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This document provides information about accounting career opportunities and educational requirements. Accounting careers involve working with numbers, details, computers, and teams. Popular entry-level jobs include accountants, accounting assistants, clerks, and tax preparers. With more education, careers as CPAs, cost accountants, financial analysts, and tax accountants are possible. Places of employment include accounting firms, private organizations, and more. The document outlines the educational requirements for an associate's degree or certificates in accounting at CSM, including required courses, units, and options for different specializations like tax preparation. It provides salary details for entry-level tax accountants and lists professional organizations for additional information.

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Accounting Notes

This document provides information about accounting career opportunities and educational requirements. Accounting careers involve working with numbers, details, computers, and teams. Popular entry-level jobs include accountants, accounting assistants, clerks, and tax preparers. With more education, careers as CPAs, cost accountants, financial analysts, and tax accountants are possible. Places of employment include accounting firms, private organizations, and more. The document outlines the educational requirements for an associate's degree or certificates in accounting at CSM, including required courses, units, and options for different specializations like tax preparation. It provides salary details for entry-level tax accountants and lists professional organizations for additional information.

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Accounting

Career Development Center

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


Career Development Center
12/1/14

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: [email protected]

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

Career Development Center


12/1/14

National Society of Accountants (NSA)


1010 N Fairfax St.
Alexandria, VA 22314-1574

Email: [email protected]

Career Development Center


12/1/14

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