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Program Description
The Accounting Program leading to an
Associate in Applied Science Degree is designed to provide students with
a realistic and practical foundation in general accounting practices.
Graduates will have mastered a wide variety of accounting functions
essential to modern business and non-profit offices. The graduate will
possess knowledge of accounting functions, automated systems, as well as
an understanding of overall business processes. The skills gained in the
program prepare individuals for initial entry into, and advancement
within, the accounting departments of organizations of any size.
Graduates are also prepared for transfer to 4-year colleges or
universities should they seek a CPA career track. Areas of study in
addition to the general education requirements include accounting
practices, quality customer service, budgeting, fund accounting, human
resource management and supervision, business finance, and computer
applications.
Curriculum Requirements: 60 Credits
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Required
Program Courses: |
Credits |
Required
General Education: |
Credits |
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ACC 111 Accounting I
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3 |
ENG 101 College Composition
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3 |
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ACC 112 Accounting II
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3 |
MAT 122 Finite Math |
3 |
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ACC 150 Income Tax Accounting
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3 |
MAT 127 College Algebra
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3 |
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ACC 151 Accounting Software
Applications |
3 |
MAT 210 Statistics |
3 |
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ACC 201 Intermediate Accounting
I |
3 |
PHI 102 Ethics and Contemporary
Society |
3 |
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ACC 202 Intermediate Accounting
II |
3 |
SPE 101 Oral Communication |
3 |
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ACC 204 Managerial Accounting
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3 |
General Education Core III |
3 |
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ACC 205
Governmental Accounting |
3 |
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3 |
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BUS 110 Introduction to Business
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3 |
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21 |
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CIS 115 Computer Applications |
3 |
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ECO 110 Macroeconomics or ECO
120 Microeconomics |
3 |
Open Electives: |
3 |
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33 |
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Choose from Program Elective
List |
3 |
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Program Electives:
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ACC 290 Accounting Internship
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3 |
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BUS 113 Introduction to Personal
Finance |
3 |
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BUS 205 International Business |
3 |
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BUS 250 Principles of Sales |
3 |
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BUS 260 Small Business
Management |
3 |
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CIS 214 Spreadsheet Applications |
3 |
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CIS 217 Database Management |
3 |
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ECO 110 Macroeconomics |
3 |
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ECO 120 Microeconomics |
3 |
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FIN 110 Introduction to
Financial Markets |
3 |
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FIN 115 Financial Markets and
Institutions |
3 |
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FIN 120 Money and Banking |
3 |
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Career Opportunities:
Graduates from the program will be prepared to assume
positions as (but are not limited to) management trainees, accounting
clerks, assistant customer service representatives, documentation
control clerks, accounts payable/receivable clerks, personnel
coordinators, tellers, purchasing assistants, credit managers, warehouse
managers, bookkeepers, and other positions requiring strong skills in
accounting practices operations. Additionally, students from this
program can transfer credits into a 4-year baccalaureate accounting or
other business program.
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