Accounting, Skill Specific Certificate

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Degree & Certificate Requirements

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Suggested sequence (may be modified to meet your needs):

Credit Hours Required: 19

Semester 1

ACCT 1080 - Principles of Accounting 1 Credit Hours: 4.00 (Exploratory Course ) (Critical Course minimum grade C is recommended for future success but in not required to receive credit)

Semester 2

ACCT 1090 - Principles of Accounting 2 Credit Hours: 4.00
ACCT 2300 - Federal Income Tax-Individual Credit Hours: 4.00

Semester 3

ACCT 1150 - Microcomputer Applications in Accounting Credit Hours: 3.00
ACCT 2270 - Managerial Accounting Credit Hours: 4.00

Accounting - Additional Program Information

Program Options
Credential	Title	Credit Hours Required	Notes
Associate of Business Administration	Accounting	62	Designed for transferring into a Bachelor of Business Administration program or entry into the field of Accounting.
Certificate	Business / Accounting	44	Designed for entry‑level positions or furthering one’s career.
Skill Specific Certificate	Accounting	19	Designed for entry-level positions or furthering one’s career.

Contact Information
Contact Title	Name	Phone	E-mail	Location
Professor	Fred Jex	586.286.2171	jexf@macomb.edu	Center Campus
Professor	Shirley Glass	586.445.7154	glasss@macomb.edu	South Campus
Professor	Brian Newman	586.445.7309	newmanb@macomb.edu	South Campus
Professor	John Chirco	586.286.2230	chircoj814@macomb.edu	South Campus

Program Description:

The Accounting program prepares students for entry level positions in the accounting field as well as enhancing the skills of individuals currently employed in accounting and who desire advancement. The program provides specialized knowledge in accounting theory and practice as well as an understanding of business operations in the American economy.

Program Outcomes:

Upon completion of this program, the student will be able to:

1. In the Area of Communication:

Present accounting views in writing.

Present accounting views through oral communication.

Listen effectively.

2. In the Area of Group Work and People Skills:

Understand group dynamics and work effectively with people to solve accounting problems.

Resolve conflict in group work.

Organize and delegate tasks in group work.

3. In the Area of Critical Thinking:

Solve diverse and unstructured accounting problems.

Read, critique, and judge the value of written accounting work.

4. In the Area of Working Under Pressure:

Deal effectively with imposed pressure and deadlines for accounting quizzes, homework, group work, practice set, and exams.

Career Opportunities:

Accounting

Transfer Pathways:

Students intending to transfer and complete a bachelor’s degree need to make early decisions concerning an academic major and a transfer destination. Statistics show that students who make these decisions early are more likely to persist to graduation than their undecided counterparts. Students planning to transfer credits earned at Macomb are strongly urged to see a counselor or academic advisor as early as possible in their college careers.

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