Curriculum & Outcomes

Accounting

Associate of Applied Science Degree 

97 Credits

Program Mission: The Accounting AAS degree prepares students to gain a solid and extensive background in accounting. Academic Core courses, economics courses, business courses, and computer skills related to accounting such as spreadsheets, computerized accounting software, and tax systems complete the curriculum. Students have the opportunity to find jobs in companies ranging from small proprietorships to corporate accounting departments, governmental organizations, and public accounting firms.

Accounting AAS degree graduates will:

• Be prepared to obtain an entry-level position in their field

• Apply manual methods and software tools to prepare accounting statements and reports

• Complete the accounting cycle, including end-of-period adjustments

• Complete federal income tax returns

• Demonstrate critical thinking, teamwork, communication, intercultural appreciation , and technical and information literacy skills

• Meet Social Science, Humanities, Written Communication, and Quantitative Reasoning distribution area outcomes

It is the student's responsibility to discuss sequencing and work out their individual schedule with a counselor or adviser. Any developmental coursework a student may be required to complete may increase the program length.

Admission Dates: Fall, Winter, Spring

Program Requirements

Academic Core Requirements - 20 Credits

**Effective Summer Quarter 2012**

See Academic Core for a list of all applicable courses for each of the categories listed above.

Accounting Paraprofessional

Certificate of Proficiency

87 Credits

The Accounting Paraprofessional certificate program prepares students to gain extensive training in accounting through continuous application of their accounting knowledge in many phases of the program. Students have the opportunity to find jobs in companies ranging from small proprietorships to corporate accounting departments, governmental organizations and public accounting firms.

Keyboarding skill of 30 wpm or concurrent enrollment in a keyboarding class highly recommended.

Accounting Paraprofessional certificate graduates will:

• Be prepared to obtain an entry-level position in their field

• Apply manual methods and software tools to prepare accounting statements and reports

• Complete the accounting cycle, including end-of-period adjustments

• Complete federal income tax returns

• Demonstrate critical thinking, teamwork, communication, intercultural appreciation , and technical and information literacy skills

It is the student's responsibility to discuss sequencing and work out their individual schedule with a counselor or adviser. Any developmental coursework a student may be required to complete may increase the program length.

Admission Dates: Fall, Winter, Spring

Program Requirements

Academic Core Requirements - 15 Credits

**Effective Summer Quarter 2012**

See Academic Core for a list of all applicable courses for each of the categories listed above.

Practical Accounting

Certificate of Proficiency

69 Credits

The Practical Accounting certificate program prepares students to gain practical training in accounting through continuous application of their accounting knowledge in many phases of the program. Students have the opportunity to find jobs in companies ranging from small proprietorships to corporate accounting departments, governmental organizations and public accounting firms.

Keyboarding skill of 30 wpm or concurrent enrollment in a keyboarding class highly recommended.

Practical Accounting certificate graduates will:

• Be prepared to obtain an entry-level position in their field

• Apply manual methods and software tools to prepare accounting statements and reports

• Complete the accounting cycle, including end-of-period adjustments

• Demonstrate critical thinking, teamwork, communication, intercultural appreciation , and technical and information literacy skills

Lake Washington Institute of Technology does not offer every course each quarter.  It is the student's responsibility to discuss sequencing and work out their individual schedule with a counselor or adviser. Any developmental coursework a student may be required to complete may increase the program length.

Admission Dates: Fall, Winter, Spring

Program Requirements

Academic Core Requirements -15 Credits

**Effective Summer Quarter 2012**

See Academic Core for a list of all applicable courses for each of the categories listed above.

Accounting Assistant

Certificate of Completion

31 Credits

The Accounting Assistant certificate program prepares students for an accounting career by training, retraining or upgrading skills. Students learn the basic accounting cycle, journals, ledgers and financial statements. They are prepared for an accounting clerk position or, with some experience, to keep books for a small business.

Keyboarding skill of 30 wpm or concurrent enrollment in a keyboarding class highly recommended.

It is the student's responsibility to discuss sequencing and work out their individual schedule with a counselor or adviser. Any developmental coursework a student may be required to complete may increase the program length.

Admission Dates: Fall, Winter, Spring

Program Requirements

I-Best Accounting Assistant

Certificate of Completion

40 Credits

The I-BEST Accounting Assistant certificate prepares an increasingly diverse workforce to begin accounting careers in order to meet business demands. It provides ESL and ABE students with the opportunity to pursue the Accounting Assistant Certificate of Completion while continuing their progress in Basic Skills, and it is intended to be an articulation option to the Accounting Paraprofessional Certificate of Proficiency or the Accounting AAS degree.

Co-requisites:

• EASL 077 is a co-requisite for ACCT 111, 112, and BAS 120

• EASL 078 is a co-requisite for ACCT 210 and BAS 112

• EASL 079 is a co-requisite for ACCT 201, 105

It is the student's responsibility to discuss sequencing and work out their individual schedule with a counselor or adviser. Any developmental coursework a student may be required to complete may increase the program length.

Admission Date: Fall

Program Requirements

**Effective Summer Quarter 2012**