# ACCOUNTING CLERK (Certificate of Achievement)

Cuesta College · 2026-2027 Catalog · Department: Accounting

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The Accounting Clerk program provides students with entry-level competencies for employment in the accounting industry, government, financial institutions, small businesses, and medical offices. The program encompasses classroom instruction and hands-on applications with computerized account systems.  Students who intend to pursue an accounting degree at a four-year institution will need to follow the courses required for the Business Administration transfer degree.

**Learning Outcome(s):**

1.  Demonstrate interpersonal skills appropriate to a business environment.
2.  Create a filing system, identify and record financial transactions for a business using manual journals, ledgers, spreadsheets and computerized accounting software.
3.  Prepare, interpret and communicate both cash and accrual financial statements using various word processing, spreadsheet, and computerized accounting software.

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Required Courses (22 units)** | | 22 |
| ACCT 201A | FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING | 4 |
| ACCT 201B | MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING | 4 |
| ACCT 252A | COMPUTERIZED ACCOUNTING - QUICKBOOKS I | 2 |
| ACCT 252B | COMPUTERIZED ACCOUNTING - QUICKBOOKS II | 2 |
| BUS 253 | WORK EXPERIENCE IN BUSINESS | 3 |
| BUS 228 | OFFICE TECHNOLOGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS | 3 |
| CIS 210 | INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER APPLICATIONS | 4 |
| **Total** | | **22** |