Copyright: 2025
Virginia Assignment Code: 6321
Suggested Grade Level: 11, 12
Duration: 36 weeks
Hours: 140
Credits: 1
Prerequisites: 6320
CTSO: FBLA
Course Description:
Accounting, Advanced encourages students to embark on a journey through the complex world of financial problem-solving and decision-making. Students explore advanced accounting principles and techniques that empower them to tackle real business challenges. Set in a technology-driven environment, students harness accounting and spreadsheet software to analyze and interpret vital financial data, covering everything from inventory and fixed assets to accounts payable and receivable, and the intricacies of partnerships and corporations. They engage with authentic workplace scenarios that mirror the latest industry trends, sharpening their analytical skills while reinforcing the importance of business ethics.
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.
Credentials, Course Sequences, and Career Clusters/Pathways can be found here:
https://www.cteresource.org/career-clusters/finance/accounting-advanced/