Accounting | A.A.B. | 25+ Fast Track

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Transfer Agreements

The Accounting program prepares students for compiling and analyzing business transactions and preparing financial reports, such as financial statements, cost studies and tax reports, to name a few. As a career degree, the Accounting curriculum delivers skills for today’s workplace and enhanced transferability.♦ NOTE The courses listed reflect the minimum requirements for the Associate of Business degree. Following the requirements will ensure that all degree and transfer requirements will be met. Additional courses, or courses with higher credit value, may be taken in order to meet the requirements of the major at the transfer institution.

Some possible careers include ►
accountant, accounting clerk, accounting manager, audit clerk, audit clerk supervisor, bank officer bank teller, bookkeeper, budget officer, collection worker, comptroller, credit manager, insurance clerk, loan officer reconciliation clerk, revenue agent statistical clerk, tax collector and underwriter

Program Outcomes ►
The student will
►demonstrate skills in written and oral communication;
►use effective interpersonal skills and interact in a team environment;
►demonstrate awareness of global world/economic/business issues;
►recognize the value of good ethical standards and their application to business and accounting;
►demonstrate respect for cultural differences and differing points of view in the business environment;
►demonstrate proficiency with business technology for both research and communication of accounting information;
►identify the important components of the external environment of a business and explain how the environment influences change; and
►apply the principles of financial, managerial and tax accounting.

Fall 1

ACC 121S Introduction to Financial Accounting	4	Take Fall Early 8-week term.
CIS 110S Computer Concepts and Applications	3	Take Fall A Mod 4-week term.
MTH 119S Business Mathematics	3	Take Fall Early 8-week term.
ACC 122S Introduction to Managerial Accounting	4	Take Fall Late 8-week term.
ACC 151S Computerized Accounting II	2	Take Fall Late 8-week term.
CIS 202S Spreadsheets	3	Take Fall C Mod 4-week term.
Credit Hours	19

Spring

ACC 217S Introduction to Personal Income Taxation	3	Take Spring Early 8-week term.
BUS 235S Business Law	4	Take Spring Early 8-week term.
COM 121S Introduction to Communication	3	Take Spring Early 8-week term.
BNK 111S Principles of Banking	3	Take Spring Late 8-week term.
BUS 223S Business Communication	3	Take Spring Late 8-week term.
ENG 121S Composition I	3	Take Spring Late 8-week term.
Credit Hours	19

Summer

ACC 214S Intermediate Accounting I	3	C	Take Summer 8-week term.
ACC 225S Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting	3		Take Summer 8-week term.
PSY 121S Introduction to Psychology	3		Take Summer 8-week term.
Credit Hours	9

Fall 2

ACC 215S Intermediate Accounting II	3	Take Fall Early 8-week term
ECO 221S Principles of Microeconomics	3	Take Fall Early 8-week term
FIN 229S Business Finance	3	Take Fall Early 8-week term
ACC 231S Auditing	3	Take Fall Late 8-week term
PHI 123S Introduction to Ethics	3	Take Fall Late 8-week term
Accounting Internship/Capstone Requirement¹	3	Take Fall Late 8-week term
Credit Hours	18
¹Take ACC 291L and ACC 291R (Internship) or ACC 280S (Capstone).

Total Credit Hours | 65

♦ Designed for students who have completed prerequisites and have met college preparatory requirements in math, English and basic computer skills.