Accounting Clerk Certificate

Cara Hurd, MACC, Chair
Phone: (419) 995-8323
Email: hurd.c@rhodesstate.edu
Office: SCI 260N

The Accounting Clerk certificate provides students with the knowledge and skills needed for an entry-level accounting position.  This certificate is geared for individuals who want to work as an accounting clerk, payroll processor, or accounts payable processor.   The Accounting Clerk certificate curriculum focuses on accounting, payroll, and extensive technology skills.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon completion, the student will be able to:

1. Interpret, analyze, and present reliable and relevant information to financial statement users based upon generally accepted accounting principles both manually and electronically.
2. Demonstrate an understanding of the basic concepts of managerial accounting and its roles in business and decision making.
3. Utilize software programs commonly used in the accounting profession.

Accounting Major

Technical Standards
See here for details.

First Year
First Semester		Hours
ACC 1010	Corporate Accounting Principles	4
AOT 2640	Spreadsheet Software and Applications	3
SDE 1010    or MKT 1610    or ECN 1430    or ECN 1410	First Year Experience    or Customer Service    or Microeconomics    or Macroeconomics	1-3
	Term Hours	8-10
Second Semester
ACC 1020	Managerial Accounting Principles	4
ACC 1050	Accounting Software (QuickBooks)	2
ACC 1121	Payroll Accounting	2
	Term Hours	8
	Total Hours	16-18