Accounting Clerk (CP)(Plan Code: ATBACC45)
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| Code | Title | Credits/Units |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | ||
| Communication Skills (minimum 3 credits/units required) | ||
| ENGL& 101 | English Composition I | 5 |
| Computational Skills (minimum 3 credits/units required) | ||
| BUS 102 | Business Math Applications | 5 |
| Human Relations (minimum 3 credits/units required) | ||
| BUS 148 | Business Professional Self Development | 3 |
| Business Core Courses | ||
| ACCT 129 | Basic Accounting Procedures | 5 |
| BUS 150 | Computer Business Applications | 5 |
| BUS& 101 | Introduction to Business | 5 |
| ECON 101 | Introduction to Economics | 3 |
| MGMT 101 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| Major Area Requirements | ||
| ACCT 136 | Accounting Applications | 3 |
| BUS 169 | Introduction to Excel | 3 |
| BUS 130 | Computerized Accounting | 3 |
| BUS 199 | Cooperative Work Experience 1 | 1-5 |
| COLL 101 | College Essentials: Introduction to Clark | 2 |
| Additional Electives to meet minimum 45 credit/unit requirement | 0-1 | |
| Total Credits/Units | 45-48 | |
- 1
Minimum of 3 credits/units must be earned in Cooperative Work Experience.
Program Outcomes
Program outcomes are overarching skills that are emphasized and reinforced throughout several courses in a specific program; they are measurable statements that define what students should know or be able to do by the end of a certificate or degree at Clark College. After successful completion of this program, students will be able to:
- Articulate well-considered ideas and written claims to an academic audience, using effective rhetorical techniques, properly credited evidence, and a command of Standard English. (GE)
- Demonstrate interpersonal/human relations skills. (GE)
- Demonstrate and clearly explain an effective strategy to solve a quantitative problem. (GE)
- Accurately prepare, interpret, and analyze financial statements for service and merchandising businesses manually as well as using computer systems.
- Perform all steps of the accounting cycle, using both general and specialized journals.
- Accurately create and maintain payroll records required under federal and state laws.
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