The program goal for Penn Foster's Bookkeeping Career Diploma program is to prepare graduates for an entry-level career as a Bookkeeper via distance learning courses.
In this course, you'll develop the necessary skills to ensure your success in the program. You'll learn how you can improve your study skills, so you're able to use a number of tools that will help you to be successful. You'll then learn the basics of bookkeeping and the roles of a bookkeeper.
In this course, you'll begin to learn the basics of bookkeeping. You'll learn what books are kept to track how an individual or business earns and spends money. You'll also learn about the three major components of bookkeeping: assets, liabilities, and owner's equity.
In this course, you'll start by learning how to set up revenue, expenses, and trial balances on standard bookkeeping forms. Then, you'll learn how to create various financial reports, including financial statements, ending balance sheets, and closing entries.
In this course, you'll learn about accounting for cash and payroll accounting, accrual accounting and inventory, and wholesale accounting.
This course begins with a look at company assets, and then covers end-of-month and end-of-year accounting procedures. Then, you'll learn how to operate and utilize Windows programs, which you'll use throughout your Bookkeeping career as you keep electronic forms and records.
Microsoft® Office 2019 allows people to create documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and databases. This course will cover how to use MS Excel®. In this course, you’ll then study how to use MS Excel® to organize and format data, including charts, formulas, and more complex tables. Finally, you’ll complete a computer applications graded project, which will test the skills acquired in Excel®.
This course is designed to help you develop an understanding of computerized accounting in conjunction with the QuickBooks software. Throughout this course, you'll work with QuickBooks, inputting data and transactions, viewing financial reports and statements, and more.
This course will apply everything you've learned in your Bookkeeping program. The graded project in this course will require you to call upon all of the skills you've learned to this point to complete a financial record. Be sure to revisit previous courses as needed to make sure you're prepared for this project.
Penn Foster College has been nationally accredited for over 40 years, and has met the high standards of integrity and performance set by the Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC) in Washington, D.C. Penn Foster College has been thoroughly reviewed and has earned several important accreditations and licensing. We also participate in the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements.
While you can study independently, you’re not alone! With a dedicated Student Services department, the Student Community, and instructors just a call away, you’ll have access to the support you need.
Our customizable goal-setting tools will help you create a schedule and stick to it. Need some extra time to complete a lesson? Not a problem — you can adjust your study plan at any time to set a pace that works for you.
Looking to connect with other Penn Foster students? Our Student Community is the perfect place for you to interact with your peers — as well as Penn Foster faculty and staff — to discuss your online learning experience, congratulate fellow students, and share your Penn Foster experience.
Penn Foster courses are written in a way that is easy to understand, and materials are broken down into manageable lessons. Take a look at what a Bookkeeping course would look like.
