Accounting: Certificate of Achievement

Description

The Certificate of Achievement in Accounting is designed to prepare the student for entry-level accounting positions such as accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, inventory, and bookkeeping. We emphasize our students' development in the areas of transaction analysis, communication skills, and computer applications. Our accounting programs provide a solid foundation for any business career in government or private industry.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the program, students will be able to do the following:

• Perform basic accounting tasks and maintain accurate accounting systems including the preparation of financial statements.
• Demonstrate the use of resources in searching for a job.
• Access, analyze, and interpret information to make judgments and to solve basic business problems.
• Interact with customers, vendors, and co-workers in ways that effectively support the work to be accomplished and customer satisfaction.
• Organize, prioritize, and perform work tasks to meet deadlines and schedules.
• Prepare payroll reports in accordance with wage/hour, payroll taxes and Hawai'i General Excise Tax laws.
• Use appropriate software to complete accounting/bookkeeping tasks.

Contact Information

Program Coordinator: Mellissa Moody
Location: BE 205
Phone: (808) 455-0347
Email: moody7@hawaii.edu

Business Program Counselor: Joy Lane
Location: BE 210
Phone: (808) 455-0220
Email: joylane@hawaii.edu

Note

Please see an Academic Advisor for help in choosing ACC 124 or ACC 201 and BUSN 188, MATH 103, MATH 115 or BUS 250.

Combination of Introductory Accounting Courses For Certificate of Achievement:

• ACC 124 and ACC 125
• ACC 201 and ACC 202.

The sequence of ACC 124, 125 and 202 is equivalent to the sequence of ACC 201 and 202 and vice versa. Therefore, credit will not be given for both sequences. A student who has completed ACC 124 or ACC 125 may not use ACC 201 as an elective for any AS or AAS degree. Similarly, a student who has completed ACC 201 may not use ACC 124 and ACC 125 as an elective for any AA degree.

Note: UH Mānoa will only accept credit for the combination of ACC 201 and ACC 202 or ACC 124, ACC 125 and ACC 202.

MATH 103 and MATH 115 articulate with UH West Oahu as a General Education Foundations Symbolic Reasoning (FS) course and will satisfy the lower division math requirement for the Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration, Accounting degree. **BUS 250 meets the UH Mānoa FQ General Education Core.

In order to earn the certificate, students must pass all required accounting (ACC) courses with a grade of "C" or better.