Professional Bookkeeping
Certificate Accounting · Antelope Valley College · 2026-2027 Catalog
This certificate requires a minimum of 32-33 units. This program provides entry-level bookkeeping skills to those considering the bookkeeping/accounting field and will enhance the skills of currently employed individuals to facilitate advancement opportunities. Students who complete this certificate have enhanced employability with various types of employers and in various fields of bookkeeping and accounting. For example, students may be employed by governmental agencies, not-for-profit organizations, and private businesses. They may even decide to go into business for themselves as a bookkeeper, tax preparer or accountant, preferably after gaining initial or additional experience on the job. Specific positions of employment for Professional Bookkeepers include accounting clerks, accounting technicians, auditing clerks, bookkeeping clerks, and full-charge bookkeepers. A maximum of 6 pass/no pass units will be accepted for a Professional Bookkeeping certificate.
Program Requirements
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Professional Bookkeeping Cert: Complete all of the following | 32-33 | |
| Required Courses: Complete all of the following | 29-30 | |
| Core Courses: Complete all of the following | 26 | |
| ACCT 111 | Bookkeeping | 3 |
| ACCT 113 | Bookkeeping II | 3 |
| ACCT 115 | Payroll Bookkeeping | 2 |
| ACCT 121 | Computerized Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 131 | Introduction to Income Tax | 3 |
| BUS 113 | Business Communications | 3 |
| BUS 121 | Fundamentals of Investment and Personal Finance | 3 |
| CA 103 | Introduction to Computers and Digital Technology | 3 |
| CA 121 | Microcomputer Spreadsheets | 3 |
| Math Requirement | 3-4 | |
| BUS 105 | Business Mathematics | 3 |
| MATH 124 | Finite Math | 4 |
| Program Electives | 3 | |
| ACCT 199 | Work Experience Education | 1-8 |
| BUS 101 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
| BUS 201 | Business Law | 3 |
| CA 111 | Word Processing-Microsoft Word | 3 |
| CA 131 | Relational Database Management and Design | 3 |
| MGT 115 | Human Behavior in Organization | 3 |
Recommended Pathway
Professional Bookkeeping Cert
Fall, First Semester (15-16 units)
- ACCT111 - Bookkeeping (3)
- ACCT131 - Introduction to Income Tax (3)
- CA103 - Introduction to Computers and Digital Technology (3)
- CA121 - Microcomputer Spreadsheets (3)
- BUS105 - Business Mathematics (3)
- MATH124 - Finite Math (4)
Spring, Second Semester (15-22 units)
- ACCT113 - Bookkeeping II (3)
- ACCT115 - Payroll Bookkeeping (2)
- ACCT121 - Computerized Accounting (3)
- BUS113 - Business Communications (3)
- BUS121 - Fundamentals of Investment and Personal Finance (3)
- ACCT199 - Work Experience Education (1-8)
- BUS101 - Introduction to Business (3)
- BUS201 - Business Law (3)
- CA111 - Word Processing-Microsoft Word (3)
- CA131 - Relational Database Management and Design (3)
- MGT115 - Human Behavior in Organization (3)