Accounting Accounting provides students with a thorough background in basic accounting principles, concepts, and practices. Students analyze information from a variety of source documents into correct generally accepted accounting records and complete the steps of an accounting cycle using manual and electronic systems.
Students also complete banking and payroll activities.
The accounting program is enriched with computer technology experiences, group projects, problem-solving activities, authentic assessments, job simulations, interdisciplinary projects, and Internet access and research. Use appropriate cash control accounting procedures in various business situations. Analyze and process business transactions relating to the purchase of merchandise, accounts payable, and cash payments using various journal formats. Analyze and process business transactions relating to the sale of merchandise, account receivables, and cash receipts using various journal formats. Prepare and maintain payroll records using manual and electronic systems and record the appropriate journal entries.