Accounting Degrees, Certificates and Transfer Pathways

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After transfer, what employer will be coming to your four-year school to hire you upon graduation? Whether or not you choose accounting, you should be asking yourself this question as it’s critical to obtain a job while you are completing your undergraduate studies. Four-year schools with robust accounting programs have many recruiters from the accounting profession and industry to hire accounting graduates.

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After completing the AS in Accounting at IVC, you will have a solid foundation for transfer. The financial and managerial accounting courses at IVC are challenging and “problem based” meaning upon your transfer you will be ready for the rigor of upper division accounting courses.

Although the economy may have challenges from time to time, historically, the demand for accountants has always been strong.

If you are planning on working in the accounting profession, you will want to become a licensed Certified Public Accountant (“CPA”). To become a CPA, you will need to meet the educational requirement of 150 semester units, a bachelor’s degree plus 30 semester units. (collectively “Educational Requirement”). In addition to the Educational Requirement you will need to pass the CPA exam and obtain work experience. To learn more about the licensing requirements, please feel free to contact the Accounting Department faculty.

Program Length

For transfer, a student needs 60 semester units that will take approximately four semesters for a full-time student to complete.

However, to meet the Educational Requirement, some students elect to take additional units prior or after transfer. If you have questions regarding this, please feel free to contact the Accounting Department faculty.

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By using a problem-based approach in financial and managerial accounting, the program will give the student a good base for further study in accounting.

For accounting, in Southern California, the institutions students commonly transfer to:

California State University, Fullerton*
California State University, Long Beach*
University of California at Irvine*
University of California at Santa Barbara*
Chapman University**
University of Southern California**

* Denotes that a transfer agreement is present on assist.org
**Students should talk with their counselor about what specific courses should be taken prior to transfer.

Program Specific Support

The two full time faculty members in the accounting department (“Accounting Faculty”) are available to assist students.

Additionally, the student success center hires accounting tutors to assist students during the semester for financial and managerial accounting.

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Your success is our priority! Whether you are just starting, in the middle of, or completing your time at IVC, we have a team of people in your corner to help keep you on-track to reach your goals at IVC and beyond!

Coming Soon: Completion Teams to get students from start to goal! Look for your team beginning fall 2021!

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Sample Academic Plans

Accounting ASCOACOP

Accounting, AS AS-GE 2 Years Full Time

This is only a sample academic plan. Please see a counselor and check IVC's catalog to create a customized My Academic Plan (MAP) that will best meet your specific academic goals.

Semester 1

Sample Educational Plan for a single term.
Course	Title	AS GE Area/Major	Units
WR 1	College Writing 1	1A	4
MATH 10, ECON 10, MGT 10, or MATH 11*	Statistics or Business Calculus	1C	3-4
ACCT 112.1	Spreadsheets 1	Major	1.5
ACCT 112.2	Spreadsheets 2	Major	1.5
MGT 1	Introduction to Business		3
ECON 1	Principles of Economics - Micro	3	3

Semester 2

Sample Educational Plan for a single term.
Course	Title	AS GE Area/Major	Units
PHIL 3	Introduction to Critical Thinking	1B	3
ACCT 1A	Financial Accounting	Major	4
Social Sciences	Social Sciences GE Course	3	3
ECON 2	Principles of Economics - Macro	3	3
ACCT 212.3	Spreadsheets Certification		3

Semester 3

Sample Educational Plan for a single term.
Course	Title	AS GE Area/Major	Units
ACCT 1B	Managerial Accounting	Major	4
PHIL 1, 2, 5, 10, or 11	Various Philosophy Courses	4	3
CS 1 or CIM 107	Introduction to Computer Systems or Introduction to Personal Computer Application		3
ACCT Elective	Accounting Courses 200-299 (See Accounting Faculty)		3

Semester 4

Sample Educational Plan for a single term.
Course	Title	AS GE Area/Major	Units
MGT 104	Business Communication	Major	3
MGT 12A	The Legal Environment of Business		3
ACCT Major	Accounting Major Course from List A	Major	3
ACCT Elective	Accounting Course 200-299 (See Accounting Faculty)		3
Natural Sciences	Natural Sciences GE Course	2	3

Students can take a number of different math courses to meet the AS GE requirement; however, statistics or business calculus is recommended.

Note: This sample academic plan does not account for the Ethnic Studies requirement for the AS degree.

Accounting, COA COA 2 Years Part-Time

This is only a sample academic plan. Please see a counselor and check IVC's catalog to create a customized My Academic Plan (MAP) that will best meet your specific academic goals.

Semester 1

Sample Educational Plan for a single term.
Course	Title	Units
MGT 12A	The Legal Environment of Business	3
ACCT 112.1	Spreadsheets I	1.5
ACCT 112.2	Spreadsheets II	1.5

Semester 2

Sample Educational Plan for a single term.
Course	Title	Units
ACCT 1A	Financial Accounting	4

Semester 3

Sample Educational Plan for a single term.
Course	Title	Units
ACCT 1B	Managerial Accounting	4

Semester 4

Sample Educational Plan for a single term.
Course	Title	Units
ACCT 212.3	Spreadsheets Certification	3
ACCT 204	Accounting Applications QuickBook	3

Computerized Accounting, COP COP 1 Year Part-Time

This is only a sample academic plan. Please see a counselor and check IVC's catalog to create a customized My Academic Plan (MAP) that will best meet your specific academic goals.

Semester 1

Sample Educational Plan for a single term.
Course	Title	Units
ACCT 112.1	Spreadsheets I	1.5
ACCT 112.2	Spreadsheets II	1.5

Semester 2

Sample Educational Plan for a single term.
Course	Title	Units
ACCT 204	Accounting Applications: Quickbooks	3

Financial Accounting, COP COP 1 Year Part-Time

This is only a sample academic plan. Please see a counselor and check IVC's catalog to create a customized My Academic Plan (MAP) that will best meet your specific academic goals.

Semester 1

Sample Educational Plan for a single term.
Course	Title	Units
ACCT 112.1	Spreadsheets I	1.5
ACCT 112.2	Spreadsheets II	1.5

Semester 2

Sample Educational Plan for a single term.
Course	Title	Units
ACCT 1A	Financial Accounting	4

Financial/Managerial Accounting, COP COP 1 Year Part-Time

This is only a sample academic plan. Please see a counselor and check IVC's catalog to create a customized My Academic Plan (MAP) that will best meet your specific academic goals.

Semester 1

Sample Educational Plan for a single term.
Course	Title	Units
ACCT 112.1	Spreadsheets I	1.5
ACCT 112.2	Spreadsheets II	1.5

Semester 2

Sample Educational Plan for a single term.
Course	Title	Units
ACCT 1A	Financial Accounting	4

Summer

Sample Educational Plan for a single term.
Course	Title	Units
ACCT 1B	Managerial Accounting	4

Income Tax COP

Income Tax, COP COP 1 Year Part-Time

This is only a sample academic plan. Please see a counselor and check IVC's catalog to create a customized My Academic Plan (MAP) that will best meet your specific academic goals.

Semester 1

Sample Educational Plan for a single term.
Course	Title	Units
ACCT 206	Individual Income Taxation - Federal and State	3

Semester 2

Sample Educational Plan for a single term.
Course	Title	Units
ACCT 207	Business Income Taxation - Federal and State	3

Payroll COP

Payroll, COP COP 1 Year Part-Time

This is only a sample academic plan. Please see a counselor and check IVC's catalog to create a customized My Academic Plan (MAP) that will best meet your specific academic goals.

Semester 1

Sample Educational Plan for a single term.
Course	Title	Units
ACCT 112.1	Spreadsheets I	1.5
ACCT 112.2	Spreadsheets II	1.5

Semester 2

Sample Educational Plan for a single term.
Course	Title	Units
ACCT 1A	Financial Accounting	4

Summer

Sample Educational Plan for a single term.
Course	Title	Units
ACCT 205	Payroll Accounting and Taxation	3

AA = Associate of Arts
AS = Associate of Science
AA-T = Associate of Arts for Transfer
AS-T = Associate of Science for Transfer
COA = Certificate of Achievement
COP = Certificate of Proficiency

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