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Associate in Science Degree
Certificate of Achievement

Division of Business
Shirley Short, Dean
Business Building 213
Phone: (916) 558-2581
Fax: (916) 558-2648

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Bookkeeping - Junior Entry Level , Certificate of Achievement
Bookkeeping - Senior Entry Level , Certificate of Achievement

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Accounting
Associate in Science Degree
Certificate of Achievement

Both ACCT 301 and ACCT 101 are required for this program. Both courses satisfy the Core and Concentration Requirements.

Required Program

Business Core	Units
ACCT 101, Fundamentals of College Accounting, or ACCT 301, Financial Accounting	3-4
BUS 106, Business Mathematics, or ECON 310, Economic Statistics	3
BUS 300, Introduction to Business	3
BUSTEC 300.2, Beginning Keyboarding/Applications: Basic Document Formatting	1
CISC 300, Computer Familiarization	1
Total Core Units	11-12

Select any nine (9) units from the following:

BUS 345, Law and Society, or BUS 340, Business Law	3
BUS 100, English for the Professional	3
CISA 305, Beginning Word Processing	2
CISA 310, Introduction to Electronic Spreadsheets	1
CISA 320, Introduction to Data Base Management	1
ECON 100, Introduction to Economics	3
ECON 302, Principles of Macroeconomics	3
MGMT 372, Human Relations and Organizational Behavior	3
MGMT 304, Introduction to Management Functions	3
Subtotal Units	20-21

Concentration Requirements

ACCT 101, Fundamentals of College Accounting	3
ACCT 103, Intermediate Accounting - Part I	4
ACCT 104, Intermediate Accounting - Part II	4
ACCT 301, Financial Accounting	4
ACCT 311, Managerial Accounting	4
ACCT 341, Accounting on the Microcomputer	2

Plus any six (6) units from the following:

ACCT 107, Auditing	3
ACCT 111, Cost Accounting	3
ACCT 151, Governmental Auditing	3
ACCT 153, Governmental Accounting	3
Total Concentration Units	27

Total Units Required

45-46

Both ACCT 301 and ACCT 101 are required for this program. Both courses satisfy the Core and Concentration Requirements.

Suggested Electives
ACCT 126, ACCT 299, CISC 320.

Associate in Science (A.S.) Degree
The Associate in Science degree may be obtained by completion of the required program, plus general education requirements, plus sufficient electives to meet a 60-unit total. See SCC graduation requirements.

Certificate of Achievement
The Certificate of Achievement in Accounting may be obtained by completion of the 27 units in the Total Concentration Requirements (including both ACCT 101 and 301) with grades of "C" or better.

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Bookkeeping - Junior Entry Level
Certificate of Achievement

Completion of the requirements for this Certificate will provide the skills necessary for an entry-level bookkeeping job. It will also provide adequate awareness of where and how the bookkeeper's job fits within an organization's goals and objectives.

Career Opportunities
Entry level accounting clerk or bookkeeper in any type of business (profit or non-profit, private or government).

Required Program	Units
ACCT 101, Fundamentals of College Accounting	3
ACCT 301, Financial Accounting	4
ACCT 341, Accounting on the Microcomputer	2
BUS 300, Introduction to Business	3
CISC 300, Computer Familiarization	1
CISA 305, Beginning Word Processing	2
CISA 310, Introduction to Electronic Spreadsheets	1
A minimum of 3 units from the following: BUS 106, Business Mathematics (1 - 3)	3
Total Units Required	19

Certificate of Achievement
The Certificate of Achievement may be obtained by completion of all courses in the required program with grades of "C" or better.

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Bookkeeping - Senior Entry Level
Certificate of Achievement

Completion of the requirements for this Certificate will provide the skills necessary for an entry-level bookkeeping job. It will also provide adequate awareness of where and how the bookkeeper's job fits within the organization's goals and objectives. It will also provide the opportunity for more rapid advancement within the bookkeeping/accounting department than the Junior Entry Level Certificate.

Career Opportunities
Entry level accounting clerk or bookkeeper in any type of business (profit or non-profit, private or government) with opportunity for quicker advancement and responsibility than that of the Junior Entry Level Bookkeeper Certificate.

Required Program	Units
ACCT 101, Fundamentals of College Accounting	3
ACCT 301, Financial Accounting	4
ACCT 341, Accounting on the Microcomputer	2
BUS 300, Introduction to Business	3
CISC 300, Computer Familiarization	1
CISA 305, Beginning Word Processing	2
CISA 310, Introduction to Electronic Spreadsheets	1
ACCT 311, Managerial Accounting	4
ACCT 103, Intermediate Accounting - Part I	4
BUS 310, Business Communications	3
CISA 311, Intermediate Electronic Spreadsheets	1
A minimum of 3 units from the following: BUS 106, Business Mathematics (1 - 3)	3
Total Units Required	31

Certificate of Achievement
The Certificate of Achievement may be obtained by completion of all courses in the required program with grades of "C" or better.

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