Accounting (ACCT) Courses
ACCT 103 Intermediate Accounting - Part I
- Units:4
- Hours:72 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:ACCT 301 with a grade of "C" or better
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course provides a continuing study of the measurement and reporting of the results of operations and the financial condition of profit-directed business entities. Areas of study include emphasis on cash and receivables, inventory including issues concerning valuation, property, plant and equipment and intangible assets using the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) as authority. This course is not intended for transfer to a four-year college.
Students must purchase (or have in their possession) a financial calculator for this course.
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- apply the concepts, principles, and practices of financial accounting as issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
- compile and prepare financial statements and identify related disclosures.
- identify accounting topics where the time value of money is relevant, including calculating and comparing future and present value of cash flows.
- assess and apply the objectives and principles for managing cash, receivables, and inventories.
- apply the objectives and principles to account for the depreciation, depletion, amortization, and disposal of assets.
- analyze and account for complex business transactions.
ACCT 104 Intermediate Accounting - Part II
- Units:4
- Hours:72 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:ACCT 301 with a grade of "C" or better
- Advisory:ACCT 103
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course builds on the concepts introduced in ACCT 301 of the measurement and reporting of the results of operations and the financial condition of profit-directed business entities. Areas of study include emphasis on current and long-term liabilities including contingencies, stockholders' equity including dilutive securities and earnings per share, income taxes, pensions, operating and capital leases, accounting changes and error analysis, and the statement of cash flows. This course is not intended for transfer to a four-year college. Students must purchase (or have in their possession) a financial calculator for this course.
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- apply the concepts, principles, and practices of financial accounting as issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
- demonstrate an understanding of the accounting and disclosure requirements for long-term investments, current and long-term liabilities, paid-in capital, retained earnings, warrants, rights and options, convertible securities, pension plans, leases, income taxes and accounting changes.
- compile and analyze financial statements, including the income statement, statement of retained earnings, balance sheet, and statement of cash flows.
- contrast the direct and indirect methods of calculating cash flow from operating activities, and preparation of statement of cash flows under each method.
- recommend the accounting treatment for complex business transactions.
ACCT 107 Auditing
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:ACCT 301 with a grade of "C" or better
- Advisory:ACCT 103 and 104
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course is a study of the planning, evidence gathering, internal control review, sampling, and application of procedures used to audit assets, liabilities, equity and related income statement accounts of a company. The course also covers professional ethics, legal liabilities of CPAs, and auditors’ reports.
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- demonstrate an understanding of Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS) and the professional and ethical responsibilities of the independent public accountant.
- demonstrate the ability to plan for and document the planning of an audit including the initial risk assessment, evaluation of internal control, calculation of materiality and preparation of audit programs.
- demonstrate knowledge of the substantiation of balances and collection of audit evidence and preparation of audit work papers.
- identify the auditor's responsibilities for detecting fraud.
- evaluate the different types of reports that auditors may issue to indicate the character of their work and the degree of responsibility they are taking.
ACCT 111 Cost Accounting
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:ACCT 311 with a grade of "C" or better
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course is a continuation of the study of managerial accounting with an emphasis on cost accounting systems. Special attention is placed on the development of cost information needed by managers in manufacturing, merchandising, and service related businesses.
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- demonstrate an understanding of how cost accounting information is used by managers in planning, controlling, and evaluating operations.
- compare and record accounting transactions under job-order and process costing systems.
- differentiate between, record, and report product and period costs under full absorption, variable, standard, and activity based costing systems.
- estimate appropriate reorder points and economic order quantities for purchases of raw materials.
- analyze service department costs and allocate them to operating departments.
- identify and record costs of scrap materials, spoiled goods, and defective products in manufacturing operations.
- compute and allocate joint product costs to primary products.
- evaluate cost behavior and use the characteristics of cost behavior in planning and evaluating business operations.
- compile reports detailing costs and profits for jobs and products.
ACCT 121 Payroll Accounting
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:ACCT 301 with a grade of "C" or better
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course will cover fundamental principles of payroll tax laws as defined by the Federal and State government. The course will include a study of Social Security taxes, Federal and State income tax withholding, Federal and State Unemployment Insurance, and journal entries to record payroll information. Payroll tax payment requirements and preparation of the employer's California and Federal payroll tax returns will be included. A comprehensive simulation project will be completed as part of the course. The project will include one quarterly payroll reporting cycle.
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- identify the various Federal and California laws that affect employers in their payroll operations and the payroll and personnel records that they use to meet the requirements of the laws.
- identify the major provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), how to determine hours worked by employees, commonly used methods to record time worked, and the major methods of computing salaries and wages.
- create and maintain payroll records and reports required by federal and California taxing authorities.
- prepare quarterly and annual federal and state payroll tax returns and forms.
- analyze and journalize payroll transactions.
ACCT 295 Independent Studies in Accounting
- Units:1 - 3
- Hours:54 - 162 hours LAB
- Prerequisite:None.
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
ACCT 299 Experimental Offering in Accounting
- Units:0.5 - 4
- Prerequisite:None.
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This is the experimental courses description.
ACCT 301 Financial Accounting
- Units:4
- Hours:72 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Advisory:MATH 120
- Transferable:CSU; UC
- General Education:AA/AS Area II(b)
- C-ID:C-ID ACCT 110
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This is the study of accounting as an information system, examining why it is important and how it is used by investors, creditors, and others to make decisions. The course covers the accounting information system, including recording and reporting of business transactions with a focus on the accounting cycle, the application of generally accepted accounting principles, the financial statements, and statement analysis. It includes issues relating to asset, liability, and equity valuation, revenue and expense recognition, cash flow, internal controls, and ethics.
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- explain the nature and purpose of United States generally accepted accounting principles (US GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
- explain and apply the components of the conceptual framework for financial accounting and reporting, including the qualitative characteristics of accounting information, the assumptions underlying accounting, the basic principles of financial accounting, and the constraints and limitations on accounting information.
- define and use accounting and business terminology.
- explain what a system is and how an accounting system is designed to satisfy the needs of specific businesses and users.
- summarize the purpose of journals and ledgers.
- apply transaction analysis, input transactions into the accounting system, process this input, and prepare and interpret the four basic financial statements.
- distinguish between cash basis and accrual basis accounting and explain their impact on the financial statements, including the revenue recognition and matching principles.
- identify and illustrate how the principles of internal control are used to manage and control a firm’s resources and minimize risk.
- explain the content, form, and purpose of basic financial statements (including footnotes) and annual reports, and how they satisfy the information needs of investors, creditors, and other users.
- explain the nature of current assets and related issues, including the measurement and reporting of cash and cash equivalents, receivables and bad debts, and inventory and cost of goods sold.
- explain the valuation and reporting of current liabilities, estimated liabilities, and other contingencies.
- identify and illustrate issues relating to long-term asset acquisition, use, cost allocation, and disposal.
- distinguish between capital and revenue expenditures.
- identify and illustrate issues relating to long-term liabilities, including issuance, valuation, and retirement of debt (including the time value of money).
- identify and illustrate issues relating to stockholders’ equity, including issuance, repurchase of capital stock, and dividends.
- explain the importance of operating, investing, and financing activities reported in the Statement of Cash Flows.
- interpret company activity, profitability, liquidity and solvency through selection and application of appropriate financial analysis tools.
- identify the ethical implications inherent in financial reporting and be able to apply strategies for addressing them.
ACCT 311 Managerial Accounting
- Units:4
- Hours:72 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:ACCT 301 with a grade of "C" or better
- Transferable:CSU; UC
- C-ID:C-ID ACCT 120
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This is the study of how managers use accounting information in decision-making, planning, directing, and controlling operations. The course focuses on cost terms and concepts, cost behavior, cost structure, and cost-volume-profit analysis. It includes issues relating to cost systems, cost control, profit planning, ethics, segment reporting and performance analysis in manufacturing and service environments. This course is required of all business majors, minors, and accounting certificate candidates. Students must purchase (or have in their possession) a calculator for this course and may require (purchase or receive with text) an online access code from publisher's site.
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- identify and illustrate the primary activities and information needs of managers and explain the role of the managerial accountant as a member of the management team.
- compare and contrast financial and managerial accounting.
- define and illustrate various cost terms, concepts, and behaviors, and evaluate their relevancy for different decision-making purposes.
- distinguish between product and period costs and prepare and evaluate a Schedule of Cost of Goods Manufactured, Schedule of Cost of Goods Sold, and Income Statement.
- prepare traditional and contribution-margin income statements and define related terms.
- explain cost-volume-profit analysis, degree of operating leverage, and safety margin and employ each as an analytical tool.
- describe the traditional types of product costing systems (including job-order and process), illustrate the flow of costs in each, and prepare related accounting records and reports.
- discuss the impact of technology on the business environment, its implications for product and service costs, and the development of activity-based costing and management.
- explain the purposes of budgeting, prepare a master budget and its component schedules, and relate the budget to planning and control.
- explain the development and use of standard costs and flexible budgets, prepare and interpret variance analysis reports, and relate them to responsibility accounting and control.
- explain the nature of and need for segment reporting and its relationship to cost, revenue, profit, and investment centers; prepare and analyze related segment reports.
- compare and contrast absorption costing and variable costing, prepare income statements using both methods, and reconcile the resulting net incomes.
- define relevant costs and benefits and prepare analyses related to special decisions.
- explain the nature of capital expenditure decisions and apply and evaluate various methods used in making these decisions, including the time value of money.
- identify the ethical implications inherent in managerial accounting and reporting and apply strategies for addressing them.
ACCT 341 Computerized Accounting
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:ACCT 301 with a grade of "C" or better; or two years of high school accounting.
- Transferable:CSU
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This is a course using the computer to prepare financial statements and other accounting reports used in business. This course emphasizes the areas of study: general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, banking, bank reconciliations, depreciation, fixed assets, inventory, job order and payroll. This course provides practical experience using contemporary computerized accounting software.
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- explain the methods for utilizing a computerized accounting software program to record transactions for a business.
- analyze and format financial reports which can be used to make sound business decisions.
- list the steps to set up accounting records for a business utilizing the computerized accounting software.
- compare and contrast the benefits of utilizing a computerized accounting software program to maintain accounting records in a variety of business industries and situations.
- explain and demonstrate the steps to process payroll information in the computerized accounting software program.
- summarize and demonstrate the process to track inventory and maintain inventory records using a computerized accounting software program.
ACCT 342 Accounting Information Systems (SAP)
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:ACCT 301 with a grade of "C" or better; or two years of high school accounting.
- Transferable:CSU
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
The course covers common business processes, enterprise resource planning system (ERP) transaction processing, relational databases, and systems controls. This course emphasizes the current technology of information systems. This course uses the SAP system, an enterprise resource planning system (ERP) adopted by the majority of Fortune 1000 companies. With hands-on practice, students will gain valuable and practical skills in Accounting Information Systems (AIS), which are an integral part of every business and organization, as they are impacted virtually by every transaction that occurs within an entity. The data gathered and stored within the accounting information system are essential to the proper control and evaluation of the organization.
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- explain the methods for utilizing the SAP accounting software to record transactions for businesses.
- analyze and format financial reports using the SAP system.
- list the steps to set up accounting records for a business utilizing the SAP accounting software.
- compare and contrast the benefits of utilizing the SAP software to maintain accounting records in a variety of business industries and situations.
- summarize and demonstrate the process to track inventory and maintain inventory records using the SAP software.
- have the ability to navigate through the user interface to work on business processes and case studies on their own.
- have the ability to understand the business processes and apply to the SAP system.
ACCT 361 Ethics, Fraud, and Legal Issues for Accountants
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Advisory:ACCT 107 and 301 with grades of "C" or better
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course explores ethics, fraud, and legal issues that must be addressed by accountants. Topics in ethics include ethical foundations as well as the unique ethical requirements of professional organizations and the California Board of Accountancy. The course also examines the legal liability of accountants. A variety of case studies are evaluated to gain perspective into ethical lapses, fraud, and legal liability.
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- evaluate the ethical guidelines of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and other professional accounting organizations.
- evaluate the California Accountancy Act and the implementing rules and regulations of the California Board of Accountancy.
- evaluate the ethical standards of the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA).
- explore selected other professional accounting codes of conduct.
- assess potential legal liability for professional conduct.
- identify the common characteristics and causes of ethical lapses, fraud, and inadequate audits.
- evaluate and apply the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform 2009.
ACCT 495 Independent Studies in Accounting
- Units:1 - 3
- Hours:54 - 162 hours LAB
- Prerequisite:None.
- Transferable:CSU
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
ACCT 498 Work Experience in Accounting
- Units:0.5 - 4
- Hours:27 - 216 hours LAB
- Prerequisite:None.
- Enrollment Limitation:Student must be in a paid or non-paid internship, volunteer opportunity, or job related to career interests.
- Transferable:CSU
- General Education:AA/AS Area III(b)
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course provides students with opportunities to develop marketable skills in preparation for employment or advancement within the field of Accounting. Course content will include understanding the application of education to the workforce; completing required forms which document the student's progress and hours spent at the work site; and developing workplace skills and competencies. During the semester, the student is required to attend orientation. Students must complete 27 hours of related paid or unpaid work experience for .5 unit. An additional 27 hours of related work experience is required for each additional .5 unit. The course may be taken for a maximum of 16 units. Students should have access to a computer, the Internet, and some computer media such as a USB drive to store data files. Online students must have an email account. Only one Work Experience course may be taken per semester.
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- apply industry knowledge and theoretical concepts in a field of study or career as written in the minimum 3 learning objectives created by the student and his/her employer or work site supervisor at the start of the course.
- manage personal career plans and decision making using industry & workforce information and online resources.
- behave professionally and ethically, exhibit adaptability, initiative, self-awareness and self-management as needed.
- exhibit effective communication, collaboration, and leadership skills at work with consideration to workplace dynamics and social and diversity awareness.
- demonstrate critical and creative thinking skills as they apply to the workplace.
ACCT 499 Experimental Offering in Accounting
- Units:0.5 - 4
- Prerequisite:None.
- Transferable:CSU
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This is the experimental courses description.