Accounting | A.A.B. | Part-Time

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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, 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.

Semester 1

ACC 121S Introduction to Financial Accounting	4	►Meet with advisor to establish student education plan, two-way communication and academic partnership.
FIN 119S Business Mathematics	3
Credit Hours	7

Semester 2

	CIS 102S Introduction to Spreadsheets	1
	CIS 103S Introduction to Databases	1
	COM 121S Introduction to Communication	3
	Credit Hours	5

Semester 3 [Summer]

	ACC 122S Introduction to Managerial Accounting	4
	ENG 121S Composition I	3
	Credit Hours	7

Semester 4

ACC 214S Intermediate Accounting I	3	C	►Student to meet with transfer advisor at four-year college.
ACC 215S Intermediate Accounting II	3
MTH 120S Quantitative Reasoning OR	3
MTH 125S General Statistics
Credit Hours	9

Semester 5

	ACC 217S Introduction to Personal Income Taxation	3
	BUS 223S Business Communication	3
	ECO 221S Principles of Microeconomics	3
	Credit Hours	9

Semester 6 [Summer]

BNK 111S Principles of Banking OR	3	►Advisor evaluates eligibility to graduate with Accounting Clerk Short-Term Technical Certificate.
MKT 216S Principles of Marketing
Humanities Elective ¹	3
Credit Hours	6
¹Refer to AAB general education requirements.

Semester 7

ACC 151S Computerized Accounting II	2	►Advisor evaluates eligibility to graduate with Accounting Certificate. ►Meet with Career Services to prepare to transition to workforce.
ACC 225S Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting	3
FIN 229S Business Finance	3
Credit Hours	8

Semester 8

ACC 231S Auditing	3	►Student to submit graduation application. ►Advisor approves graduation application and encourages student to participate in commencement ceremony.
ACC 280S Accounting Capstone OR	3
ACC 291L Internship Experience AND	2
ACC 291R Internship Seminar	1
Social/Behavioral Science Elective¹	3
Credit Hours	9
¹To be chosen from PSY 121S or SOC 121S.

Semester 9 [Summer]

	BUS 235S Business Law	4
	Credit Hours	4

Total Credit Hours | 64

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