2019-2020 San Joaquin Delta College Catalog 
    
    Oct 03, 2024  
2019-2020 San Joaquin Delta College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]


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Bookkeeping Certificate of Achievement



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Successful completion of the Bookkeeping Certificate program will provide the skills necessary for an entry-level accounting clerk or bookkeeping job. Students will learn how to account for payroll and accounts payable/receivable; prepare complete, up-to-date, and accurate records of expenses, revenues and financial files; reconcile business bank statements; track and maintain records of employee wage and tax expenses; prepare business requisitions; post accounts receivable and payable; prepare bank deposits; maintain inventory records; compute account and expense totals; and find and correct errors in financial records.

Program Learning Outcomes

Students will apply the concept of production cost analysis by calculating wages, materials charged or returned, and overhead expenses to determine the total job cost and unit cost.

  1. Students will analyze business problems and choose the appropriate applications leading to the solutions. The applications may involve money management in bank records, payroll, trade discounts, cash discounts, markups, markdowns, and simple interest.
  2. Students will analyze and record accounting transactions.
  3. Students will apply the concept of production cost analysis by calculating wages, materials charged or returned, and overhead expenses to determine the total job cost and unit cost.

Core Requirements


Complete 11 units

Restricted Electives


Area A


Complete 3 units selected from:

Area B


Complete 5 units selected from:

Minimum Units Required: 22


Complete all courses with a grade of “C” or better.

For more information:


Contact the Applied Science, Business, and Technology Division

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