Accounting, AAS

Award Granted Upon Completion: Associate in Applied Science in Accounting
Credits/Contacts Required: 62/62
Major code: 03/302
CIP Code: 520301

Description

The Associate in Applied Science in Accounting degree is designed to enable students to gain entry level employment in the accounting field. This degree is designed for students who do not wish to transfer to a four-year college or university.

General Education Requirements (Min 15 Credits)

ENGL 101 - Rhetoric & Composition Credit(s): 3
BUSN 177 - Mathematics of Business Credit(s): 3 *
XXXX xxx - Social/Behavioral Science or Humanities Elective Credit(s): 3
XXXX xxx - General Education Electives Credit(s): 6

Requirements (Min 47 Credits) **

ACCT 101 - Accounting Principles I Credit(s): 4
ACCT 102 - Accounting Principles II Credit(s): 4
ACCT 105 - Accounting with Computers Credit(s): 3
ACCT 110 - Payroll Accounting Credit(s): 3
ACCT 210 - Intermediate Accounting I Credit(s): 4
ACCT 211 - Intermediate Accounting II Credit(s): 4
ACCT 215 - Cost Accounting I Credit(s): 4
BUSN 195 - Business Communications Credit(s): 3
CIS 101 - Computer Concepts & Applications Credit(s): 4
CIS 122 - Microsoft Access Credit(s): 1
CIS 130 - Spreadsheet Applications Credit(s): 3
OIS 150 - Word Processing Applications Credit(s): 4
XXXX xxx - Co-Op/Internship or Approved Elective Credit(s): 6 ^#

Suggested Sequences Per Semester

First Semester

ACCT 101 - Accounting Principles I Credit(s): 4
BUSN 177 - Mathematics of Business Credit(s): 3 *
CIS 101 - Computer Concepts & Applications Credit(s): 4
CIS 122 - Microsoft Access Credit(s): 1
ENGL 101 - Rhetoric & Composition Credit(s): 3

First Semester Total - Credit(s): 15 | Contacts: 15

Second Semester

ACCT 102 - Accounting Principles II Credit(s): 4
ACCT 110 - Payroll Accounting Credit(s): 3
BUSN 195 - Business Communications Credit(s): 3
CIS 130 - Spreadsheet Applications Credit(s): 3
OIS 150 - Word Processing Applications Credit(s): 4

Second Semester Total - Credit(s): 17 | Contacts: 17

Third Semester

ACCT 105 - Accounting with Computers Credit(s): 3
ACCT 210 - Intermediate Accounting I Credit(s): 4
ACCT 215 - Cost Accounting I Credit(s): 4
XXXX xxx - Social & Behavioral Sciences/Humanities Elective Credit(s): 3 | Contacts: 3

Third Semester Total - Credit(s): 14 | Contacts: 14

Fourth Semester

ACCT 211 - Intermediate Accounting II Credit(s): 4
XXXX xxx - Co-op/Internship -AND/OR- Approved Elective Credit(s): 6 | Contacts: 6 ^#
XXXX xxx - General Education Electives Credit(s): 6 | Contacts: 6

Fourth Semester Total - Credit(s): 16 | Contacts: 16

Note(s)

* Other mathematics credits may be accepted in the circumstances where a student has changed programs.

Keyboarding skills are necessary for the successful completion of this degree. Students may demonstrate keyboarding proficiency by passing the keyboarding test available in the Student Computing Center. Students without prior keyboarding experience should enroll in OIS 090 - Beginning Keyboarding .
# Students are encouraged to complete a Co-Op/Internship to fulfill program elective credits. All Co-Op/Internships must be approved by an advisor and may require that the student pass a criminal background check. Students may also fulfill this requirement by completing 6 credits from any combination of ACCT, BUSN, CIS, ECON, HMGT, or OIS courses. ACCT 100 will be accepted as an elective only if taken prior to successful completion of ACCT 101 .