Bookkeeping and Accounting Essentials I

MGMT X 423.430

This introductory course is the first course in the Bookkeeping Essentials sequence and provides an overview of the essential skills needed to be a successful bookkeeper.

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Fall
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Spring
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Online
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Starting at $815.00
As few as 11 weeks
4.0

What you can learn.

  • Learn the principles of double-entry bookkeeping, the basics of preparing financial statements, and how to analyze business transactions from an accounting standpoint
  • Develop the skills to record entries in a general ledger, preparing end-of-period worksheets, financial statements, and adjust closing entries
  • Understand how to account for cash, prepare a bank reconciliation, account for sales, cash receipts, purchases, cash payments, and merchandise inventory using weighted average, FIFO, and LIFO methods
  • Receive a general overview of payroll accounting, employee earnings, and deductions, employer taxes and reporting, using the payroll register and journal entries

About this course:

This introductory course is the first course in the Bookkeeping Essentials sequence and provides an overview of the essential skills needed to be a successful bookkeeper. The course is ideal for bookkeepers and accountants who are early in their career or individuals considering a career transition. Students learn the principles of double-entry bookkeeping, the basics of preparing financial statements and how to analyze business transactions from an accounting standpoint. Topics include recording entries in a general ledger, preparing end-of-period worksheets and financial statements, and adjusting and closing entries accounting. Additional topics include accounting for cash; preparing a bank reconciliation; a general overview of payroll accounting; employee earnings and deductions; employer taxes and reporting; using the payroll register and journal entries; accounting for sales, cash receipts, purchases and cash payments; and accounting for merchandise inventory using weighted average, FIFO and LIFO methods.

Winter 2025 Schedule

Date & Time
Details
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This section has no set meeting times.
Available
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Instructor: Jean Rhee
400459
Fee:
$815.00
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Notes

Enrollment limited. Internet access required. Materials required.

Course materials should be purchased directly form the Cengage website.

Refund Deadline
No refunds after January 10, 2025
Course Requirements

Spring 2025 Schedule

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Tuesday 6:30PM - 9:30PM PT
Future Offering (Opens February 03, 2025 12:00:00 AM)
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Instructor: Shael B. Jacobson
402242
Fee:
$815.00
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Location: Remote Classroom
Notes

Enrollment limited. Internet access required. Materials required.

Refund Deadline
No refunds after March 25, 2025
Course Requirements
COLLEGE ACCOUNTING, CHAPTERS 1-27 by JAMES A. HEINTZ; ROBERT W. PARRY
Schedule
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Tue Apr 1, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
Remote Classroom
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Tue Apr 8, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Tue Apr 15, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
Remote Classroom
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Tue Apr 22, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Tue Apr 29, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Tue May 6, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
Remote Classroom
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Tue May 13, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Tue May 20, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
Remote Classroom
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Tue May 27, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Tue Jun 3, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Tue Jun 10, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
Remote Classroom

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