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The Paraprofessional Accountant Certificate prepares students for positions in bookkeeping, accounting, payroll, or tax preparation services under the direction of a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).

For more information about Accountancy, please visit the program page.

Certificate Requirements

Field of Study Code: ACCOU.CER.PARA

Program Requirements
ACCOU 1110Accounting Procedures3
or ACCOU 2140 Financial Accounting
ACCOU 1120Income Tax Fundamentals2
or ACCOU 2205 Federal Taxation I
ACCOU 1160Payroll Accounting3
ACCOU 1176QuickBooks Online2
ACCOU 1186Applications of Quickbooks Online2
ACCOU 2160Introductory Data Analytics for Accounting3
or CIS 1221 Data Analysis with Spreadsheets
ACCOU 2200Income Tax Return Preparation3
Total Credits18