Accounting Course Sequences
See the classes you should take each term to complete the accounting certificate or degree you want to earn.
Accounting Certificate & Degree Course Sequences
Getting Started
The first step to entering the program is to take part in an assessment process, which includes taking the college’s free placement test and meeting with Chemeketa’s Advising and First Year Programs staff. You may need to complete entry-level courses. Then your advisor will help you develop an individualized program of study.
Be sure to review the catalog for important information about program outcomes and other details not found in this listing.
See course descriptions for more information about your classes.
Payroll Certificate of Completion
Term | Course | Title | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|---|
1 | BA211 | Financial Accounting 1 | 4 |
2 | BA177 | Payroll | 4 |
2 | BA228 | Computer Accounting 1 | 4 |
3 | BA276 | Advanced Payroll | 4 |
4 | BA224 | Human Resource Management | 4 |
Tax Preparation Certificate of Completion
Term | Course | Title | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|---|
1 | BA211 | Financial Accounting 1 | 4 |
2 | BA177 | Payroll | 4 |
3 | BA256 | Income Tax 1 | 4 |
4 | BA257 | Income Tax 2 | 4 |
Data Analytics for Accounting Certificate of Completion
Term | Course | Title | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|---|
1 | BA115 | Introduction to Accounting | 4 |
1 | CIS120 | Digital Literacy | 4 |
2 | BA 211 | Financial Accounting | 4 |
2 |
BA 225 CIS125E |
Excel for Accounting OR Excel |
4 4 |
2 | CIS121 | Programming Concepts | 4 |
3 | BA213 | Managerial Accounting | 4 |
3 |
BA228 BA279 |
Computerized Accounting 1 OR Computerized Accounting 2 |
4 4 |
3 | CIS125A | Access - Database | 3 |
4 | BA290 | Accounting Information Systems | 4 |
4 | BA291 | Data Analytics for Accounting | 4 |
Accounting Associate of Applied Science Degree
Term | Course | Title | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|---|
1 | BA104 | Business Applications Using Mathematics | 4 |
1 | BA211 | Financial Accounting 1 | 4 |
1 | CIS101 | Computing Concepts | 3 or |
1 | CIS120 | Digital Literacy (or higher) | 4 |
1 | WR121 | Academic Composition | 4 or |
1 | BT210 | Professional Communication Skills | 4 |
2 | BA101 | Introduction to Business | 4 |
2 | BA212 | Financial Accounting 2 | 4 |
2 | BA214 | Business Communication | 4 or |
2 | WR122 | Argument, Research, and Multimodal Composition | 4 or |
2 | WR227 | Technical Writing | 4 |
2 | BA225 | Excel for Accounting | 4 or |
2 | CIS125E | Excel-Workbooks | 4 |
3 | BA177 | Payroll | 4 |
3 | BA213 | Managerial Accounting | 4 |
3 | BA226 | Business Law 1 | 4 |
3 | BA228 | Computer Accounting 1 | 4 |
4 | BA279 | Computerized Accounting 2 | 4 or |
4 | BA240 | Gov't Accounting/Non-Profit | 4 or |
4 | BA276 | Advanced Payroll | 4 |
4 | MTH095 | Intermediate Algebra (or higher) | 4 |
4 | Accounting elective* | 4 | |
4 | Psychology/Sociology elective** | 4 | |
5 | BA256 | Income Tax 1 | 4 |
5 | COMM111 | Fundamentals of Public Speaking | 4 or |
5 | COMM130 | Business and Professional Speaking (recommended) | 4 |
5 | FE205B | Resumes and Job Search Correspondence | 1 |
5 | Business/CIS/Economics elective*** | 4 | |
6 | BA257 | Income Tax 2 | 4 |
6 | BA280C | Cooperative Work Experience | 3 or |
6 | Business/CIS/Economics elective*** | 3 | |
6 | Accounting elective * | 4 or | |
6 | BA206 | Business Management Principles | 4 or |
6 | BA222 | Financial Management | 4 or |
6 | MTH111 | College Algebra (or higher) | 5 |
6 | BA282 | Applied Accounting Capstone | 4 |
*Accounting elective: Choose from BA215, BA218, BA225, BA237, BA240, BA276, or BA279.
**Psychology/Sociology elective, choose one: PSY101, PSY104, SOC204, SOC205, or SOC206.
***Business/Computer Information Systems/Economics elective: Choose BA courses at the 200 level or above CIS135AE, or EC200 or above.