for details)

Total: 11

Total Credit Hours: 27

Note:

Electives selected from any Accounting, Business, Technology, or Drafting and Design courses.