Accounting Computer Skills Micro-Credential

Accounting Computer Skills Micro-Credential 

Program Description

The micro-credential in Accounting Computer Skills is designed to prepare students for a business career and enables the student to demonstrate competencies to prospective employers in Microsoft Excel and Quickbooks.  This 13-credit credential is designed to fit within SUNY Ulster’s AAS in Business: Accounting degree program as well as the AAS in Business and Entrepreneurial Studies program. This micro-credential is not registered with the State Education Department, but serves as institutionally recognized portable evidence of student mastery of these competencies and skills.

The micro-credential in Accounting Computer Skills consists of four courses within the AAS in Accounting or Business and Entrepreneurial Studies degree programs:

BUS 171    Computer Applications in Business 

BUS 272   Spreadsheets for Business 

ACC 101    Principles of Accounting

ACT 210    Computerized Accounting with Quickbooks.

Developmental Assistance Available

For students who do not meet basic reading and math requirements or who have other learning issues, extra assistance is readily available through SUNY Ulster’s Center for Academic Planning and Support (CAPS), The Gary and Janaki Math Center, the Writing Center, the Peer and Friend Tutor Program, and English as a Second Language (ESL) tutors.

For More Information

For more information contact Enrollment and Success Center 1‐800‐724‐0833 ext. 5018 or 5022