• Skip to main content

WashingtonTech.Edu

 1-800-371-5581

952-465-3702

Student Login

  • Contact Us
    • Email
    • Phone (800) 371-5581
  • Request Info
  • Enroll Online
Washington Technical Institute Logo
  • Home
  • Areas of Study
    • Paralegal/Legal Education
    • Criminal Justice
    • Business
    • Healthcare
    • Information Technology
    • High School Diploma Online
    • ACE Credit
    • Institution Catalogs
    • Online Library Resources
  • About WTI
    • Accreditation & Licensing
    • Washington Tech Advantage
    • Online Classroom
    • Tuition
    • Faculty & Staff
    • WTI Community
    • Mission Statement
    • Brochure
    • Admissions
  • More Information
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Washington Tech Admissions
    • Financial Assistance
    • Student Services
    • Transcript/Forms
    • Alpha Beta Kappa
    • Partnerships
    • Blog
×

Select Your Login

As of 02/09/2023, Washington Technical Institute’s new students will use our latest student platform. If you enrolled prior to 02/09/2023 you will remain in the previous platform until the completion of your program. Please select your login carefully. You cannot access the new system if you are enrolled in the previous system. If you began the enrollment process in the previous system but never started classes, you must re-register in the new system.

Learn Stage 2.0

For students who enrolled PRIOR to 02/09/2023

Login 2.0

Learn Stage 3.0

For students who enrolled AFTER 02/09/2023

Login 3.0

Undergraduate Certificate in Accounting Online

Home   >   Undergraduate Certificate in Accounting Online

Certificate In Accounting Online

Credits: 15 Credits (630 Clock Hours)
Self-Paced: 8-month completion deadline
Daily Starts

Enroll Online
Contact Us
Description Features Tuition Curriculum
Description

The Washington Technical Institute Undergraduate Certificate in Accounting provides a broad base of knowledge in accounting principles: including how to compile, analyze, and prepare critical business and financial records. The program is designed for students and professionals who are interested in improving their accounting skills for a current accounting or bookkeeping position, or for those who are seeking an entry-level position in the accounting field. This program is 630  clock hours and offers 15-college credits from a regionally accredited institution.

Students will complete the following courses to earn an Undergraduate Certificate in Accounting.

BUS300 Introduction to Business
BUS440 Accounting Principles I
BUS442 Accounting Principles II
BUS314 Financial Accounting
BUS403 Managerial Accounting

What you Get

  • Online digital textbook access and comprehensive online resources and assessments
  • Access to highly qualified instructors that are experts in the field
  • Freedom to complete courses at your own speed in a self-paced learning format
  • Personalized career counseling
    Access to MyPlan and résumé builder

Popular careers in Accounting include:

  • Accountant
  • Accounting Clerk
  • Auditing Clerk
  • Accounts Receivable Clerk
  • Accounting Assistant
  • Accounts Payable Clerk
  • Bookkeeper
  • Payroll Clerk

Ready to get started today? Enroll Now or call Washington Online toll-free: 1-800-371-5581.  *Courses start weekly, so there is no waiting to get started toward a new career.

The U.S. Department of Labor reports an annual median salary of $67,190 for accounting careers. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2016-17 Edition, Financial Analysts (May 10, 2016).

Features

Interactive Online Learning that Fits Your Schedule

At Washington Tech we understand that you have a busy schedule, and that you are looking for a school that will fit into your lifestyle.

We start new sessions every four weeks, and since there is no physical classroom to attend, you can do your coursework whenever and wherever you like, 24/7, via the Internet.

Program Starts

This program starts every day which means you do not have to wait to get started on your education! 

Technology Requirements

Students will need to have access to the internet as well as a computer that can work with the software used in this program. Using a Chromebook, tablet, or phone will not be possible for this program given the nature of the material. Most software used will be open-source, free downloads. However, students may need to purchase short-term subscriptions to software. The benefit of students purchasing this software themselves is that all the work they do will stay with them and they will have access to it after they complete their program with WTI. 

We, at Washington Online, understand that times can be tough financially so we offer all of our students the opportunity to utilize an interest free payment plan. To find out more information check out the tuition page

Tuition

Ask Our Student Affairs Counselors about Special Tuition Options
Call Today 1-800-371-5581

Tuition Includes:

  • 24/7 Access to WTI Interactive Online Classroom
  • Hands-on Instruction by qualified instructors
  • Audio Lectures (downloadable)
  • Lifetime Career Development Guidance
  • No Interest Installment Plans

Total Tuition: $2,900

Available Payment Options & Financing

Financial Aid is available for those who qualify

  • Pay in full
  • Interest-free installment plans
  • Employer Reimbursement (check with your employer)
  • Private loans & Scholarships

Click here to learn more about financing your certificate program with Climb.

You can see all your options by clicking here.

Curriculum

BUS-300: Introduction To Business

In this up-to-date, comprehensive survey, BUS-300 addresses forms of business ownership, management and organization, human resources management, marketing, social media and e-business, information systems, accounting, and finance. Core topics emphasize ethics and social responsibility, small business and entrepreneurship and global issues, while new coverage examines the impact of social media on business, international business, green and socially responsible business, and sustainability

Throughout the course, you will meet the following goals:

  • Define business and identify potential risks and rewards.
  • Identify the types of ethical concerns that arise in the business world.
  • Explain the economic basis for international business.
  • Describe the advantages and disadvantages of various forms of business ownership.
  • Describe the four basic management functions: planning, organizing, leading and motivating, and controlling.
  • Describe the major components of human resources management.
  • Explain why it is important for a business to use social media to promote their business.

BUS-440 Accounting Principles I

This course addresses the "language of business" so students can understand terms and concepts used in business decisions. If students understand how accounting information is prepared, they will be in an even stronger position when faced with a management decision based on accounting information. BUS440 takes a business perspective by using the annual reports of real companies to illustrate many of the accounting concepts.

Throughout the course, you will meet the following goals:

  • Identify and describe the three basic forms of business organizations.
  • Describe the content and purposes of the income statement, statement of retained earnings, balance sheet, and statement of cash flows.
  • Use the account as the basic classifying and storage unit for accounting information.
  • Describe the basic characteristics of the cash basis and the accrual basis of accounting.
  • Summarize the steps in the accounting cycle.
  • Identify and discuss the underlying assumptions or concepts of accounting.
  • Record journal entries for sales transactions involving merchandise.
  • Explain the advantages and disadvantages of the four major inventory costing methods.
  • Identify procedures for controlling cash receipts and disbursements.

BUS-442 Accounting Principles II

In part two of this Accounting Principles course, students continue to expand on learning the "language of business" so they can understand terms and concepts used in business decisions. If students understand how accounting information is prepared, they will be in an even stronger position when faced with a management decision based on accounting information. BUS442 takes a business perspective by using the annual reports of real companies to illustrate many of the accounting concepts.

Throughout the course, you will meet the following goals:

  • Distinguish between process and job costing systems.
  • Define activity-based costing and explain its benefit to companies.
  • Explain the relationship among costs, volume, revenue, and profits.
  • Explain differential analysis and describe its components.
  • Discuss the nature of standard costs, including how standards are set.
  • Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using standard costs.
  • Explain responsibility accounting and its use in a business entity.
  • Calculate return on investment, margin, and turnover for a segment.
  • Determine the net cash inflows for both an asset addition and an asset replacement.
  • Account for uncollectible accounts receivable under the allowance method.
  • Determine for project evaluation, the effect of an investment in working capital

BUS-314 Financial Accounting

This course concentrates on the generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) applied to various businesses and organizations. Topics covered in BUS-314 include: analyzing, journalizing and posting transactions, adjusting entries, completion of the worksheet, financial statements, and the closing process for a service business are also covered.

Throughout the course, you will meet the following goals:

  • Explain the nature and role of accounting
  • Prepare a simple balance sheet and interpret the information
  • Understanding the steps of the accounting cycle
  • Analyze the items on a balance sheet, including: current assets, long-term operating assets, long-term investments, liabilities, owner’s equity, statement of cash flows, and general analysis of financial statements.
  • Describe the purpose of accounting standards such as U.S. GAAP.

BUS-403 Managerial Accounting

This course focuses on three major themes: Ready, Reinforcement, and Relevance. BUS-403 adopts a concise, jargon-free, and easy-to-understand approach in which key concepts are provided in short segments with step-by-step instructions to simplify concepts. Since all students perform better when they can answer the “why” question, meaningful references to companies throughout the course help students tie the concepts presented in each chapter to real organizations. In addition, realistic managerial scenarios present an issue that must be addressed by the management accountant. These scenarios increase student interest and show how issues can be resolved using the concepts presented in the course

Throughout the course, you will meet the following goals:

  • Compare characteristics of financial and managerial accounting.
  • Distinguish between job costing and process costing.
  • Understand why organizations allocate overhead costs to products.
  • Identify how product costs flow through accounts using process costing.
  • Identify typical cost behavior patterns.
  • Perform cost-volume-profit analysis for single-product companies.
  • Describe the format used for differential analysis.

Enroll Today and Advance your Career - Text/SMS Questions to 952-465-3702

ENROLL NOW

Get More Information

msacess

Washington Technical Institute is Regionally accredited by the Middle States Association CESS, and licensed by the Minnesota Office of Higher Education as an institution of higher learning

Woli-white-horizontal

601 Carlson Parkway, Suite 1250
Minnetonka, MN 55305, USA

800-371-5581
admissions@washingtontech.edu

AB-seal-horz-wb

Programs

  • Technology
  • School of Business
  • Legal Studies
  • Healthcare
  • Criminal Justice
  • Institutional Catalogs
  • Excel High School Online

More Information

  • Blog
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Washington Tech Admissions
  • Academic Calendar
  • Financial Assistance
  • Student Services
  • Student Handbook

About WTI

  • Washington Tech Advantage
  • Accreditation & Licensing
  • Faculty & Staff
  • Nondiscriminatory Policy
  • Excel Education Systems
  • Privacy Policy
  • Download Catalog

© 2023 Washington Technical Institute
All Rights Reserved.

Washington Technical Institute is Regionally accredited by the Middle States Association Colleges and Schools, and recognized by the United States Department of Education. Washington Technical Institute is licensed as a Private Career and Technical Institute with the Minnesota Office of Higher Education pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, sections 136A.821 to 136A.832.

We are using cookies to give you the best experience on our website.

You can find out more about which cookies we are using or switch them off in settings.

Washington Technical Institute
Powered by  GDPR Cookie Compliance
Privacy Overview

We use cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognizing you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful. Please review our privacy policy at https://exceled.com/privacy-policy/

Strictly Necessary Cookies

Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings.

If you disable this cookie, we will not be able to save your preferences. This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again.