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Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Advisor Name:_______________________ Catalog: 2024-2025 Catalog and Student Handbook Major: Accounting, CSC

Accounting, CSC

PURPOSE: This one-year program prepares students for entry-level jobs in the accounting field. Jobs include tax preparer and payroll clerk. All career-technical degrees are guided by advisory committees comprised of local business leaders.

CREDENTIALS: A Career Studies Certificate is a program of study typically less than one year in length with a major in a career-technical area. Students receiving a CSC intend to pursue immediate employment. 

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS AND SPECIAL CONDITIONS: Students must meet Brightpoint admission requirements. New students should work with their New Student Navigator to get ready for their first semester. They can also email getstarted@brightpoint.edu for assistance. Continuing students should work with their faculty advisor on academic planning and graduation requirements. 

PROGRAM OUTCOMES: By the completion of this program, students will be expected to demonstrate an introductory level of competency in the following skills:

  1. Show an introductory proficiency with accounting concepts in a computerized accounting system. 
  2. Prepare appropriate sections of a comprehensive individual tax return including filing status, dependency exemptions, gross income, itemized deductions, and tax credits. 
  3. Integrate cost accounting skills using discipline-based concepts, including production costing systems, activity-based costing, service department allocations, budgeting, and variance analysis.
  4. Apply accounting problem-solving skills using intermediate-level concepts, including financial statement preparation and analysis. 

Required Courses

Course NameCredits:Semester TakenNotes
ACC 211 - Principles of Accounting I 3 credits
ACC 212 - Principles of Accounting II

Prerequisite(s): ACC 211 or equivalent.

 3 credits
ACC 215 - Computerized Accounting

Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite or corequisite: ACC 211.

 3 credits
ACC 221 - Intermediate Accounting I (Offered Fall only)

Prerequisite(s): ACC 212 or equivalent.

 3 credits
ACC 231 - Cost Accounting I (Offered Fall only)

Prerequisite(s): ACC 212 or equivalent.

 3 credits
ACC 222 - Intermediate Accounting II (Offered Spring only)

Prerequisite(s): ACC 221 or equivalent.

 3 credits
ACC 261 - Principles of Federal Taxation I (Offered Spring only) 3 credits

Accounting Elective Courses (choose 1): 3 Credits

Course NameCredits:Semester TakenNotes
BUS 240 - Introduction to Business Law Additional Course Options: BUS 241.   3 credits
ITE 140 - Spreadsheet Software 3 credits
ACC 219 - Government and Non-profit Accounting (Offered Fall Only)

Prerequisite(s): ACC 212 or equivalent.

 3 credits
ACC 230 - Advanced Accounting (Offered Spring Only)

Prerequisite(s): ACC 222.

 3 credits
ACC 241 - Auditing l (Offered Spring Only)

Prerequisite(s): ACC 212 or equivalent.

 3 credits
ACC 262 - Principles of Federal Taxation ll (Offered Fall Only) 3 credits

Total Minimum Credits to Complete: 24

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Pre-requisite and co-requisite requirements can be found in course details.

Students should regularly meet with their faculty advisor and check their degree progress by accessing advisement reports in the Student Information System (SIS) in the myBrightpoint portal or the Academic Planner in Navigate.

Courses noted as offered in Fall only or Spring only are based on historical trends and current planning and may change without notice.

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