The Accounting Associate Degree program is a sequence of courses that prepares
students for careers in the accounting profession. Areas covered in this program
include maintaining a set of books for business entities, account classifications,
subsidiary record accounting, corporate accounting, cost accounting, payroll,
computerized accounting, spreadsheet and database fundamentals, tax preparation,
and word processing. The program emphasizes a combination of accounting theory
and practical application necessary for successful employment using both manual
and computerized accounting systems. Program graduates receive an Accounting
Associate of Applied Science Degree.
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Accounting Curriculum |
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|
Credit Hours |
| General Education Core Courses |
30 |
| Area I - Humanities/Fine Arts |
|
| ENG 1101 |
Composition and Rhetoric |
5 |
| HUM 1101 |
Introduction to Humanities |
5 |
|
OR |
|
| ENG 1102 |
Literature and Composition |
(5) |
| SPC 1101 | Public Speaking |
5 |
| |
OR |
|
| ENG 1105 |
Technical Communications |
(5) |
| |
|
|
| Area II - Social/Behavioral Sciences |
|
| ECO 11xx |
Associate-level Economics |
5 |
| |
OR |
|
| PSY 1101 | Introduction to Psychology |
(5) |
| |
OR |
|
| SOC 1101 |
Introduction to Sociology |
(5) |
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|
| Area III - Natural Sciences/Mathematics |
|
MAT 1111
MAT 1101
MAT 1100 |
College Algebra
OR
Mathematical Modeling
OR
Quantitative Skills and Reasoning
|
5
(5)
(5) |
| XXX 11xx |
General Electives |
5 |
| |
|
|
| Occupational Courses |
65/68 |
| ACC 1101 |
Principles of Accounting I |
6 |
| ACC 1102 |
Principles of Accounting II |
6 |
| ACC 1103 |
Principles of Accounting III |
6 |
| ACC 1104 |
Computerized Accounting |
3 |
| ACC 1106 |
Spreadsheet Applications |
3 |
| ACC 1151 |
Individual Tax Accounting |
5 |
| ACC 1152 |
Payroll Accounting |
5 |
| BUS 1100 |
Introduction to Keyboarding |
3 |
| |
OR |
|
| BUS 1130 |
Document Processing |
(6) |
| SCT 100 |
Introduction to Microcomputers |
3 |
| |
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| Elective Courses Choose 25 hours from the following: |
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| ACC 2155 |
Legal Environment of Business |
5 |
| ACC 2150 |
Cost Accounting |
6 |
| ACC 2154 |
Personal Finance |
5 |
| XXX xxx |
Accounting/Business Elective |
5 |
| XXX xxx |
General Electives |
4 |
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Total Hours |
95/98 |
