Agricultural Accounting

If you are thinking about taking over the family farm or want to start your own farm, this certificate will give you the skills to help run the financial aspects of the business. You‘ll learn agribusiness management and how to handle the accounting books, which includes recording transactions and creating financial statements. You’ll also gain skills in software programs like QuickBooks and Excel. This certificate focuses on developing skills and understanding concepts that agribusiness professionals need in today’s changing workplace.

COURSE LIST

Course list for reference only. Current students please refer to your individualized program plan or see your advisor.
**Outside effort hours are an estimate based on state standards, and may vary from person to person.

Course Title
Course Number
Credits
Instructional Hours
Outside Effort Hours**
Prior Learning Credit Eligibility
• Introduction to Agribusiness

  10-006-133

  3Credit

  72

  90

  N/A

  • Instructional Hours: 72
  • Outside Effort Hours: 90
  • Course Number: 10006133
  • Credits: 3.00

  Provides an overview of, and exploration into career pathways and employment opportunities, in the agricultural industry. Key issues discussed include trends and economic concepts of production, marketing and consumption of agriculture products, principles of management, and financial management.

• Agribusiness Management

  10-006-151

  3Credit

  72

  90

  N/A

  • Instructional Hours: 72
  • Outside Effort Hours: 90
  • Course Number: 10006151
  • Credits: 3.00

  Focuses on developing management skills and concepts that beginning agri-business professionals’ need in today’s changing workplace. Emphasis is given to designing and interpreting agriculture production spreadsheets, interpreting agri-business records, and preparing business and family goals. Complete business management plans will be created.

• QuickBooks Accounting

  10-101-104

  2Credit

  72

  36

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  • Instructional Hours: 72
  • Outside Effort Hours: 36
  • Course Number: 10101104
  • Credits: 2.00

  Credit for Prior Learning Options Available

  Lays the foundation for students to gain experience using QuickBooks Pro. Students practice creating a company using a chart of accounts, creating vendors and customers, demo payroll, record transactions, and generate and use financial reports. Being familiar with Windows, business experience or completion of an accounting course is helpful. Upon completion of this course, students are eligible to take the QuickBooks Certification exam.

  Coreqs: Principles of Accounting 10101107 OR Financial Accounting 1 - 10101180 OR not pursuing a degree
• Spreadsheets, Beginning

  10-101-145

  1Credit

  36

  18

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  • Instructional Hours: 36
  • Outside Effort Hours: 18
  • Course Number: 10101145
  • Credits: 1.00

  Credit for Prior Learning Options Available

  Covers developing, constructing and printing basic business-related worksheets and reports using spreadsheet software. Students create, modify and print various charts based on worksheet data.

  Coreq: MS Office Suite, Intro 10103120; OR Microcomputer Applications 10107150; OR not pursuing a degree; OR active in Agricultural Accounting CERT
• Financial Accounting 1

  10-101-180

  4Credit

  81

  135

  N/A

  • Instructional Hours: 81
  • Outside Effort Hours: 135
  • Course Number: 10101180
  • Credits: 4.00

  Prepares students to analyze, record, summarize and interpret accounting information. The course focuses on business transactions, financial statements, merchandising, inventory, special journals, internal controls, receivables, plant assets and payroll.