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Accounting Certificate Certificate Requirements Total: 16 units (4 courses—all required) GPA: 3.0, with a C or better in all courses. Timeline: Complete minimum units within 3 years. Note: Courses completed more than five years prior to date of certificate issuance cannot be used to fulfill requirements. Required Course Sequence You must start with “Introduction to Accounting I, Financial Accounting.” Certificate Application Information We encourage you to establish candidacy in a certificate program early in your studies. There are substantial benefits in doing so: • Curriculum changes subsequent to the date your application is received will not affect your course requirements. • Candidates will be notified of updates or special opportunities related to the program. Program Contact Business and Management Department, (408) 861-3860 or e-mail extensionprogram@ucsc.edu Accounting/CPA Advisory Board MARJORIE BAILEY, B.S. in Accounting, CPA, Stonefield Josephson ELIODORO BATINGANA, JR., CPA, management consultant CLAR ROSSO, COO, California Society of Certified Public Accountants, California CPA Education Foundation BINITA PRADHAN, Director, BDO Seidman LLP WESLEY FACHNER, M.S., CPA, CMA, tax consultant VAN PHAM, CPA CPA Preparation The accountant’s traditional tax-and-audit role within business now encompasses a great deal of analysis, making the position more important and, certainly, more complex. This program addresses these issues and offers students the background needed to remain successful in this field. Building on the foundation courses from the Account ing Certificate, this program provides an advanced course of study that will prepare participants to take the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) examination. The program also includes courses in specialized areas of accounting, such as attestation and cost accounting. Goal The goals of this program are to provide: • More advanced training on complex accounting issues • Specialized accounting skills for nonprofits and government entities • Advanced U.S. accounting principles for professionals trained in other countries • Academic accounting requirements and accounting units to prepare students to take the CPA examination Audience This special program is designed for individuals who are interested in furthering their knowledge of accounting practices and preparing to take the CPA examination. Benefits Participants receive the same rigorous training as professionals with an accounting degree. They acquire valuable analytical skills that prepare them for high-level accounting roles. CPA Advanced Courses This program consists of 11 courses totaling 44 quarter units of accounting courses. In general, the minimum requirements to take the CPA exam in California consist of a bachelor’s degree with 36 quarter units of accounting and 36 quarter units of general business courses. Candidates must complete all educational requirements prior to sitting for the exam. UCSC Extension Silicon Valley also offers courses that fulfill the general business requirements To learn more about the CPA designation, please refer to the CPA Web site at www.dca.ca.gov/cba. Curriculum ACCOUNTING CERTIFICATE REQUIRED COURSES Units Course Introduction to Accounting I: Financial Accounting....................................4.0.........3658 Introduction to Accounting II: Managerial Accounting................................4.0.........1224 Intermediate Accounting I...........................4.0.........5675 Intermediate Accounting II..........................4.0.........6381 CPA PREPARATION Units Course Accounting Accounting for Government and Nonprofit Organizations..............................4.0.........2633 Advanced Accounting..................................4.0.........1013 Auditing and Attestation.............................4.0.........2658 Corporate Income Tax Accounting...............4.0.........5744 Cost Accounting...........................................4.0.........2841 Financial Statement Analysis.......................4.0.........6938 Income Tax Accounting................................4.0.........3300 Introduction to Accounting I: Financial Accounting....................................4.0.........3658 Introduction to Accounting II: Managerial Accounting................................4.0.........1224 Intermediate Accounting I...........................4.0.........5675 Intermediate Accounting II..........................4.0.........6381 General Business Business Law and Its Environment..............3.0.........6360 General Statistics I.......................................2.5.........5620 General Statistics II......................................2.5.........6538 Business and Professional Writing...............2.0.........5916 Finance I, Fundamentals..............................3.0.........3636 Implementing Winning Marketing Strategies.....................................................2.0.........1661 Integrated Marketing Communication.........2.5.........3599 Macroeconomics, Introduction.....................4.0.........0479 Management and Organization, Principles.....................................................2.0.........0692 Microeconomics, Introduction......................4.0.........4548 Organizational Development and Change, Introduction.................................................2.0.........2719 Power of Market Research...........................2.0.........0109 Principles of Marketing................................2.0.........1661 Project Leadership and Communication......3.0.........4550 Role of the Project Manager........................1.5.........0306 Copyright © 2012 The Regents of the University of California. 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Accounting and CPA Preparation Open House Join us for a FREE Open House to learn how our Accounting Certificate and foundation courses for Certified Public Accounting help mid-career and aspiring professionals earn credentials in financial management. Meet a panel of instructors and students as they share first-hand knowledge and experience with the exciting opportunities available today in one of Silicon Valley’s fastest growing fields. This quarterly event is a great introduction to opportunities you can discover through UCSC Extension Silicon Valley. Course 23393 For information and to register, visit ucsc-extension.edu/events FREE EVENT Accounting Required Courses Introduction to Accounting I, Financial Accounting The fundamentals of financial accounting are presented in this course, as well as the identification, measurement and reporting of the financial effects of economic events on enterprises, including accrual account concepts; transaction analysis, recording and processing (journals and ledgers); preparation, understanding and analysis of financial statements (income statement, balance sheet and cash-flow statement); accounting for sales and cost of sales; inventory valuation; depreciation of operational assets; accounting for investments; and accounting for liabilities and present value concepts. Course 3658 Introduction to Accounting II, Managerial Accounting This course covers managerial accounting and how to evaluate cost-accounting data in order to help management do its job effectively in the areas of planning, control, motivation, communication, evaluation of performance and decision making. Accordingly, selected topics such as traditional and activity-based costing, standard costing, relevant costing, variable costing, cost-volume-profit analysis, short- and longterm budgeting, alternative decisions, performance measurement, responsibility accounting and transfer-pricing are presented. Course 1224 Intermediate Accounting I Designed for those specializing in accounting, this intermediate-level course covers the theory and application of accounting. It emphasizes revenue recognition, current assets and liabilities, and fixed-asset accounting. Course 5675 Intermediate Accounting II This course is the continuation of topics learned in “Intermediate Accounting I.” Through lecture, readings and exercises, this course covers investment accounting, bonds, pensions, leases and earnings per share. Course 6381 CPA Advanced Courses Accounting for Government and Nonprofit Organizations This course presents principles, objectives and methods of accounting for governmental and other nonprofit organizations. The focus is on the accounting and reporting issues of state and local governmental entities, including discussion of GASB 34. Coverage is also given to the accounting and financial statement issues of nongovernmental, not-for-profit organizations. This course is highly recommended for individuals who plan to sit for the CPA exam. Public administrators who plan to provide financial management or consulting services to government and nonprofit entities will also find this course helpful. Course 2633 Advanced Accounting Designed for accountants, accounting students, professionals and those preparing for the CPA exam - ination, this course focuses on advanced financial reporting topics that are consistently included on the CPA examination. The course covers consolidated financial statements, accounting for intercompany transactions, and for business combinations. Limited tax aspects of consolidated financial statements, including accounting for foreign currency transactions and operations are addressed. The course delves into segment (line-of-business) reporting, interim (quarterly) financial reporting, partnerships, and financial and economic analysis using real-world cases and development of Excel spreadsheets. Course 1013 Auditing and Attestation This course shows how to perform an audit of an organization’s financial statements to determine whether the current financial position and results of operations are presented fairly and are free of significant errors. Upon completion, students should be able to evaluate the internal controls and conduct an audit of a small company. Students receive solid preparation for the auditing section of the CPA exam. Enrollment Information Visit ucsc-extension.edu/accounting, for the most up-to-date information about all our courses and programs, including textbooks, instructors, schedules and locations. Enroll online at ucsc-extension.edu. Course 2658 Corporate Income Tax Accounting Federal income tax topics are examined: incorporation, corporate capital structure, dividends and redemptions, mergers and reorganizations, liquidations, and the transfer ability of tax attributes. Also covered are the fundamental legal concepts, statutory provisions, and computational procedures of taxable income and deductions, passive activities, alternative minimum tax, property transactions, deferred compensation, and taxation factors relevant to business decisions. The S Corporation is explored as an alternative to the regular corporation and other modes of operation. Course 5744 Cost Accounting The requirements for cost accounting, the standards used to evaluate cost-accounting systems, management uses for cost-accounting data and the correct processes for implementing systems form the basis of this course. The methods required by the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) are addressed. Topics include the flow of costs through a firm; the difference between a job order costing system and a process costing system; the use of standard costing; and how management uses data. Course 2841 Financial Statement Analysis This course presents financial statements as a set of dynamic instruments used to support management decision making and to protect the public interest. Participants learn to create documents like annual reports and analyze these for common problems affecting valuation, sustainable corporate performance and bankruptcy forecasting/ avoidance. Course 6938 Income Tax Accounting This course examines current federal revenue law as related to individual income taxation. It covers sole proprietorship and small business taxation as well as real property transactions, with emphasis on issues relating to all aspects of individual taxation. Particular attention is given to the effects of the current tax law, including capital gains and losses, adjustments to gross income, itemized deductions, tax credits, tax payments and estimated taxes. This course implements practical application of tax law through preparation of tax forms and planning for individuals. Course 3300 Courses continue on reverse…
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