Program Code: CC.ACNTGCLERK
Curriculum includes basic bookkeeping and accounting, including manual and computerized data entry, transaction analysis, preparation of financial statements and other related tasks.
For information contact Dr. Joan San-Claire, joan.san-claire@clackamas.edu
Related Instruction Outcomes
Computation
- 1 course - MTH-050 Technical Mathematics I or higher
- Use appropriate mathematics to solve problems
Communication
- 1 course - WR-121Z Composition I
- Read actively, think critically, and write purposefully and capably for professional audiences
Human Relations
- 1 course - BA-285 Human Relations in Business
- Engage in ethical communication processes that accomplish goals
Program Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this program, students should be able to:
- organize, analyze, record, and report financial events by applying the principles, standards, and practices of general, financial, and payroll accounting;
- capably use basic business and accounting computerized tools and systems;
- comprehend overall business environments and influences on financial situations, such as economic events.
Plan of Study Grid | Fall Term |
|---|
| BA-101Z | Introduction to Business | 4.00 |
| BA-111 | General Accounting I | 3.00 |
| BA-131 | Introduction to Business Computing | 4.00 |
| MTH-050 | Technical Mathematics I 1 | 4.00 |
| | Credits | 15 |
| Winter Term |
|---|
| BA-112 | General Accounting II | 4.00 |
| BA-169Z | Data Analysis Using Microsoft Excel | 4.00 |
| BA-177 | Payroll Accounting | 3.00 |
| WR-121Z | Composition I | 4.00 |
| | Credits | 15 |
| Spring Term |
|---|
| BA-211Z | Principles of Financial Accounting | 4.00 |
| BA-228 | Computerized Accounting | 4.00 |
| BA-285 | Human Relations in Business | 4.00 |
| EC-201Z | Principles of Microeconomics | 4.00 |
| | Credits | 16 |
| | Total Credits | 46 |
Courses in this program can be applied to satisfy elective requirements in the Business AAS
Career opportunities include:
- accounts payable or receivable clerk
- payroll clerk
- bookkeeper for small and medium-sized service businesses
