Greg Lee
Department Chair
C222
217-641-4351
Lee@jwcc.edu
Cathy Stephens
Accounting Instructor
C221
217-641-4515
CStephens@jwcc.edu
Accounting Certificate Program
45 Semester Hours
The Accounting Certificate is intended for persons seeking immediate employment in a clerical accounting position or wishing to upgrade from an existing position to a higher one. This certificate includes courses that deal directly with the skill areas of accounting, as well as a limited number of general education support courses.
NOTE: Only students who do not need additional coursework and who take the number of credits or courses as listed each semester can complete the program in the time given. Others will take longer to complete.
REQUIRED COURSES
| FIRST SEMESTER | |
| ACC 050 Applied Accounting I OR ACC 101 Prin of Accounting I |
3 |
| CMN 101 Intro to Speech I OR CMN 104 Interpersonal Communication |
3 |
| Written Communication Requirement | 3 |
| CSC 102 Intro to Spreadsheets I | 1 |
| CSC 106 Intro to Computers | 3 |
| ECO 101 Prin of Economics I | 3 |
| 16 | |
| SECOND SEMESTER | |
| ACC 052 Applied Accounting II OR ACC 102 Prin of Accounting II |
3 |
| ACC 200 Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| CSC 103 Intro to Spreadsheets II | 1 |
| CSC 113 Intro to Data Base Appl I | 1 |
| MAT 071 Business Computations I | 3 |
| OFT 101 Beginning Keyboarding | 2 |
| PSY 123 Career Management | 1 |
| 14 | |
| THIRD SEMESTER | |
| ACC 114 Payroll Accounting | 2 |
| ACC 125 Computerized Accounting | 3 |
| BUS 101 Intro to Business | 3 |
| CSC 108 Intro to Word Proc I | 1 |
| Written Communication Requirement | 3 |
| MAT 072 Business Computations II | 3 |
| 15 |