# Bookkeeping (Certificate of Achievement)

Golden West College · 2026-2027 Catalog · Department: Accounting

Source: https://catalog.cccd.edu/golden-west/pathways/business/accounting/bookkeeping-coa/

This Bookkeeping Certificate of Achivement prepares students with the necessary accounting knowledge and software proficiency to become bookkeepers and accounting clerks for a variety of businesses and organizations.

#### Program Learning Outcomes

1.  Describe the framework for double-entry accounting and apply transaction analysis in an accounting information system.
2.  Demonstrate a variety of QuickBooks functions: matching transactions, processing sales orders, invoicing, payment processing, and bank reconciliations.
3.  Construct financial statements and perform basic financial statement analysis for small business using Excel.

#### Potential careers students may enter upon completion are as follows:

-   Bookkeepers
-   Accounting clerks
-   Auditing

### REQUIREMENTS

Review Graduation Requirements and Program Maps.

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Required Courses** | |  |
| ACCT G101 | Financial Accounting | 4 |
| ACCT G105 | Excel for Accounting and Finance | 3 |
| ACCT G120 | QuickBooks Accounting I | 2 |
| **Total Units** | | 9 |