Bookkeeping Entrepreneurship Certificate (Spring 2012)

The bookkeeping entrepreneurship certificate prepares students to open their own service business providing bookkeeping assistance to small businesses. This certificate is designed to provide the student with basic accounting skills and the basic skills in small business development and management.

Suggested/Sample Course Sequence
The sequence taken by the student may vary depending on prerequisites, course availability, and personal/professional responsibilities.

(Major Code 4050; CIP Code 52.0302)

First Semester

CodeTitleHours
ENGL 121Composition I3
 Prerequisite: ENGL 106 or appropriate placement test score or EAP 113 and EAP 117  
ACCT 121 Accounting I3
ENTR 120Introduction to Entrepreneurship2
ENTR 180Opportunity Analysis2

Total Semester Hours: 10

Second Semester

CodeTitleHours
BUS 150Business Communications3
 Prerequisite: ENGL 121  
ACCT 135Computerized Accounting Applications3
 Prerequisite: ACCT 121 or ACCT 111  
ACCT 122Accounting II3
 Prerequisite: ACCT 121  
ACCT 140Computerized Accounting Problems3
 Prerequisite or corequisite: ACCT 122  

Total Semester Hours: 12

Third Semester

CodeTitleHours
ENTR 142Fast Trac Business Plan3
ACCT 222Managerial Accounting3
 Prerequisite: ACCT 122  
OR
ACCT 215Accounting for Nonprofit Organizations3
 Prerequisite: ACCT 121  
OR
ACCT 231Intermediate Accounting I3
 Prerequisite: ACCT 122  
ACCT 285Accounting Capstone3
 Prerequisites: ACCT 121 and ACCT 122 plus 15 hours of accounting courses and department approval  

Total Semester Hours: 9

Courses of Interest

CodeTitleHours
Students may be interested in taking additional courses to complement their certificate study. These courses are NOT part of the certificate requirements.
ENTR 160Legal Issues for Small Business2
ENTR 195Franchising3
ENTR 220Entrepreneurial Marketing2
 Prerequisite: BUS 230 or MKT 230 

Total Program Hours: 31