CPA Exam Preparation - Business Environment and Concepts
Program Overview
This CPA Exam Preparation program prepares students for the CPA exam and accounting careers. It covers accounting principles, financial statement analysis, taxation, auditing, and ethics. The program requires 25 units, including 20 units of major courses and 5 units of electives. Career opportunities include accountants, auditors, tax preparers, and financial analysts.
Program Outline
Outline:
CPA Exam Preparation - Business Environment and Concepts Certificate of Achievement
Program Description:
This program focuses on preparing students to transfer to four-year institutions, sit for the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam, and seek employment in the accounting field. Areas of study include accounting for decision making, internal and external use accounting, financial statement analysis, review of financial accounting standards, payroll and business taxes, individual and advanced taxation, computerized accounting software, auditing and forensic accounting, governmental and not-for-profit accounting, and ethics in accounting.
Program Requirements:
- Units Required: 25.0
- Major Courses: 20.0 units
- General Education Courses: 0 units
- Elective Courses: 5.0 units
- Milestone Required: Fraud Examination (ACTG 59)
Course Schedule:
1st Term (Fall)
- ACTG 1A: Financial Accounting I (5.0 Units)
2nd Term (Winter)
- ACTG 1B/1BH: Financial Accounting II (5.0 Units)
3rd Term (Spring)
- ACTG 51A: Intermediate Accounting I (5.0 Units)
- ACTG 54: Accounting Information Systems (5.0 Units)
Careers:
Careers associated with this program have a salary range from $27,000 to $204,000 with an average salary of $73,000. Career opportunities for this program are expected to change little nationwide from 2019 to 2029.
Potential Career Paths:
- Tax Preparers
- Accountants and Auditors
- Billing and Posting Clerks
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
- Brokerage Clerks
- Budget Analysts
- Business Teachers, Postsecondary
- Credit Analysts
- Financial Examiners
- Financial and Investment Analysts, Financial Risk Specialists, and Financial Specialists, All Other
- Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
- Property Appraisers and Assessors
- Statistical Assistants
- Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents