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Submitter's Information

Name

Gary Graves

Title

Professor

Region

Orange County

College

Fullerton College

CTE Dean

CTE Dean's Name

Carlos Ayon

CTE Dean's Email

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Program Details

Program Title

Cost Accounting Certificate

Submission Type

New Program

TOPs Code

Accounting (050200)

Projected Start Date

08/20/20

Catalog Description

The Cost Accounting Certificate is designed to prepare students for entry-level cost accounting positions in both public and private such as sector manufacturing and service businesses. Specialized training in cost accounting enables students to manufacturing a product or providing a service by looking at all expenses within the supply chain. It is done for the purpose of budget preparation and profitability analysis. The information derived from this process is useful to managers in determining which products, departments or services are most profitable and which ones need improvement. A minimum grade of C is required in each course taken. This certificate requires 16-19 units.

Enrollment Completer Projections

100

Program Proposal Attributes

Program Award Type(s) (Check all that apply)
  • Certificate of Achievement: 16 or greater semester (or 24 or greater quarter) units (C)
Program Goal
Outcome 1:Determine the actual cost associated with manufacturing a product or providing a service by looking at all expenses within the supply chain.
 
Outcome 2:Determine both fixed and variable costs associated with a product line to determine the break-even point, and then ultimately the profit.
 
Outcome 3:Identify all methods of cost accounting such as the Standard Costing System, Activity-Based Costing, Throughput Accounting, and Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis.
 
Outcome 4:Prepare budget and analyze profitability. The information derived from this process is useful to managers in determining which products, departments or services are most profitable and which ones need improvement.

Course Units and Hours

Total Certificate Units (Minimum and Maximum)

16-19

Units for Degree Major or Area of Emphasis (Minimum and Maximum)

n/a

Total Units for Degree (Minimum and Maximum)

n/a

Course Report

Program Requirements Narrative

New program to expand job skills and meet local hiring needs. This program would like to start in FALL 2019 if it goes through the system in time.

Program Requirements
Required Courses (8 units)Units
ACCT 101BFManagerial Accounting5
ACCT 202 FIntroduction to Cost Accounting3
  
Restricted Electives (8-11 units)Units
ACCT 205 FEthics in Accounting3
ACCT 230 FExcel for Accountants3
ACCT 295 FAccounting Internship2 - 4
 or
BUS 295 FBusiness Internship2 - 4
BUS 111 FBusiness Communications3
 or
BUS 211 FCritical Reasoning and Writing for Business3
 or
BUS 211HFHonors Critical Reasoning and Writing for Business3
CIS 100 FIntroduction to Personal Computers4
 or
CIS 100HFHonors Introduction to Personal Computers4
  
Total Units16 - 19

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Orange County Regional Questions

District

North Orange County Community College District

College

Fullerton College

CRLC Member

Ken Starkman

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Reason for program recommendation request

New Program

Place of program in college's curriculum/similar program
Business
List similar programs at other colleges in the Orange County Region
None
Annual Enrollment projects (non-duplicative)
100
Priority Sector

business

Submission Details

Published at

09/05/20 - 03:42 PM

Status

Recommended

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Please list the reason(s) for returning "Cost Accounting Certificate". to Gary Graves's drafts. This message will be sent to ggraves@fullcoll.edu

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