Business Finance and Accounting – Major #2031 - Certificate

This program map only provides one possible pathway for degree and/or certificate obtainment and is for reference only. Please schedule an appointment with a counselor to develop your individualized Student Education Plan.
It is also important to discuss your transfer options with a counselor because each university will require specific courses.

A step incentive for those seeking an entry level position in accounting or finance.

1. Ability to create and analyze the four basic financial statements and budgets and recognize and evaluate opportunity and risk.

2. Assist in the implementation of a corporate strategy as applied to finance and accounting issues including capital budgeting and working capital management.

3. Demonstration of appropriate skill sets with respect to technologies, written reports, and formal presentations involving finance and accounting applications.

4. Ability to identify and discriminate between different financial markets, institutions and products and determine appropriateness to short-term and long-term accounting and finance objectives.

Program Map

Certificate Requirements

11 units
ACCTG 4A
Financial Accounting
This course explores what financial accounting is, why it is important, and how it is used by investors and creditors to make decisions. It covers the accounting information system and the recording and reporting of business transactions with a focus on the accounting cycle, financial statements, and statement analysis. This course includes issues relating to asset, liability, and equity valuation, revenue and expense recognition, cash flows, internal controls, and ethics. (A, CSU, UC)

Course Details:

  1. Advisory: CIT 12
    2. OR
  2. Advisory: CIT 15
    3. AND
  3. Advisory:
    1. CSU Transfer
      ACCTG 4B
      Managerial Accounting
      This course examines how managers use accounting information in making decisions related to planning, directing, and controlling. It covers cost terms and concepts including cost control, accounting for costs in manufacturing and service organizations, cost behavior, cost structure, cost-volume-profit analysis, profit planning, standard costs, and capital budgeting. (A, CSU, UC)

      Course Details:

      1. Prerequisite: ACCTG 4A
        1. CSU Transfer
          BA 35
          Financial Management for Business
          This course is designed to provide students an understanding of basic financial decision-making required for business owners, entrepreneurs and financial managers. The course focuses on financial statement analysis, working capital management, capital budgeting, time value of money, sources of funding, and financial markets and institutions. (A, CSU)

          Course Details:

          1. Advisory: BA 10
            2. AND
          2. Advisory: MATH 103
            3. OR
          3. Advisory:
            1. CSU Transfer