General Information

• Name: Certified Bookkeeper Course
• Discipline: Accounting (ACC)
• Units (Credits): 6
• Schedule History: See when this course was offered over the last three years.
• Transfer Information: Courses with numbers 100 to 299: This course is designed to apply toward a WNC degree and/or transfer to other schools within the Nevada System of Higher Education, depending on the degree chosen and other courses completed. It may transfer to colleges and universities outside Nevada. For information about how this course can transfer and apply to your program of study, please contact a counselor.
• Academic Division: Social Science, Education, Humanities & Public Service

Prerequisites and Recommended Courses

• Prerequisites: ACC 201 with a grade of C or better, or by demonstrating a thorough knowledge of double-entry accounting

Course Outline

I: Catalog Course Description

Offers skills for working professionals and students who wish to advance their career in the bookkeeping profession. Upon successful completion, students will be able to sit for a national exam administered by the American Institute of Professional Bookkeepers (AIPB). Upon passing this exam and completing two years of bookkeeping experience, individuals earn the right to call themselves "Certified Bookkeepers."
Note: Non-transferable for a NSHE baccalaureate degree. Non-applicable towards an AA or AS Degree.

II: Course Objectives

This course offers skills for working professionals and students who wish to advance their career in the bookkeeping profession. Upon successful completion, students will be able to sit for a national exam administered by the American Institute of Professional Bookkeepers (AIPB). Upon passing this exam and completing two years of bookkeeping experience, individuals earn the right to call themselves "Certified Bookkeepers."

• 1. Mastering Adjusting Entries
• 2. Mastering Correction of Accounting Errors
• 3. Mastering Depreciation
• 4. Mastering Payroll
• 5. Mastering Inventory
• 6. Mastering Internal Controls

III: Course Linkage

Linkage of course to educational program mission and at least one educational program outcome.

This class meets a requirement of the following: AAS- Accounting Emphasis and Certificate in Bookkeeping.
ACC290B (Certified Bookkeeper Course) addresses Student Learning Outcomes:
1. know the subject matter appropriate to the emphasis of the degree
2. have developed managerial and personal skills essential to the current business environment