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Sep 07, 2024
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Baltimore City Community College’s 2024 - 2025 Catalog
Accounting Certificate
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The Accounting Certificate is designed for people seeking entry-level employment in bookkeeping or accounting who choose not to pursue an associate degree or have previously earned that or another degree.
- New opportunities are redefining the profession
- Traditional practice areas are poised for great change
- Accounting remains the language of business
Suggested Sequence of Courses
** All BCCC students must meet the College’s Computer Literacy requirements in order to receive a degree or a certificate. All first-time, full- and part-time degree and certificate seeking students are required to complete the PRE 100 course within the first six credits.
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Program Learning Outcomes
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Students will recognize commonly used financial statements, their components and how information from business transactions flows into these statements
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Students will demonstrate progressive learning in the elements of managerial decision making, including planning, directing and controlling activities in a business environment.
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Students will be able to demonstrate progressive learning of various tax issues and tax forms related to individuals.
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Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of preparation of Financial Statements and or financial schedules in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles through analysis and synthesis of information as well.
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Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge in setting up a computerized set of accounting books for a “for profit ” entity.
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Students will demonstrate progressive affective domain development of values, including but not limited to receiving and responding to: the role of accounting in society, business ethics, environmental and global societal sustainability, and/or career opportunities. In advanced accounting courses beyond the introductory level, affective development will also progress to the valuing and organization levels.
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Students will learn relevant financial accounting career skills, applying both quantitative and qualitative knowledge to their future careers in business.
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Students will learn relevant managerial accounting career skills, applying both quantitative and qualitative knowledge to their future careers in business.
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Students will complete a Project/ Written Assignment that integrates career orientation and or professional development skills.
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Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of various advanced accounting issues related to Financial Accounting within a global and or ethical framework
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Students upon successfully completing this course will be able to utilize information technology to complete assignments and or activities
2nd Semester
Select a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 4 of the following courses:
Program Total 19-22
*NOTE: All students that are enrolled in this certificate program must meet the College’s computer literacy requirement as a condition for graduation. This requirement can be met in one of three ways as noted below: (1) Pass BUA 112 with a minimum grade of C or higher. This option is highly recommended due to its Excel component, and status as a program requirement for the Accounting AAS degree, or (2) Pass CLT 100 with a grade of C or higher, or (3) Pass BCCC’s computer literacy test with a grade of 70% or higher.
Note 2: Students may select either ACT 261 or BCA 126 as one of their electives; they cannot take both.
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