Overview

The Bookkeeping Certificate at Cincinnati State is for individuals seeking employment as a bookkeeper in a small or medium-sized organization. Graduates of the certificate program are prepared to take the national certification exam offered by the American Institute of Professional Bookkeepers.

The certificate program does not include cooperative education.

Contacts

Program Chair

Stani Kantcheva
EdD, CPA, CMA

Career Outlook

Graduates Are Prepared To

  • Compile financial statements for small or medium-sized organizations
  • Prepare payroll information
  • Prepare payroll tax returns
  • Prepare state and local tax returns for small businesses

Representative Job Titles For Graduates

  • Bookkeeping Clerks
  • Bookkeepers

Graduate Employment Outlook

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of bookkeepers is expected to increase 11% through 2022

$24,500 annual salary

Graduate Starting Salary Projections

Contacts

Program Chair

Stani Kantcheva
EdD, CPA, CMA

Curriculum

Effective 2022-2023 academic year

Bookkeeping Certificate (BKC)

Semester 1 Lec Lab Credits
ACC 101 Financial Accounting 2 2 3
IM 111 Computer Applications 2 3 3
MAT XXX Mathematics Elective 2 2 3
Semester 2
ACC 121
& ACC 122
Computerized Bookkeeping: QuickBooks 1
and Computerized Bookkeeping: QuickBooks 2 *
0 4 2
ACC 130 Payroll Procedures 3 0 3
ACC 135 Financial Statement Analysis 2 0 2
IM 120 Electronic Spreadsheets: Microsoft Excel 2 3 3
Semester 3
ACC 102 Managerial Accounting 2 2 3
ACC 115 Accounting Software Applications: Sage (Peachtree) 1 2 2
ACC 240 Bookkeeping Certification Review 4 0 4
XXX XXX Technical Elective 3 0 3
Total Credits: 23 18 31
Technical Elective
ACC 110 Accounting Information Systems 3
ACC 140 Fund Accounting for Non-profit Organizations 3
ACC 180 Federal Taxation: Business 3
ACC 201 Intermediate Accounting 1 4
ACC 221 Volunteer Income Tax Assistant 3
LAW 101 Business Law 3
MGT 101 Principles of Management 3
Mathematics Elective
MAT 105 Quantitative Reasoning 3
MAT 111 Business Mathematics 3
MAT 131 Statistics 1 3
MAT 151 College Algebra 4

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