Bookkeeping Certificate of Competency (45 Credits)

CIP Code

52.0302

Plan Code: ATBBOC45

Accounting is the process that summarizes economic information about a business entity for use by decision makers. Users of this information include investors, creditors, management and government agencies. The bookkeeping certificate program at Bates Technical College provides training in financial accounting and payroll. Graduates are prepared for careers as accounting clerks and full charge bookkeepers.

Outcomes

Comply with appropriate accounting rules and guidelines.

Perform the steps of the accounting cycle.

Choose and perform appropriate financial calculations.

Bookkeeping Certificate of Competency (45 Credits)

Quarter 1

ACCT &201Principles of Accounting I

5

INFO 101Computer Application Essentials

5

GENED MATH or ENGL or HUM/SCI 5

Quarter 2

ACCT &202Principles of Accounting II

5

GENED MATH or ENGL or HUM/SCI 5
GENED MATH or ENGL or HUM/SCI 5

Quarter 3

ACCT 207QuickBooks

5

ACCT 220Payroll Accounting

5

DATA 104Excel for Analytics

5

Total Credit Hours:45

General Education Requirements (15 Credits)

5 Credits required from Quantitative

5 Credits required from Communication/English

5 Credits required from Humanities, Social Sciences, and Natural Sciences

Communication (5 Credits Required)

ENGL& 101English Composition I

5

ENGL& 235Technical Writing

5

Total Credit Hours:5

Quantitative (5 Credits Required)

MATH 172Business Math

5

MATH& 107Math in Society

5

MATH& 141Precalculus I

5

MATH& 142Precalculus II

5

MATH& 146Statistics

5

MATH& 151Calculus I

5

MATH& 152Calculus II

5

MATH& 153Calculus III

5

Total Credit Hours:5

Humanities/Natural Sciences/Social Sciences (5 Credits Required)

Choose 5 total credits from options in the Humanities, Natural Science, and Science Categories.

Total Credit Hours:5

Humanities

CMST 152Intercultural Communication

5

CMST& 102Introduction to Mass Media

5

CMST& 210Interpersonal Communication

5

CMST& 220Public Speaking

5

CMST& 230Small Group Communications

5

HIST 101A History of Science and Technology

5

HIST& 146United States History I

5

HIST& 147United States History II

5

HIST& 148United States History III

5

HUM& 101Introduction to Humanities

5

Natural Sciences

BIOL& 160General Biology

5

BIOL& 175Human Biology with Lab

5

BIOL& 241Human Anatomy and Physiology I

5

BIOL& 242Human Anatomy and Physiology II

5

BIOL& 260Microbiology

5

CHEM &121General Chemistry

5

CHEM &131Introduction to Organic/Biochemistry

5

NUTR& 101Intro to Nutrition

5

PHYS &114Introductory Physics I (Algebra based Physics)

5

PHYS& 221Engineering Physics I w/LAB

5

PHYS& 222Engineering Physics II w/LAB

5

PHYS& 223Engineering Physics III w/LAB

5

Social Sciences

ECON& 201Microeconomics

5

ECON& 202Macroeconomics

5

POLS &101Introduction to Political Science

5

PSYC& 100General Psychology

5

SOC &101Introduction to Sociology

5

Total Credit Hours: 45