Accounting & Taxation
Certificate Major
Department of Business and Innovation
Grupp 401 • Phone (215) 968-8227
Curriculum Code No. 3176
Students who successfully complete the Accounting & Taxation Certificate Program will have highly developed accounting competencies and an understanding of tax accounting. Students in this program will be qualified to work as full-charge bookkeepers, accounting clerks, auditing clerks, junior accountants and in other positions in which a strong background in accounting is required.
Graduates of this program are able to
- complete the accounting cycle;
- prepare GAAP based financial statements;
- use software to perform accounting functions and analyze financial statements;
- prepare audit working papers; and
- research and analyze tax problems and prepare tax returns.
Certificate Requirements
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| ACCT103 Introductory Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT105 Financial Accounting B | 4 |
| ACCT106 Managerial Accounting B | 4 |
| ACCT130 Accounting Applications for the Computer B | 3 |
| ACCT240 Federal and States Taxes I B | 3 |
| ACCT241 Federal and State Taxes II B | 3 |
| ACCT200 Intermediate Accounting I B | 3 |
| ACCT201 Intermediate Accounting II B | 3 |
| ACCT250 Auditing B | 3 |
| COLL101 College Success Seminar | 1 |
| MGMT135 Business Communication A,B | 3 |
| MGMT120 Business Mathematics A,B | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 36 |
Recommended Semester Sequence
First Semester
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| ACCT103 Introductory Accounting | 3 |
| COLL101 College Success Seminar | 1 |
| MGMT135 Business Communication A,B | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 7 |
Second Semester
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| ACCT105 Financial Accounting B | 4 |
| MGMT120 Business Mathematics A,B | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 7 |
Summer Semester
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| ACCT106 Managerial Accounting B | 4 |
| ACCT130 Accounting Applications for the Commuter B | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 7 |
Third Semester
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| ACCT200 Intermediate Accounting I B | 3 |
| ACCT240 Federal and State Taxes I B | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 6 |
Fourth Semester
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| ACCT201 Intermediate Accounting II B | 3 |
| ACCT241 Federal and State Taxes II B | 3 |
| ACCT250 Auditing B | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 9 |
A Placement testing required
B Course requires prerequisite.