Accounting Paraprofessional, Advanced Skill Set

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Karen Morris, Business Department Coordinator
202C Engineering Technology Building / (304)367-7431
Locust Avenue Campus
Karen.Morris@pierpont.edu

Program Purpose

The Accounting Paraprofessional Advanced Skill Set prepares students to perform bookkeeping functions in business offices. These functions could include payroll, accounts payable/receivable, purchase orders, inventory control records, and sales records.

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this Advanced Skill Set, completers will be able to do the following:

Perform entry-level accounting procedures
Demonstrate proficiency in Excel and QuickBooks software

Opportunities

Both traditional and non-traditional students who would like to gain skills specifically applicable to the growing field of accounting would benefit from this Advanced Skill Set. Enhanced skills could be used for job advancement as well as new employment opportunities. Students could choose to pursue an A.A.S. degree in Business-Accounting Concentration; all classes in the Advanced Skill Set are also required in the A.A.S. degree.

Required Courses Accounting Paraprofessional 18 SEM. HRS

ACCT 2201 - Principles of Accounting I 3 hr(s).
ACCT 2202 - Principles of Accounting II 3 hr(s).
ACCT 2217 - Concepts of Computerized Accounting (QuickBooks) 3 hr(s).
OFAD 1150 - Computer Concepts and Applications 3 hr(s).
OFAD 2220 - Spreadsheet Design 3 hr(s).
~MTH 1207 - Fundamental Concepts of Mathematics 3-4 hr(s).

Notice to All Students

For the Business Associate of Applied Science Degree: Accounting Concentration, see “Business ”.

This program alone does not qualify for financial aid. Students seeking financial aid eligible degrees may incorporate the classes as electives when their schedule allows or may declare an Associate of Applied Science Business degree: Accounting Concentration as their major of study, in which the courses are embedded.

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