Accounting is GREAT class to take for a student thinking they are going to go into the field of business, or plan to own or operate their own business.
Accounting 1 is a study of the procedures and methods used in recording and reporting business financial information.  The accounting cycle is presented and practiced.  Students learn about sole proprietorships, partnerships, and corporation accounting procedures.  Students learn to open and reconcile checking accounts, record transactions in journals, post to ledgers, worksheets, income statements, balance sheets, and adjusting and closing entries, payrolls, and taxes.  Some automated accounting is introduced as well.