# Accounting (A.A. Degree)

College of Alameda · 2026-2027 Catalog · Department: Business

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The AA degree and Certificate of Achievement in Accounting are designed to qualify students for employment in accounting and/or to provide a foundation for those students wishing to transfer to a four-year institution with a major in Accounting or Business Administration.

Students planning to transfer to state colleges or universities should review that institution’s catalog regarding:
• Transfer admission requirements
• Major requirements
• General education or breadth requirements
• Application deadlines

The AA degree will be awarded upon satisfactory completion of the major course requirements listed below and the General Education requirements for the Associate in Arts Degree listed in the Degrees, Programs & Transfer Requirements section of this Catalog. The Certificate of Achievement is designed to qualify a student for immediate employment in the field of accounting and will be awarded upon satisfactory completion of the major course requirements listed below.

Learning Outcome(s)

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Degree Major/Certificate Requirements** | | 28 |
| BUS 1A | Financial Accounting | 4 |
| BUS 1B | Managerial Accounting | 4 |
| BUS 2 | Introduction to Business Law | 3 |
| BUS 24 | Computerized Accounting Principles | 3 |
| BUS 209 | Fundamentals of Income Tax | 4 |
| CIS 42 | Spreadsheet Applications | 4 |
| ECON C2002 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECON C2001 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| **Select one course from the following:** | | 3-4 |
| BUS 005 | Human Relations in Business | 3 |
| or BUS 010 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
| or BUS 54 | Small Business Management | 3 |
| or BUS 207B | Business Correspondence | 3 |
| or CIS 1 | Introduction to Computer Information Systems | 4 |
| **Total Required Units for Degree** | | 31-32 |