Accounting

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Career Opportunities:
Accounting offers an interesting and rewarding career to people who can work
with numbers, focus on details, use a computer, and work as part of a team.
There is a strong demand for accounting assistants and tax preparers, and you
can advance in your career by demonstrating your skills on the job.

Typical Job Titles:

Accountant
Accounting Assistant

Accounting Clerk
Tax Preparer

With a B.A. or advanced degree, career opportunities extend to include:

Certified Public Accountant
Cost Accountant
Personal Financial Planner

Internal Auditor
Financial Analyst
Tax Accountant

Places of Employment:
Accounting Firm
Private or Professional Organization

Salary Information: Entry Level Tax Accountant

(Source -- www.salary.com)
$39,135 (25th %ile)
$43,882 (50th %ile)
$49,520 (75th %ile)

Educational Planning: Four Options

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Associate in Arts Degree; Transfer Program; Certificate of

Achievement; Certificate of Completion
Excerpts from 2006-2007 CSM Catalog:
(If you began this program of study during a previous catalog year, please see a CSM counselor
for a list of the required courses needed to complete your program of study.)

1. Associate in Arts Degree: Total of 22 units with a grade of C or

higher (see below) + General Education courses and other

requirements*
27 units complete all: ACTG 100, 103, 121, 131; ACTG 144, 145; BUSW 415
6 units selected from: ACTG 161, 162, 171, 172, 173, BUS 100, 201, 295
2. Transfer Program: For Lower division major course requirements,

consult the catalog of the intended transfer school and/or

Assist.org.
Also, consult the Transfer Planning and Major Preparation Recommendations
sections of the CSM catalog
3. Certificate of Achievement: completion of A,A, degree major requirements
listed above with a grade of C or higher in each course
4. Certificate of Completion:
Accounting Assistant I: ACTG 100, 103, ACTG 144 or ACTG 145; CRER 127; BUSW
415. Total: 7 semester units
Accounting Assistant II: ACTG 100, 103, 121, 144, 145; CRER 127; BUSW 415.
Total: 12.5-13.5 semester units
Tax Preparer I: ACTG 100, 103, 171; BUSW 415; CRER 127. Total: 8.5 semester
units.
Tax Preparer II: ACTG 103, 121, 144 or 145, 171, 172, 173; BUSW 415; CRER 127.
Total: 15.5-16.5 semester units.
*For the most accurate educational requirements, students should consult the current CSM
catalog.

Students should meet with a CSM Counselor once a semester to

update their Student Education Plan and to ensure that they are ontrack to meet educational goals in a timely manner. (Bldg. 5, Room
128, 574-6400)
Career Development Center Phone # (650) 574-6116
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
(AICPA)
1211 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036-8775

Email: committee@aicpa.org

Phone: 212.596.6200
Fax: 212.596.6213
Website: www.aicpa.org

Phone: 703.549.6400 / 800.966.6679

Fax: 703.549.2984
Website: www.nsacct.org

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National Society of Accountants (NSA)

1010 N Fairfax St.
Alexandria, VA 22314-1574

Email: jhemphill@nsacct.org

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