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Bookkeeping Entrepreneurship Certificate (Spring 2009)
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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.

(Major Code 4050; CIP Code 52.0302)

Accounting Careers

Career Certificate

Suggested/Sample Course Sequence

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

First Semester

ENGL 121  Composition I*.......................................3
          Prerequisite: ENGL 106 or appropriate placement
          test score or EAP 113 and EAP 117
ACCT 121  Accounting I.........................................3
ENTR 120  Introduction to Entrepreneurship.....................2
ENTR 180  Opportunity Analysis.................................2
          Total Semester Credit Hours.........................10

Second Semester

BUS  150  Business Communications*.............................3
          Prerequisite: ENGL 121
ACCT 135  Computerized Accounting Applications*................3
          Prerequisite: ACCT 121 or ACCT 111
ACCT 122  Accounting II*.......................................3
          Prerequisite: ACCT 121
ACCT 140  Computerized Accounting Problems*....................3
          Prerequisite or corequisite: ACCT 122
          Total Semester Credit Hours.........................12

Third Semester

ENTR 142  Fast Trac Business Plan..............................3
ACCT 222  Managerial Accounting*...............................3
          Prerequisite: ACCT 122
          or
ACCT 215  Accounting for Nonprofit Organizations*..............3
          Prerequisite: ACCT 121
          or
ACCT 231  Intermediate Accounting I*...........................3
          Prerequisite: ACCT 122
ACCT 285  Accounting Capstone*.................................3
          Prerequisites: ACCT 121 and ACCT 122
          plus 15 hours of accounting courses
          and Assistant Dean's Approval
          Total Semester Credit Hours..........................9
          TOTAL PROGRAM CREDIT HOURS..........................31
*Prerequisite/Corequisite required


Students may be interested in taking additional courses, as
noted below, to complement their certificate study.  These
courses are NOT part of the certificate requirements.

ENTR 160  Legal Issues for Small Business......................2
ENTR 195  Franchising*.........................................3
          Prerequisite: BUS 230
ENTR 220  Entrepreneurial Marketing*...........................2
          Prerequisite: BUS 230