Accounting & Financial Management

Program Objective: This program provides students with a foundation in Accounting and Financial Management . The program consists of a hand-on approach to the most widely use of financial and managerial concepts used in corporate America.

The student is introduced to a wide range of core Accounting and Financial related courses like - Income Tax Preparation, Accounting Information Systems, Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting, Auditing, Accounting for Managers, and Cost Accounting. Upon completion graduates will be able to complete a variety of supervisory tasks in the areas of managerial finance and corporate accounting.

Program Description : This program is designed to provide students with a foundation in Accounting and Financial Management . Besides the core courses already mentioned the program offers supporting courses in Business Economics, Business English, and Introduction to Business. Other non-business courses like Advanced Electronic Spreadsheets and the Career & Professional Development round out the learning experience. During the Externship course, the student is required to work in an actual Accounting and/or Financial office performing tasks already learned in the program.

This program is taught in two modalities

Face-to-Face
100% online (Interactive Distance Learning – IDL)

Externship is the only course that must be taken in a business setting where Accounting & Financial Management tasks are performed under the supervision of an Office Manager.

Course Code	Course Description	Clock Hours	Credit Hours
AFM 005	Accounting for Managers	60	4
ECO 001	Business Economics	50	4
ENC 1201	Business English	40	3
GEB 1001	Introduction to Business	40	3
CPT 050	Income Tax Preparation	60	3.5
		250	17.5
AFM 007	Financial Accounting	60	4
AFM 008	Auditing	60	4
CPT 051	Accounting Information Systems	70	4
CPT 061	Advanced Electronic Spreadsheets	50	3
		240	15
SLS 1401	Career and Professional Development	50	4
AFM 006	Managerial Accounting	60	4
AFM 009	Cost Accounting	60	4
AFMEXT	Externship	180	6
		350	18

AFM 005 Accounting For Managers (Credits 4 - 60 Hours)

Introduction to the principles of accounting as it relates business organizations. The course takes up discussions as to financial reports (income statements, balance sheets, and statements of cash flows). Students will learn to interpret and solve problems related to accounting for managers in a business environment. Additional support will be provided to students in order to achieve the objectives via the use of laboratory time for practice and assessments.

ECO 001 Business Economics (Credits 4 - 50 Hours)

Business Economics is a combination of micro and macroeconomics. Student will be taught economics as seen from the business point of view. Students will learn economy of scale, SWOT analysis, inflation and deflation of a business, as well as the effects of the deficit, unemployment, and growth. Students will learn to interpret and solve problems related to the business economics used in the field today. Additional support will be provided to students in order to achieve the objectives via the use of libratory time for practice and assessments.

ENC 1201 Business English (Credits 3 - 40 Hours)

This course is an introduction to the field of Business English. Students will learn the basic grammar structures to be able to convey information and ideas in clear, comprehensive language, as well as interpret and utilize the information communicated by others. In addition, this course will provide students with practice in business correspondence, including letters, memos and e- mails.

GEB 1001 Introduction To Business (Credits 3 - 40 Hours)

This course is an introduction to the field of Business Management. Students will learn how to design the formal structure of an organization, to communicate effectively in the workplace, and to apply technology in the process of managing information. From legal business structures to market analysis, from official documentation and procedures to time management the students are exposed to the many aspects of business management.

CPT 050 Income Tax Preparation (Credits 3.5 - 60 Hours)

This course introduces students to the US Federal Government’s individual and corporate income tax system. Students will learn how to file, calculate taxes, filing status, exemptions, and the interaction of itemized deduction on a standard deduction. The course illustrates all the steps required to prepare U.S. Individual Income and Corporation Income Tax Forms.

AFM 007 Financial Accounting (Credits 4 - 60 Hours)

An introduction to financial accounting concepts and analysis with emphasis on corporate financial statements and determination of income. Students will learn to interpret and solve problems related to the financial field. Additional support will be provided to the students in order to achieve the objectives via the use of labratory time for practice and assessment.

AFM 008 Auditing (Credits 4 - 60 Hours)

Fundamental principles of audit practice and procedure including the verification of balance sheets and income statement items, the preparation of audit working papers, and the compilation of audit reports. The course includes short problems and audit of accounting records. Students will learn to interpret and solve problems related to the auditing field. Additional support will be provided to students in order to achieve the objectives via the use of libratory time for practice and assessments.

CPT 051 Accounting Information Systems (Credits 4 - 70 Hours)

Accounting application of electronic data processing including the preparation interpretation and use of computer information in financial decision making. The use of computerized accounting will be stressed. Students will learn to interpret and solve problems related to the accounting information systems used in the field today. Additional support will be provided to students in order to achieve the objectives via the use of laboratory time for practice and assessments.

CPT 061 Advanced Electronic Spreadsheets (Credits 3 - 50 Hours)

This course is a continuation to Google Sheets. In this advanced course, students shall see concepts, features, and commands of the most popular commercial Google Sheets software. Students will learn to create, format, edit, link and print spreadsheets using basic capabilities of Electronic Spreadsheets software. Classes are conducted in a hands-on-lecture laboratory environment where a computer is assigned to each student. Basic computer training or experience is required. Laboratory is required.

SLS1401 Career And Professional Development (Credits 4 - 50 Hours)

This course is designed to help the student develop the necessary skills and knowledge needed to enter the current job market. This preparation will be accomplished by helping students improve their communication skills in a business environment, their resume writing skills as well as their job searching and job interviewing techniques.

AFM 006 Managerial Accounting (Credits 4 - 60 Hours)

Managerial Accounting focuses on the accounting information needs of the various levels of internal management within an organization. Internal responsibility is directed at three major areas of management responsibility: cost determination, planning and control, and long-term decision-making. Students will learn to interpret and solve problems related to the managerial accounting field. Additional support will be provided to students in order to achieve the objectives via the use of labratory time for practice and assessments.

AFM 009 Cost Accounting (Credits 4 - 60 Hours)

A consideration of the accumulation, interpretation and control of costs by the job order and the process cost systems. Includes the study of break-even analysis, budgeting and other cost control techniques. Students will learn to interpret and solve problems related to cost accounting. Additional support will be provided to students in order to achieve the objectives via the use of labratory time for practice and assessments.

AFM EXT Accounting & Financial Externship (Credits 6 - 180 Hours)

Students will participate in an externship program to gain work experience. Each student will be placed in a real work environment under the supervision of an accounting specialist who will evaluate and report his/her performance. Prerequisite: to participate in the “Accounting & Financial Management” externship program, students must have earned passing grades in every course in quarters one and two.

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Career Field Business
Credential awarded Diploma
Total Number of
Quarter Credit Hours 50.5
Total Number of Clock Hours 840
Total Number of Quarters 3
Total Number of weeks 30
Total Number of months 7