Financial Accounting Competency Certificate of Specialization

This certificate issued through the Business and Computing Division provides students with accounting and computer accounting coursework focusing on intermediate accounting concepts. This certificate will enable students to prepare for the financial reporting section of the CPA exam. Students are required to obtain a grade of “C” or better in all required courses at Orange Coast College.

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Students will be able to demonstrate generally accepted accounting practices in the area of financial accounting using various forms of technology and be prepared for the financial reporting section of the CPA examination. 

The program includes 17 units of required coursework as set forth below. 

Course	Title	Units	Year/Semester (Y1 or S1)
ACCT A101	Financial Accounting	4	Semester
ACCT A102	Managerial Accounting	4	Semester
ACCT A110*	Accounting Information Systems 1	3	Semester
ACCT A212	Intermediate Accounting 1	3	Semester
ACCT A213	Intermediate Accounting 2	3	Semester
	Subtotal	17
	Total Units	17

This is a certificate of specialization within the overall Accounting program.

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