Major Code 0502.00
(also see Business)

• Associate in Arts Degree
• Certificate of Completion

This program is designed to prepare the student for entry into the business community in such entry-level positions as bookkeeper, accounting clerk, or assistant auditor. Skills required for maintaining records, controlling finances, and preparing financial reports are taught. Students who wish to obtain an associate degree in Accounting may do so by completing the course requirements listed below plus all other WLAC requirements for an associate degree. Transfer students should consult the Counseling Office for major preparation and general education requirements of the particular transfer institution of their choice.

ASSOCIATE IN ARTS DEGREE (40 UNITS, PLAN B)

• REQUIRED COURSES
  • ACCTG 1 * Introductory Accounting I 5
  • ACCTG 2 Introductory Accounting II 5
  • ACCTG 25 Automated Accounting 3
  • BUS 32 Business Communications 3
  • CO SCI 901 Introduction to Computers and Their Use 3
    OR
    CAOT 35 Word Processing: Concepts in Information Systems 3
  • LAW I Business Law I 3
  • ECON 1 Principles of Economics I 3
  • ECON 2 Principles of Economics II 3
  • MKTG 1 Principles of Selling 3
  • *Accounting 21 plus Accounting 22 are the equivalent of Accounting 1.
• ELECTIVES (9 UNITS FROM THE FOLLOWING)
  • ACCTG 15 Tax Accounting I 3
  • ACCTG 20 Managerial Accounting 3
  • LAW 2 Business Law II 3
  • MGMT 1 Principles of Management 3
  • MKTG 21 Principles of Marketing 3
• TOTAL UNITS 40

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION (34 UNITS)

All courses must be completed with a grade of “C” or better to count towards the Accounting Certificate. Upon completion of the requirements, a petition for the Accounting Certificate needs to be filed in the Office of Admissions and Records.

• REQUIRED COURSES
  • ACCTG 1* Introductory Accounting I 5
  • ACCTG 2 Introductory Accounting II 5
  • ACCTG 15 Tax Accounting I 3
  • ACCTG 25 Automated Accounting 3
  • BUS 1 Introduction to Business 3
  • CO SCI 901 Introduction to Computers and Their Use 3
    OR
    CAOT 35 Word Processing: Concepts in Information Systems 3
  • LAW 1 Business Law I 3
  • *Accounting 21 plus Accounting 22 are the equivalent of Accounting 1.
• ELECTIVES (9 UNITS FROM THE FOLLOWING)
  • ACCTG 16 Tax Accounting II 3
  • ACCTG 20 Managerial Accounting 3
  • LAW 2 Business Law II 3
  • ECON 1 Principles of Economics I 3
  • MGMT 1 Principles of Management 3
  • MKTG 1 Principles of Selling 3
  • MKTG 21 Principles of Marketing 3
• TOTAL UNITS 34