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ACCOUNTING

Build Practical Accounting Skills for the Modern Business World

Develop practical accounting skills to record transactions, manage financial records, analyze business performance, support financial reporting, and work with modern accounting systems.
Texas Business School combines accounting principles with practical training in financial accounting, bookkeeping, computerized accounting, payroll, taxation, budgeting, financial analysis, internal controls, and accounting data analytics.


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PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE IN ACCOUNTING

6 Months

Build practical accounting skills in financial accounting, general ledger processing, accounts payable, accounts receivable, fixed assets, financial close, cost accounting, budgeting, financial reporting, and enterprise finance systems.
Gain hands-on experience through accounting simulations, enterprise finance system labs, financial case studies, and an integrated capstone project.



PROFESSIONAL DIPLOMA IN ACCOUNTING

12 Months

Develop broader accounting and finance skills across financial accounting, managerial accounting, computerized accounting, payroll, taxation, auditing, internal controls, financial analysis, cost accounting, budgeting, accounting information systems, and data analytics.
Apply your knowledge through practical accounting laboratories, financial simulations, workplace scenarios, and applied accounting projects.

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE IN ACCOUNTING

2 Years 

Build comprehensive accounting knowledge and practical workplace skills across bookkeeping, financial accounting, managerial accounting, taxation, payroll, auditing, computerized accounting, accounting information systems, financial reporting, data analytics, and business law.
Complete practical accounting projects and an integrated capstone that brings together the major areas of accounting practice.


LEARN THE SKILLS BEHIND MODERN ACCOUNTING


Financial Accounting & Bookkeeping

Learn how to analyze transactions, record journal entries, maintain ledgers, complete reconciliations, and prepare financial statements.

Accounts Payable, Receivable & Financial Operations

Develop practical skills for processing customer and vendor transactions, managing receivables and payables, maintaining financial records, and supporting financial close activities.

Computerized Accounting

Work with computerized accounting environments to process transactions, manage accounting records, perform reconciliations, and generate financial reports.

Payroll & Taxation

Develop practical knowledge of payroll processing, payroll accounting, individual taxation, and business tax concepts.

Cost Accounting & Budgeting

Learn how organizations track costs, prepare budgets, analyze variances, evaluate profitability, and support management decisions.

Auditing & Internal Controls

Understand internal controls, audit procedures, control testing, documentation, audit evidence, and financial risk management.

Accounting Data Analytics

Use spreadsheets and accounting data to identify trends, analyze financial information, investigate exceptions, and develop useful reports and dashboards.



DON’T JUST STUDY ACCOUNTING. PRACTICE IT.


Develop practical accounting skills through instructor-led training, accounting application laboratories, computerized accounting exercises, spreadsheet laboratories, financial case studies, workplace simulations, and applied projects.

Work with realistic transactions, financial records, reconciliations, payroll activities, budgets, financial reports, accounting systems, and audit-support documentation.

BUILD SKILLS FOR ACCOUNTING & FINANCE CAREERS


Develop skills relevant to accounting support, finance operations, bookkeeping, accounts payable, accounts receivable, general ledger, payroll, financial reporting, cost accounting, budgeting, internal controls, accounting systems, and financial data analysis.

Apply your skills across corporate organizations, accounting departments, shared-service centers, consulting firms, nonprofit organizations, government organizations, and other businesses that manage financial records.

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CURRICULUM


PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE IN ACCOUNTING

Business Fundamentals

Financial Accounting, General Ledger & Transaction Processing

Payables, Receivables, Assets & Financial Close Operations

Cost Controlling, Budgeting, Analytics & Enterprise Integration

Financial Controls, Reporting & Professional Practice

Capstone: Enterprise Financial Accounting & Controlling Simulation

PROFESSIONAL DIPLOMA IN ACCOUNTING

Business & Accounting Foundations

Financial Accounting & General Ledger Operations

Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable & Financial Close

Managerial Accounting, Cost Control & Budgeting

Computerized Accounting & Financial Systems

Payroll & Tax Accounting

Financial Reporting & Statement Analysis

Internal Controls & Auditing

Accounting Data Analytics & Advanced Spreadsheets

Accounting Information Systems & Financial Operations

Professional Accounting Practice

Capstone: Applied Accounting & Financial Management

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE IN ACCOUNTING

Composition & Professional Communication

College Algebra & Quantitative Methods for Accounting

Business & Organizational Foundations

Introduction to Accounting & Bookkeeping

Principles of Financial Accounting

Principles of Managerial Accounting

Computerized Accounting Applications

Payroll & Business Tax Accounting

Federal Income Taxation — Individuals

Intermediate Accounting I

Research Methods & Technical Writing

Intermediate Accounting II

Federal Taxation — Partnerships & Corporations

Internal Control & Auditing

Advanced Spreadsheets & Accounting Data Analytics

Business Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility in Accounting

Cost Accounting, Budgeting & Performance Management

Accounting Information Systems, Financial Reporting & Research

Professional Accounting Practice & Workplace Simulation

Capstone: Integrated Accounting Practice & Advisory

CHOOSE  THE PROGRAM THAT FITS YOUR GOALS

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE
6 Months | $3,000

A focused program covering financial accounting, bookkeeping, financial operations, budgeting, reporting, controls, and enterprise finance systems.

PROFESSIONAL DIPLOMA
12 Months | $5,000

A broader program covering financial and managerial accounting, computerized accounting, payroll, taxation, auditing, analytics, financial systems, and professional accounting practice.

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE
2 Years 

A comprehensive degree program covering accounting, taxation, auditing, financial reporting, analytics, accounting systems, business law, and advanced accounting practice.

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PROGRAM INFORMATION


Professional Certificate in Accounting
6 Months | $3,000

Professional Diploma in Accounting
12 Months | $5,000

Associate of Applied Science in Accounting
2 Years | $12,000

Delivery
Online | Hybrid | In person

Next Start Date

September 2026

BUILD YOUR ACCOUNTING CAREER 

Develop practical accounting skills that help you work with financial records, analyze business information, support financial operations, and contribute to better business decisions.


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