ACCOUNTING TRACK
ACCOUNTING (5010)
Grades 9-12 Half Year, .5 Credit Prerequisite: None Accounting is the “language of business” and is a necessary course for many college majors and for all college business majors. Learn the basics of understanding business financials. This course stresses the principles and procedures needed to build a beginning foundation in accounting fundamentals. The course will focus on the accounting cycle of a small business.
COLLEGE ACCOUNTING 1 (5020)
Grades 10-12 Full Year, 1 Credit
Students may elect to take the course for 3 college credits from Farmingdale State College.
Credit for this course may be used to meet the third-year math requirement.
Prerequisite: None
Planning on majoring in accounting, management, marketing, finance or any other business area in college? Do you have an entrepreneurial spirit and want to own your own business? Do you want to work for the FBI or one of the Big 4 accounting firms? Then this class is for you. Build your foundation now with this college-level accounting course designed for the motivated student. The topics covered are those in a college introductory course. No previous accounting course is required. Students will learn to tackle the requirements of a college course. Information will be applied in a variety of novel accounting situations. The computer will also be utilized for various applications.
COLLEGE ACCOUNTING 2 (5025)
Grades 11-12 Full Year, 1 Credit
Students may elect to take the course for 3 college credits from Farmingdale State College.
Credit for this course may be used to meet the third-year math requirement.
Prerequisite: College Accounting 1
This course is designed for the highly motivated, above-average high school student who has a strong interest in accounting. The topics covered are those that are taught in a second-term college accounting course. This course will cover topics such as account classification, financial statements for partnerships and corporations, retained earnings, earnings per share, notes and bonds payable, budgets, cash flow statements and managerial accounting. The computer will also be utilized to enhance learning the above topics. It will provide practical applications of the learned material. Based on student requests, this course may be offered on alternate years.