Accounting Clerk

Certificate of Proficiency

The following one-year program is available to students finding it impossible to remain two years or who are desirous of refresher courses. A Certificate of Proficiency may be awarded to those who complete the one-year program.

Graduates of this program may seek employment in public, private, and/or governmental entities as accounting clerks, bookkeepers, accounting support, or payroll assistants.

Not all courses listed are offered every quarter. Please see an appropriate faculty advisor or Division Dean for course sequence and schedule details. A faculty advisor must approve the program for degree/certificate completion.

Program Outcomes

Upon completion of this program, successful students will have demonstrated the ability to apply their skills and knowledge in the following ways:

1.   Effectively apply components of the accounting equation to typical business transactions.

2.   Maintain internal control procedures.

3.   Effectively use a variety of computer software to accomplish office tasks and to process accounting information.

4.   Apply mathematical concepts to typical business situations.

5.   Effectively communicate orally and in writing in the context of common business practices.

6.   Work as a team member in an office environment to accomplish the goals of the organization.

7.   Understand and effectively use accounting and business terminology to produce reports, to converse in a business-type setting, and to follow directions.

8.   Demonstrate the ability to use the library, Internet, and Internal Revenue Service publications to access accounting and payroll information.

ADVISOR            OFFICE               PHONE 

Drzewiecki, Beth     Business 114            360-475-7382

Salas, Joanne        Business 109            360-475-7372

REQUIRED COURSES                               CREDITS 

BMGMT   140   Business and Personal Mathematics*___________ 5 

ENGL    101   Composition*_________________________________ 5 

OFTEC   110   Beginning Keyboarding (or pass

              proficiency test)____________________________ 3 

OFTEC   121   Practical Accounting*________________________ 5 

OFTEC   123   Payroll Accounting*__________________________ 5 

OFTEC   130   Accounting Simulation/Serv Business*___ 1 

or   

OFTEC   131   Accounting Simulation/Merch Business*__ 1____ 1

OFTEC   134   Computerized Accounting*_____________________ 3 

OFTEC   141   MS Word Specialist*__________________________ 4 

OFTEC   152   MS Excel Specialist*_________________________ 4 

OFTEC   226   Business Taxation*___________________________ 5 

OLRM    220   Human Relations in the Workplace_____________ 3 

SPCH    242   Communication in Organizations_________ 5 

or   

SPCH    152   Interpersonal Communication____________ 5____ 5

TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED ____________________________ 48

* See course description for prerequisite.

Source: 2007-2008 Olympic College Catalog, Instructional Policies Council Minutes 10/1/07