ACCOUNTING PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM

720 HOURS/ 45 Quarter Credits
Available via Distance Education

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Program Description 

The Accounting Professional program equips students with practical, job-ready skills in modern office technology, professional communication, customer service, accounting fundamentals, and workplace readiness, progressing into specialized competencies in bookkeeping with QuickBooks Online, data management with Excel, comprehensive office procedures, and advanced business writing. Through hands-on training in Windows 11, Microsoft Office 365, Artificial Intelligence and cross-functional business workflows, students build the digital fluency, accuracy, and professionalism needed to excel in administrative, accounting, and support roles across industries. 

Program Objective 

Across 720 hours, students begin with orientation, portal access, and student success resources, then develop foundational computer literacy, keyboarding proficiency, business communication, and math. The curriculum advances through Outlook, employment skills, customer service, accounting fundamentals, QuickBooks Online, business problem solving, Microsoft PowerPoint, Word (advanced), Excel (advanced), Artificial intelligence in the office and comprehensive office procedures.  
 
Graduates will be able to navigate Windows 11 securely; produce professional documents, spreadsheets, presentations, emails, and databases; deliver empathetic, effective customer service; apply accounting concepts and manage transactions in QuickBooks Online; analyze and solve workplace problems; communicate clearly in writing and speech; and operate efficiently within modern office environments. 

Program Delivery & Support  

Instruction combines lectures, guided demos, hands-on labs, and scenario-based exercises using current software.  

 

 THE FOLLOWING COURSES ARE REQUIRED TO OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE IN THIS FIELD 

   Student Orientation    
  Attendance     
  Career Services Presentations    
  E-Reference Library    
       
CODE COURSE Credit Hours Quarter Credit
Hours
COS 100  Word Fundamentals I 30 1.50
BUS 313  Customer Service and Communications Skills I 15 0.75
BUS 314  Customer Service and Communications Skills II 15 0.75
BUS 301  Business Problem Solving I 15 0.75
OFT 110  Outlook Fundamentals I  30 1.50
EMP 600  Employment Skills I 15 0.75
EMP 601  Employment Skills II 15 0.75
IAI 210   Introduction to Artificial Intelligence I  45 4.50
IAI 211   Introduction to Artificial Intelligence II  15 0.75
BCA 220   Business Communications with AI  45 4.50
BCA 222   Business Communications with AI  15 0.75
EXF 100   Excel Fundamentals I  30 1.50
EXF 101   Excel Fundamentals II  30 1.50
EXF 210   Excel  Proficient  30 1.50
COS 101  Word Fundamentals II 30 1.50
BMT 310   Business Math  30 1.50
QBK  400   Get Going with QuickBooks  30 1.50
IDA 200 Introduction to Data Analytics I 45 4.50
IDA 201 Introduction to Data Analytics II 15 0.75
QBK401   Keep Going with QuickBooks  30 1.50
PPT 212   PowerPoint Proficient  30 1.50
OPT 200   Office Procedures and Technology I  15 0.75
OPT 201   Office Procedures and Technology II  15 0.75
ACF 315   Accounting Fundamentals I  30 3.00
ACF 316   Accounting  Fundamentals II  30 3.00
IFP 200   Internal Controls and Fraud Prevention I  15 0.75
IFP 201   Internal Controls and Fraud Prevention II  15 0.75
IFP 202   Internal Controls and Fraud Prevention III  15 0.75
BUS302  Business Problem Solving II 15 0.75
       
       
  PROGRAM TOTALS  720  45