Accounting
A.A. Degree Accounting · Gavilan College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Students will have job entry skills for these occupations: accounting clerk, accounts receivable/payable, full charge bookkeeping, general ledger accounting, general office accounting. For those who do not already have a degree, the A.A. option is preferred by employers.
Learning Outcome(s):
- After completing this degree or certificate a student will be able to apply accounting theory to accumulate and summarize financial data. Common business software will be used.
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| CSIS 8 | Introduction to the Internet | 1 |
| MATH 402 | Pre-Algebra | 3 |
| orMATH 411 | Integrated Pre-Algebra | 7 |
| Choose one: | ||
| ACCT 20 | Financial Accounting | 4 |
| orACCT 103 | General Office Accounting | 3 |
| Choose one: | ||
| CSIS 1 | Computer Literacy | 2 |
| orCSIS 2 | Computers in Business | 4 |
| orCSIS 12L | Assembly Language Programming Lab | 1 |
| Choose one: | ||
| ECON 1 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| orBUS 1 | Fundamentals of Business | 3 |
| One of the following: | ||
| BOT 291A | Power Skills for the Workplace | 1 |
| orBOT 291B | Power Skills for the Workplace | 1 |
| orBOT 291C | Power Skills for the Workplace | 1 |
| Choose one: | ||
| ENGL 250 | Practical Writing | 3 |
| Eligible for English C1000 | 0 | |
| orBOT 100 | Effective Written and Oral Business Communication | 3 |
| orBUS 100 | Effective Written and Oral Business Communication | 3 |
| ACCT 20 | Financial Accounting | 4 |
| ACCT 120 | Computerized Accounting - QuickBooks | 3 |
| orCSIS 120 | Computerized Accounting - QuickBooks | 3 |
| BOT 212 | Business Computations with Machines | 0.5 |
| ACCT 121 | Spreadsheet - MS Excel | 3 |
| orCSIS 121 | Spreadsheet - MS Excel | 3 |
| CSIS 128 | Database - MS Access | 2 |
| ACCT 105 | Payroll Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 21 | Managerial Accounting | 4 |
| ACCT 190 | Occupational Work Experience/Accounting | 1-4 |
| BUS 80 | Business Law | 3 |
| CSIS 122 | Computer Keyboarding | 0.5-2 |
| Total | ||