Program Description - Pellissippi State Community College

PAYROLL/TAXATION ACCOUNTING
(INSTITUTIONAL CERTIFICATE)
The Payroll/Taxation Accounting certificate program is designed to prepare
students for jobs in individual tax preparation and payroll accounting. Students
are introduced to accounting principles to prepare them for topics emphasizing
individual taxation and payroll accounting as well as partnership and corporate
tax laws. Students learn to process payroll checks and to prepare all tax forms
related to payroll taxes. Courses in each level (Foundation, Core, A d v a n c e d
Track) must be completed prior to advancing to the next level. W h e re more
than one course is off e red within a level, courses may be taken in any sequence.
Foundation Courses
ACC 2110 Principles of Accounting I.......................................................3
Core Courses
ACC 2410 Income Taxation.......................................................................3
ACC 2500 Special Topics in Accounting...................................................3
TOTALHOURS REQUIRED: 9
PHOTOGRAPHY (TECHNICAL CERTIFICATE)
(SEE MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES CERTIFICATES)
PROJECT MANAGEMENT (INSTITUTIONAL CERTIFICATE)
The Project Management certificate program provides basic skills to plan, cost
and control projects. Courses can also be applied to the Management A.A.S.
degree. Courses in each level (Foundation, Core, Advanced Track) must be
completed priorto advancing to the next level. W h e re more than one course is
o ff e red within a level, courses may be taken in any sequence.
Foundation Courses
MGT 2000 Principles of Management .......................................................3
Core Courses
MGT 2160 Quality Improvement*.............................................................3
MGT 2170 Project Management*..............................................................3
TOTAL HOURS REQUIRED: 9
* The corequisite for MGT 2160 and 2170 is not required for certificate students.
QUALITY CONTROL (INSTITUTIONAL CERTIFICATE)
The Quality Control certificate program will provide an individual with basic skills
needed for process control, testing and analysis of product quality. Areas of emphasis
include testing fundamentals, destructive testing, nondestructive testing, computerassisted
measuring and statistical process control (SPC). Associated lab exercises
allow hands-on experience with testing equipment and measuring devices such as
ultrasound, magnetic particle, dye penetrant, hardness, Charpy-Izod impact tests, tensile/compression
tests, SPC data collection units and software, digital calipers, and
coordinate measuring machines. Courses required for this certificate can be applied
toward an associate’s degree. High school graduate reading and writing skills are
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