Accounting
In this course, students explore the intricacies of the accounting cycle for both service and merchandising businesses. They will analyze transactions, master journal entries, and create essential financial statements. Students will get hands-on experience with payroll records and learn to manage cash control systems while emphasizing the importance of business ethics and professional conduct. Contextual instruction and student participation in co-curricular career and technical student organization (CTSO) activities will develop leadership, interpersonal, and career skills. High-quality work-based learning (HQWBL) will provide experiential learning opportunities related to students' career goals and/or interests, integrated with instruction, and performed in partnership with local businesses and organizations.
Recommended prerequisite(s): Keyboarding or Digital Applications course(s) or teacher-approved demonstration and documentation of touch keyboarding skills.
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Course Sequences
A combination of this course and those below, equivalent to two 36-week courses, is a concentration sequence. Students wishing to complete a specialization may take additional courses based on their career pathways. A program completer is a student who has met the requirements for a CTE concentration sequence and all other requirements for high school graduation or an approved alternative education program.
- Accounting, Advanced (36 Weeks)
- Business Law (18 Weeks)
- Business Law (36 Weeks)
- Business Management (18 Weeks)
- Business Management (36 Weeks)
- Design, Multimedia, and Web Technologies (18 Weeks)
- Design, Multimedia, and Web Technologies (36 Weeks)
- Digital Applications (18 Weeks)
- Digital Applications (36 Weeks)
- Legal Administration (18 Weeks)
- Legal Administration (36 Weeks)
- Medical Administration (18 Weeks)
- Medical Administration (36 Weeks)
- Office Administration (18 Weeks)
- Office Specialist I-Preparation (36 Weeks)
- Office Specialist II-Preparation (36 Weeks)
- Office Specialist III-Preparation (36 Weeks)
- Principles of Business and Marketing (18 Weeks)
- Principles of Business and Marketing (36 Weeks)
Industry Credentials (Only apply to 36-week courses)
- Accounting—Advanced Assessment
- Accounting—Basic Assessment
- Business Financial Management Assessment
- College and Career Readiness Assessment (CCRA+)
- College Level Examination Program (CLEP): Financial Accounting Examination
- IC3 Digital Literacy Certification Examinations
- Intuit Certified Bookkeeping Professional Examination
- Intuit Quickbooks Certified User (QBCU) Certification Test
- IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Tax Preparer Certification Examination
- National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC)
- Virtual Enterprise Certification Assessment
- Workplace Readiness Skills for the Commonwealth Examination
Virginia’s High Demand Occupations and Apprenticeable Occupations
Section § 2.2-2472 of the Code of Virginia requires the Virginia Board of Workforce Development (VBWD) to publish a list of jobs, trades, and professions for which a high demand for qualified workers exists or is projected. The Virginia Office of Education Economics (VOEE) collaborated with the VBWD and related stakeholders to develop the high demand occupations list. VOEE’s mission is to leverage data to inform educational programming, policy, and workforce partnerships across the Commonwealth. See also the Virginia 2024 High Demand Occupations Dashboard.
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Code, Occupation Description, and Active Apprenticeable Occupation status (Yes/No per the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry).
| SOC Code | Occupation Description | Apprenticeable Occupation |
|---|---|---|
| 132011 | Accountants and Auditors | No |
| 132061 | Financial Examiners | No |
| 433021 | Billing and Posting Clerks | No |
| 132041 | Credit Analysts | No |
| 132072 | Loan Officers | No |
| 132071 | Credit Counselors | No |
| 132054 | Financial Risk Specialists | No |
| 433031 | Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | Yes |
| 132082 | Tax Preparers | No |
| 113031 | Financial Managers | No |
| 132052 | Personal Financial Advisors | Yes |
| 151253 | Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | No |
| 131082 | Project Management Specialists | No |
| 113021 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | No |
| 172061 | Computer Hardware Engineers | No |
| 151255 | Web and Digital Interface Designers | No |
| 151252 | Software Developers | Yes |
| 151243 | Database Architects | No |
| 151232 | Computer User Support Specialists | Yes |
| 273091 | Interpreters and Translators | No |
| 113012 | Administrative Services Managers | No |
| 119041 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | No |
| 434031 | Court, Municipal, and License Clerks | No |
| 119151 | Social and Community Service Managers | No |
| 434061 | Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs | No |
| 131041 | Compliance Officers | No |
| 195011 | Occupational Health and Safety Specialists | Yes |
| 474011 | Construction and Building Inspectors | Yes |
| 435011 | Cargo and Freight Agents | No |
Career Clusters
| Pathway | Occupation |
|---|---|
| Accounting |
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| Pathway | Occupation |
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| Business Information Management |
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