The basic accounting certificate provides students with a variety of skills in the accounting field, including critical thinking, decision making, and cost assignment and responsibility accounting.

This certificate is offered by Ensign College, with support and resources from BYU-Pathway Worldwide.

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Essential Knowledge and Skills

Outcomes

Students completing this accounting certificate will be able to:

Prepare financial statements pursuant to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) using the accounting cycle.
Evaluate financial statements.
Conduct computerized accounting for a small business.
Perform reconciliations on general ledger accounts.

Certificate of Basic Accounting

Program Requirements

This certificate builds into the Applied Business Management degree.

This is an introductory certificate.

Certificate

15 CREDITS

Associate

60 CREDITS

Bachelor's

120 CREDITS

Certificate of Basic Accounting

Course Code

Course Name

# of Credits

BUS115

Business Applications

BUS115 — 3 credits

Business Applications

Students will acquire, develop and apply intermediate spreadsheet analysis skills in a business context as well as demonstrate basic database use. After individually completing spreadsheet tutorials and assignments, students will then develop and apply their skills in business projects and exams. The projects and exams, which are designed to be realistic and representative of business activities students might encounter in the workplace.

ACCTG180

Survey of Accounting

ACCTG180 — 3 credits

Survey of Accounting

This course is an introduction to financial and managerial accounting principles with exposure to basic accounting statements and processes and management applications. The class is intended for non-business majors and certain specialized business programs. This course does not fill any major requirements for accounting majors.

ACCTG205

Accounting Software

ACCTG205 — 2 credits

Accounting Software

This course takes an in-depth look at accounting software using Intuit QuickBooks Pro. Topics include invoicing, inventory control, payments, and a complete setup of a new and existing company. An in-depth accounting knowledge is not required.

COMM175

Communication Essentials

COMM175 — 3 credits

Communication Essentials

For Non-Communication majors, this course helps give a basic foundation in interpersonal communication and public speaking skills and principles. Through a combination of exercises and discussions, students develop the tools to continually work toward more effective communication.

GS170

Career Development

GS170 — 1 credits

Career Development

In this course, learners will discover and strengthen the skills they need to successfully obtain or improve employment. Students will focus on creating professional documents (e.g., resumes and cover letters), networking, interviewing, and job shadowing.

ECON150

Economic Principles and Problems-Micro

ECON150 — 3 credits

Economic Principles and Problems-Micro

This introductory course in microeconomics studies the behavior of individual economic agents such as consumers and businesses in a market economy. Analytical tools are used to study the consumption and production decisions in an economy under perfect and imperfect market conditions.

For questions about this program, contact BYU-Pathway Support

Looking Ahead

Potential Employment

Bookkeeper for small businesses
Accounts payable/receivable for corporations or non-profits

Why choose this certificate?

The basic accounting certificate will give you experience in programs and applications such as Excel and QuickBooks, in addition to skills in budgeting and asset management. There is a focus on accuracy and effective strategic planning, asset management and financial analysis, making you more qualified and capable in the realm of accounting.

BYU-Pathway has found that certain combinations of certificates lead to better job opportunities. Most degrees have a recommended plan of certificates that will help students increase their income and improve their employment possibilities.