Accounting courses provide the essential foundation needed to succeed in these career areas:

• Management: general management, financial management, budget management, assets management, controller, treasurer
• Private Accounting: general financial accounting, accounting information systems design, cost accounting, budgeting, taxation, internal auditing, data processing
• Public Accounting — CPAs: auditing, tax compliance and tax planning services, management advisory services, computerized accounting systems
• Government Accounting
• Accounting Education: teaching, research, consulting

Skills Competency Award Requirements

Complete all department requirements with a “C” or higher or "P" in each course. Candidates for a Skills Competency Award are required to complete at least 20% of the department requirements through SBCC.

1. Journalize basic business transactions for a sole proprietorship.
2. Complete the closing process for a sole proprietorship at the end of an accounting period.
3. Prepare the financial statements for a sole proprietorship including the income statement, statement of owner’s equity, and balance sheet.
4. Prepare a bank reconciliation.
5. Use a computer spreadsheet program for simple accounting applications.
6. Demonstrate English fundamentals such as grammar, sentence structure, punctuation, and word usage.
7. Demonstrate correct computer keyboarding techniques using word processing programs.
8. Use proper arithmetic techniques to solve business accounting problems.