Academic Subject Certificate in Accounting
Accounting Academic Subject Certificate, 18 credits
Get workforce skills while earning your AA degree. In this certificate program, you’ll focus your AA degree electives on acquiring accounting skills. If you’re interested in accounting as a possible major at a four-year institution, this is a perfect way to prepare. With this certificate, you’ll be have specialized training in accounting, which will greatly enhance your employment potential and admission into four-year business programs.
Requirements
| Course Alpha |
Course Title |
Credits |
|
Core Courses |
|
|
|
MGT 121 |
Customer Service |
3 |
|
ACC 201* |
Financial Accounting |
3 |
|
ACC 202* |
Managerial Accounting |
3 |
| Accounting Electives, select two | 6 | |
|
ACC 132 |
Payroll and Hawai‘i GE Tax (3) |
|
|
Total Credits Required |
|
15 |
Notes:
*ACC 124, ACC 125, and ACC 126 can also be taken to meet ACC 201 and 202 requirements.
Planning to transfer to a four year?
It is recommended that students who are also completing the AA degree take ECON 130 or ECON 131 as one of their Social Science courses. ECON 130 and ECON 131 are required for students transferring to four-year business programs.
For students planning to transfer to UHM, BUS 101 or ICS 101 are recommended to fulfill the technology prerequisite for the Shidler College of Business.
Students planning to transfer to UHWO or UHM should review admission requirements for math and take the appropriate math course.
Additional recommendations are ENG 100 for written communication and SP 151 for oral communication.
Related Degrees and Certificates
- AS in Accounting
- CA in Accounting
- CC in Small Business Accounting






