Accounting Certificate

17 Credits

The Accounting Certificate is designed for working adults who need to acquire additional technical accounting skills. The Accounting Certificate offers core accounting courses that prepare students for entry-level accounting jobs.

The Financial Accounting course emphasizes recording business transactions and providing reports to users. The Managerial Accounting course deals with gathering vital information for managers to use in operating the business. Federal Individual Income Tax trains students to prepare a basic tax return. The Computerized Accounting and Information Technology Concepts/Business Software I courses provide experience with industry software that streamlines the accounting process.

Required Courses – 17 Credits

ACCT 1052	Computerized Accounting	2 cr
ACCT 2853/BUSN 2853	Federal Individual Income Tax	4 cr
ACCT 2251	Financial Accounting	4 cr
ACCT 2252	Managerial Accounting	4 cr

Complete one of the following two courses:

CIM 1201/BUSN 1201	Information Technology Concepts and Business Software 1	3 cr
BUSN 1201/CIM 1201	Information Technology Concepts and Business Software 1	3 cr

Other Certificate Requirements

• Earn a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 for college-level coursework (courses numbered 1000 and above) completed at Normandale.
• Earn at least one third of the required certificate credits from Normandale.

Gainful Employment Disclosure

Data compiled about this program by the colleges and universities of Minnesota State is available at http://www.normandale.edu/ge