Accounting - Professional Accounting (Certificate T0883)
Business Division
Accounting and Management Department
The purpose of the Professional Accounting Certificate is to help students and emerging professionals get the classes and real world experience they need to be eligible to sit for the Uniform CPA exam in California. In addition, it is also designed to give accounting professionals, students and CPA candidates, who already have a degree or certificate, the additional skills and insight to expand their training and hiring potential in regard to emerging and advanced accounting topics. These jobs include entry level staff accountants, auditors, senior tax preparers, analysts, as well as practicing, sole proprietorships, working accounting professionals and consultants. The courses in this certificate qualify for the accounting educational units, however, only the California Board of Accountancy www.dca.ca.gov can authorize and accept the educational units.
Required Courses
| Course Prefix | Course Name | Units |
|---|---|---|
| BUSA 7 | Principles of Accounting - Financial | 5 |
| BUSA 8 | Principles of Accounting - Managerial | 5 |
| BUSA 52 | Intermediate Accounting I | 3 |
| BUSA 52B | Intermediate Accounting II | 3 |
| BUSA 58 | Federal Income Tax Law | 4 |
| BUSA 61 | Corporations and Partnerships Taxation | 4 |
| BUSA 62 | Accounting Ethics and Leadership | 3 |
| BUSA 63 | External Auditing | 3 |
| BUSA 64 | Specialized Accounting Topics | 3 |
| BUSA 76 | Excel for Accounting | 3 |
| Total Units | 36 | |
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this program, a student will be able to:
- Analyze and record transactions using a journal and a ledger, of varying degrees of difficulty including adjusting, and closing entries.
- Interpret accounting statements.
- Explain the role of the managerial accountant and describe the uses of managerial accounting information.
Review Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) for this program.
