If you think accountants are just pencil pushers, hacking away in some drab cubicle to the buzzing symphony of fluorescent lights think again. Today's accounting careers are all about managing wealth, providing dynamic corporate solutions, and performing high-level reporting and auditing responsibilities.
For businesses in Southern California and beyond, an ever-increasing reliance on technology has placed tremendous value on college-educated accounting professionals with up-to-date software skills. Beyond just bookkeeping, today's accountants are involved in critical functions like fraud auditing, reporting, consulting, and advising.
Accounting Major
Staff Accountant Certificate of Achievement
IRS Enrolled Agent Certificate of Specialization
This curriculum provides fundamental accounting concepts for students who wish to pursue accounting degrees at four-year institutions. The program also prepares students with adequate accounting training for accounting and bookkeeping positions. All courses in this program satisfy semester unit requirements necessary to quality to sit for the Uniform Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Examination. Students interested in becoming a CPA will find this program particularly useful.
Program Level Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:
1. Process and apply accounting transaction analysis into an accounting system.
2. Prepare the four basic financial statements.
3. Analyze results of financial information via ratios, relationships, and variance analysis to aid management decision making.
4. Utilize federal income taxation concepts to compile individual tax returns and forms.