Office Bookkeeper Certificate Courses

This course presents the fundamental concepts, procedures, and applications of the accounting cycle for service and merchandising businesses. The proprietorship form of ownership is studied. Topics include the special journals, payroll accounting, and accounting for cash.

Lecture Hours: 64

Introduces the basic concepts and procedures of accounting including the accounting cycle, merchandise accounting, internal control, long-term and contingent liabilities, corporate accounting and the collection of data for external reporting. Includes the preparation and analysis of financial statements.

Lecture Hours: 64

Prerequisite(s): Minimum grade of D- in MAT-060 or MAT-063. Or equivalent placement score.

This course is a study of payroll from payroll laws to journalizing payroll transactions. Emphasis is on computing wages, social security taxes, income tax withholding, unemployment taxes, and journalizing payroll transactions with hands-on experience in preparing all the necessary monthly, quarterly and annual reports. An accounting payroll project will provide hands-on experience in preparing a payroll.

Lecture Hours: 16 Lab Hours: 32

Pre/Co-requisite(s): Minimum grade of C- in ACC-115 or ACC-152.

Provides students with practice and application of the accounting cycle on microcomputers. Topics include ledgers, accounts receivable and payable, payroll, inventory and depreciation. Integrated software packages are introduced.

Lab Hours: 64

Prerequisite(s): Minimum grade of C- in ACC-115 or ACC-152.

This is an introductory course that surveys a variety of topics to include history, hardware, software, terminology, communications, computer ethics, and societal impact of computers. In addition to computer literacy, students will complete hands-on modules using operating systems, word processing, database, presentation, and spreadsheet software; such as Microsoft Office programs.

Lecture Hours: 48

Prerequisite(s): The ability to enter data using a computer keyboard at a rate of no less than 15 words per minute on a three-minute timing. A minimum grade of C- in ENG-081 Academic Literacy II or equivalent placement score.

This course presents the basic concepts of information systems and computer literacy. The course incorporates theory as well as hands-on practice, which focuses on spreadsheets and database management systems (DBMS).

Lecture Hours: 32 Lab Hours: 32

Prerequisite(s): Minimum grade of D- in MAT-063 or MAT-060. Or equivalent placement score.