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The Basics of Bookkeeping


Adult Enrichment / Online Certificates & Courses -
Online Certificates Summer 2024

Session 1 (Winter): Beginning of March
Session 2: (Spring): Beginning of May
Session 3: (Summer): Beginning of July
Session 4: (Fall): Beginning of October
No class sessions offered in December and January.

This is a one month online certificate program available to you at your convenience during the one month duration. 

How do you keep track of the day-to-day financial transactions of a business? Whether you are looking to advance in your career, or you’re an entrepreneur, (or maybe you are a part of a family business), this course will help you if you are looking to understand the numbers. The Basics of Bookkeeping course will help you understand, and know how to record, every penny that comes into your business and every penny that goes out of your business. This course shows you how to create a chart of accounts that meet your needs. All of the money you spend, and all of the money you earn, have a place to go. How do your record them? What are debits and credits? What do the numbers mean? How do I label accounts? Even if you outsource your bookkeeping needs, you should still have a basic understand of what happens with the money earned and the money spent. No one should be blind to his or her finances! In this course you will learn where the numbers go, and why! You will learn the bookkeeping terminology as well as what it means to keep track of the numbers. At the end of the cycle, what do the numbers mean? The Basics of Bookkeeping will show you how to keep track of the numbers and why!

An invitation into the classroom will be emailed to each student the Thursday before the course begins. That invitation will arrive from the email address: teacher@ugotclass.org. Students accept the invitation, and from there they will be able to create a password. Their login will be their email address. Once students have created a login, their classroom will be listed in their student profile.

CEUs/ILUs: 1.6
Length (in hours): 16

Frequently Asked Questions

This certificate does not qualify you for the NACPB (National Association of Certified Public Bookkeepers) - Bookkeeper Certification Exam.

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$ 195.00
1 course